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Charles F. Hopkins, the last surviving New Jersey Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Hope Township on this date in 1842. Hopkins was awarded the medal for carrying a wounded soldier off the battlefield at Gaines Mill, Virginia in 1862; elected Boonton mayor in 1880

Charles F. Hopkins, the last surviving New Jersey Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Hope Township on this date in 1842. Hopkins was awarded the medal for carrying a wounded soldier off the battlefield at Gaines Mill, Virginia in 1862; elected Boonton mayor in 1880