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Enos D. Hopping

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Enos D. Hopping
Bornc. 1805
New York City
Died(1847-09-01)September 1, 1847
Mier, Mexico
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1847
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsMexican–American War

Enos D. Hopping (c. 1805 – September 1, 1847) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War.

Biography

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He was born in about 1805 to Jehiel Hopping and Harriet Mead.

A personal and political friend of Secretary of War William L. Marcy, Hopping was appointed a brigadier general in the Regular Army by President James K. Polk on March 3, 1847.

He was commanding a camp of instruction in northern Mexico when he died on September 1, 1847.

References

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  • Quaife, Milo Milton, ed. (1910). The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849. Chicago, Illinois: A. C. McClurg & Co. pp. 402–404. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  • Winders, Richard Bruce (2001). Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. p. 41. ISBN 1-58544-162-7.