Years of service 1847 | Name Enos Hopping Rank Brigadier general | |
Allegiance United States of America Died September 1, 1847, Ciudad Mier, Mexico | ||
Service/branch United States Army Battles/wars Mexican-American War Battles and wars Mexican–American War | ||
Enos D. Hopping (1805 – September 1, 1847) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War.
Biography
He was born in 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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