John H. Hopkins (30th USCT)
John H. Hopkins was born around 1839 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Little is known about Hopkins's life before the war, except that he worked as a laborer and a seaman. On September 5, 1864, at the age of 25, Hopkins enlisted and mustered into the Union army in Baltimore, Maryland. Hopkins's service record describes him as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with black hair, black eyes, and a yellow complexion. Hopkins served in Company C of the 30th USCT Infantry Regiment as a substitute for Alex McGary of Maryland. For much of 1865, Hopkins was assigned as a hospital steward. Hopkins mustered out on December 10, 1865, in Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Nothing else is known about Hopkins's life after the war, and he never filed a pension for his services.
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| Name: | Hopkins, John H. |
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| Gender: | M |
| Race: | Black |
| Regiment/Ship: |
| Regiment | Company |
| 30th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops | C |
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| Branch of service: | Army |
| Enlistment/Muster: |
| Type | Date | Place | Accepted/Rejected | Age | Status | Reason |
| Enlistment | 1864-09-05 | Baltimore, MD | accepted | 25 | Unknown | |
| Muster In | 1864-09-05 | Baltimore, MD | | | | |
| Muster Out | 1865-12-10 | Roanoke Island, NC | | | | Mustered Out |
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| Rank In: | Private |
| Rank Out: | Private |
| Highest rank achieved: | Private |
| Birth date: | 1839 |
| Birth date certainty: | About |
| Birth place: | Albemarle County, VA |
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| Occupations: | Laborer, Seaman |
| Relationships: |
| Person 1 | Relation Type | Person 2 |
| Hopkins, John H. | substitute for | Megary, Alex |
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SOURCES
Compiled Service Records for John H. Hopkins, RG94, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
