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- ↑ John Henry Capstick biography, United States Congress. Accessed August 11, 2007.
- ↑ Charles F. Hopkins Medal of Honor Citation
- ↑ "Charles F. Hopkins Dies In New Jersey. State's Only Survivor of Civil War. Holding Congressional Medal of Honor. Once Mayor of Boonton. Modestly Declined to Apply for the Medal Until Thirty Years After It Was Awarded". New York Times . February 15, 1934. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ↑ Joshua S. Salmon biography, United States Congress. Accessed August 11, 2007.