Hoff, John van Rensselaer, BG

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Brigadier General
Last Service Branch
Medical Corps
Primary Unit
1872-1912, HQ, US Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
Service Years
1872 - 1912
Medical Corps
Brigadier General

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1848
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Mount Morris, New York
Last Address
Washington, DC
Date of Passing
Jan 14, 1920
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: Section 2, Site LOT 1004

 Official Badges 

US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Medical Shoulder Cord


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)
  1920, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

General John Van Rensselaer Hoff was born in New York State on April 7,1848. He graduated in Medicine at Albany Medical College in 1871 and at Columbia in 1874. He served as. an Army surgeon on the American western frontier and overseas. In 1902 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He retired from active duty in 1912.

http://www.militarymuseum.org/HoffGen%20Hosp.html

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40D12F6385E13738DDDA80B94DB405B828DF1D3

http://valor.defense.gov/Portals/24/Documents/ServiceCross/ArmyDSC-IndianWars.pdf

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57196148

   


Indian Wars (US)
From Month/Year
January / 1775
To Month/Year
December / 1898

Description
The American Indian Wars, or Indian Wars, were the multiple armed conflicts between European governments and colonists, and later American settlers or the United States government, and the native peoples of North America. These conflicts occurred across the North American continent from the time of earliest colonial settlements until 1924. In many cases, wars resulted from competition for resources and land ownership as Europeans and later Americans encroached onto territory which had been inhabited by Native Americans for the previous centuries. There was population pressure as settlers expanded their territory, generally pushing indigenous people northward and westward. Warfare and raiding also took place as a result of wars between European powers; in North America, these enlisted their Native American allies to help them conduct warfare against each other's settlements.

Many conflicts were local, involving disputes over land use, and some entailed cycles of reprisal. Particularly in later years, conflicts were spurred by ideologies such as Manifest Destiny, which held that the United States was destined to expand from coast to coast on the North American continent. In the 1830s, the United States had a policy of Indian removal east of the Mississippi River, which was a planned, large-scale removal of indigenous peoples from the areas where Americans were settling. Particularly in the years leading up to Congressional passage of the related act, there was armed conflict between settlers and Native Americans; some removal was achieved through sale or exchange of territory through treaties.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1872
To Month/Year
December / 1891
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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