Our Military Service
Francis Marion Hoque: Civil War Service. Enlisted as Marion F. Hogue. Private in Co. K. Enrolled on October 3, 1863 in Missouri City, Mo. 82 Reg’t E.M.M., Capt. Story. He was ordered into active service on November 2, 1863 in Missouri City, Mo. By Col. Moss. He was relieved from duty on December 1, 1963 and spent 29 days in actual active service. He was discharged by surgeons certificate.
James Madison Hogue: Civil War service: Enlisted as James K. Hogue. Private in Co. K. Age 18 years old. Enrolled on October 31, 1863 in Missouri City, Mo. 82 Reg’t E.M.M., Capt. Story. He was ordered into active service on October 31, 1863 in Missouri City, Mo. by Col. Moss. He spent 47 days in actual active service. He was discharged on February 16, 1864 by paying commitation tax.
82nd REGIMENT ENROLLED MO MILITIA INFANTRY. Placed on duty in District of Northern Missouri at Weston and Parksville October, 1863. Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1340
Enrolled Missouri Militia 1862-1865: In the summer of 1862, Confederate Colonel Joseph Porter began a recruiting program behind Federal lines in northeast Missouri. As the Unionist population began to become more and more panicked by the Rebel force in its midst and it became evident the newly-formed Missouri State Militia was stretched too thin to be in all places at all times, the powers-that-be sought a solution.
The U.S. Government-funded MSM had quickly reached its cap of 10,000 troops, so additional manpower could not be brought into the field at Federal expense. At the same time, Missouri’s experience in footing the bill on the ill-fated Six-month Militia had provided a costly lesson to the state government and helped it realize that creating another such force was out of the question. A different solution to addressing the wide-spread guerrilla problem would have to be found.
In late July 1862 the plan was unveiled. The solution was not to be had by funding a full-time force that would constantly be in service—instead, the solution was to create a force of part-time citizen soldiers that would only be called up in times of emergency, and only have to be paid during those specific times of call-up. The solution was the Enrolled Missouri Militia.
On July 22 Governor Gamble issued an order directing Brigadier General John Schofield to organize this militia. Acting with haste, that same day General Schofield issued his own order directing every able bodied man in the state to report immediately to the nearest military outpost to enroll and be sworn into the new militia organization. The net effect was that tens of thousands of fence-sitting men of military age were brought into the military fold. At the same time, thousands of other fence-sitters that were quietly supporting the South were forced to make a decision whether to serve in a Federal unit, or to flee the state and enlist in the Confederate Army. While many men did pursue the latter course of action, over 52,000 others remained behind to form the militia force that eventually reached 85 regiments, 16 battalions, and 33 independent companies.
On average, most men in the EMM served only a few weeks of active duty over the course of the next two and a half years. Given the nature of the organization—which naturally included disloyal men, men that would not otherwise have been qualified for service, and men that had little desire to serve—the EMM was destined for controversy.
Many of the troops called to duty used their positions for their own financial gain, or to settle personal scores with enemies (prompting occasional references to it in the Union press as being the “Enraged Militia”).
Nonetheless the Enrolled Militia did fill a Unionist need by freeing up the MSM and other frontline U.S. troops for duty in the field while it conducted local patrols and garrisoned towns. Veterans of the EMM were not eligible for Federal pensions after the conclusion of the war.
There is mention of William David Hoque and Elmer Albert Hoque, Grandson’s of F.M. Hoque,of enlisting or some sort of signing Draft cards for World War I. William David would have been 21 in 1918 and Elmer Albert would have been 18 in 1918. As myself being the Grandson of Elmer Albert Hoque, I don’t ever remember him mentioning this.
Elmer F. Hoque, son of Elmer Albert Hoque did some time in the service also. I believe he was in Korea.
Richard Ray Hoque: bio to come! Grandson of LeeRoy Hoque, who is the youngest son of Francis Marion Hoque.
David K. Hoque ( Son of Richard Ray) Master Sergeant, US Army Ret. Enlisted: 6/12/79 Retired: 6/30/00 Military Specialty occupations: Cavalry Scout Military Police Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal [3] Army Commendation Medal [3] Army Achievement Medal [4] Good Conduct Medal [6] National Defense Service Medal Education: Airborne Terrorism Intelligence Instructor Course Traffic Accident Investigation Special Reaction Team Training course [basic and advanced] Opposing Forces Leadership Academy First Sergeant Course Sub-Arctic Cold Weather Indoctrination Course Operation Sergeant's Course Advanced NCO Course Master Gunner Course Duty Stations: Ft. Knox, KY Bindloch, Germany 1/2 Armored Cavalry Regiment Ft. Benning, GA 988th MP Co Heidelberg Germany, 529th MP Co, United States Europe Honor Guard White Sands Missile Range, NM 259th MP Co Stuttgart Germany, 554th MP Co, Ft. Irwin, CA [National Training Center] Ft. Wainwright, AK. Ft. Wainwright MP Co. Ft. Lee VA Active Reserve Support BN. Highlights: Inducted into the US Army's prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, NCOIC of the United States Europe Color Guard, Part of the Brigade Combat Training Team @ the National Training Center and helped train 17 Brigades certifying them for Combat. 14 years spent in oversees assignments Performed duties as part of the US Army border patrol on the German/ Communist East German Boarder. receiving and reacting to enemy fire during one patrol. Performed First Sergeant duties at Ft. Wainwright AK, in charge of the training, health and welfare of a 120 man MP company. Performed duties as Command Sergeant Major at the 4th Training Support Battalion, Ft. Lee VA retiring in 2000.
CPL Christopher B. Hoque ( son of David Kenneth Hoque) 1/19/2005 Present Military Occupational Specialties Armor Crewman Specialist M1 Abrams Tank Traffic Management Specialist Decorations: Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement medal Army Combat Badge Education; Master Gunner's Course Combat Patrol Operations Course Highlights: Spent 14 months in Iraq under combat conditions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. performed numerous patrol operations in dangerous urban environments in order to insure the safety of US military personnel as well as indigenous civilian personnel. Currently retrained in Traffic Management and is supporting redeployment operations into the SW Asian theaters from Mannheim Germany. Accelerated to the rank of Corporal for leadership abilities demonstrated under combat conditions in Iraq.