Gardner C. Hawkins

Gardner C. Hawkins
Born (1846-02-11)February 11, 1846
Pomfret, Vermont
Died December 15, 1913(1913-12-15) (aged 67)
Buried at Stoneham, Massachusetts
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank First Lieutenant
Unit Vermont Company D, 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Gardner C. Hawkins (February 11, 1846 - December 15, 1913) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Hawkins was born in Pomfret, Vermont on February 11, 1846 and entered service at Woodstock, Vermont. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on April 2, 1865, while serving as a First Lieutenant with Company D, 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment, at Petersburg, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on September 30, 1893.[2]

He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

He died at the age of 67, on December 15, 1913 and was buried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Gardner C. Hawkins, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company D, 3d Vermont Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia. When the lines were wavering from the well-directed fire of the enemy, First Lieutenant Hawkins, acting adjutant of the regiment, sprang forward, and with encouraging words cheered the soldiers on and, although dangerously wounded, refused to leave the field until the enemy's works were taken.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "HAWKINS, GARDNER C.". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Valor awards for Gardner C. Hawkins". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

External links

"Gardner C. Hawkins". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 

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