Gardner C. Hawkins

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Gardner C. Hawkins
Gardner C Hawkins moh 1864.jpg
Born(1846-02-11)February 11, 1846
Pomfret, Vermont
DiedDecember 15, 1913(1913-12-15) (aged 67)
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Buried
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
RankFirst Lieutenant
UnitVermont Company D, 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican 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 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.[1][2]

He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.[2]

He died at the age of 67, 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.[2]

See also[]

  • Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia
  • 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  • Siege of Petersburg

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b CMOHS (2014).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c VCOnline (2020).

References[]

  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
  • War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
  • "HAWKINS, GARDNER C." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMoHS. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  • "Gardner C Hawkins". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links[]

"Gardner C. Hawkins". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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