Gardner C. Hawkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gardner C. Hawkins

Union Army soldier in the American Civil War

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1846

Place of Birth: Pomfret, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1913

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Gardner C. Hawkins

  • 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.Hawkins was born in Pomfret, Vermontand 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.He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. He died at the age of 67, and was buried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

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