The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Martin Jones Hawkins, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on April, 1862, while serving with Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry, in action during the Andrew's Raid in Georgia. Corporal Hawkins was one of the 19 of 22 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.[6]
^ ab"A War Hero Dead". The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). 10 February 1886. p. 2. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^"A Memorable Raid". The Indianapolis News. 15 February 1886. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^"HAWKINS, MARTIN J." Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^"A Daring Union Raider dead". Harrisburg Telegraph. 10 February 1886. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Valor awards for Martin Jones Hawkins". Military Times, Hall of Valor. from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
Referencesedit
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.
External linksedit
Andrews' Raid
"Martin J. Hawkins". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
martin, hawkins, martin, jones, hawkins, 1830, february, 1886, union, army, officer, american, civil, received, military, highest, decoration, medal, honor, born1830mercer, county, pennsylvaniadied1886, aged, buriedquincy, illinoisallegiance, united, states, a. Martin Jones Hawkins 1830 February 7 1886 was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U S military s highest decoration the Medal of Honor 2 Martin J HawkinsBorn1830Mercer County PennsylvaniaDied1886 aged 55 56 BuriedQuincy IllinoisAllegiance United States of AmericaService wbr branch United States ArmyRankFirst Lieutenant 1 UnitCompany A 33rd Ohio InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil WarGreat Locomotive ChaseAwardsMedal of Honor Hawkins was born in Mercer County Pennsylvania in 1840 and entered service at Portsmouth Scioto County Ohio He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism shown in April 1862 during the Great Locomotive Chase 3 at Big Shanty Georgia while serving as a corporal with Company A 33rd Ohio Infantry His Medal of Honor was issued in September 1863 4 Hawkins died at the age of 55 on February 7 1886 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Quincy Illinois 1 5 Contents 1 Medal of Honor citation 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksMedal of Honor citation editThe President of the United States of America in the name of Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Martin Jones Hawkins United States Army for extraordinary heroism on April 1862 while serving with Company G 21st Ohio Infantry in action during the Andrew s Raid in Georgia Corporal Hawkins was one of the 19 of 22 men including two civilians who by direction of General Mitchell or Buell penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty Georgia in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta 6 See also editGreat Locomotive Chase 33rd Ohio Infantry Big Shanty Georgia List of Andrews RaidersNotes edit a b A War Hero Dead The Times Philadelphia Pennsylvania 10 February 1886 p 2 Retrieved August 11 2014 via Newspapers com nbsp Medal of Honor Recipients United States Army Center of Military History Retrieved 19 August 2014 A Memorable Raid The Indianapolis News 15 February 1886 p 1 Retrieved August 11 2014 via Newspapers com nbsp HAWKINS MARTIN J Congressional Medal of Honor Society Retrieved 19 August 2014 A Daring Union Raider dead Harrisburg Telegraph 10 February 1886 p 1 Retrieved August 11 2014 via Newspapers com nbsp Valor awards for Martin Jones Hawkins Military Times Hall of Valor Archived from the original on 21 August 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2014 References editDyer 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 External links editAndrews Raid Martin J Hawkins Claim to Fame Medal of Honor recipients Find a Grave Retrieved 19 August 2014 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin J Hawkins amp oldid 1219253552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
