Charles Hawkins (Medal of Honor)

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Charles Hawkins
US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png
Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor
Born1834 or 1835
Scotland
DiedFebruary 29, 1908
Rhode Island
Buried
Saint Mary Cemetery
Allegiance Union
Service/branch Navy
Rank Seaman
Unit Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg USS Agawam
Battles/wars American Civil War
First Battle of Fort Fisher
Awards Medal of Honor

Charles Hawkins (1834 or 1835 - February 29, 1908) was a Seaman in the Union Navy during the American Civil War, where he was awarded the Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor. Hawkins was born in either 1834 or 1835, depending on the source, in Scotland. [1] He lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, [1] and enlisted in the Union Navy from New Hampshire. He served on board the USS Agawam, as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat. He was given his Medal of Honor on December 23, 1864, when his boat exploded on that date near Fort Fisher. His boat was towed in by USS Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, and less than two hours after boarding the boat, the explosion took place, and the following day fires were observed still burning at the forts. [2] Hawkins was awarded his Medal of Honor on December 31, 1864. [1] He died on February 29, 1908, in Rhode Island. He was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Valor awards for Charles Hawkins". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ↑ History, U.S. Army Center of Military. "Medal of Honor Recipients - Civil War (G-L)". www.history.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2017-09-13.

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