Thomas R. Hawkins

Infobox Military Person
name=Thomas R. Hawkins
born= 1840
died death year and age|1870|1840
died=
placeofbirth=Cincinnati, Ohio
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption=Sergeant Major Thomas R. Hawkins
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Sergeant Major
commands=
unit=6th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Chaffin's Farm
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Thomas R. Hawkins (1840 – 1870) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

Biography

Hawkins joined the Army from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and by September 29 1864 was serving as a Sergeant Major in the 6th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment when the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia, began. More than five years later, on February 8 1870, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for " [r] escue of regimental colors" during that battle.

Thomas Hawkins died at age 29 or 30, and a plaque in his memory was placed in Harmony Memorial Park, Landover, Maryland.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 6th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio. Date of issue: 8 February 1870.

Citation:

:Rescue of regimental colors.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*cite web
publisher = Find a Grave
title = Thomas R. Hawkins (1840 - 1870)
date = 2003-01-21
url = http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7101904
accessdate = 2007-01-12
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-27
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwaral.html
accessdate = 2007-01-12