Charles Hawkins (Medal of Honor): Difference between revisions

'''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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=339 |title=Valor awards for Charles Hawkins |website=valor.militarytimes.com |access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hawkins&GSfn=charles&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=42&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=7156622&df=all& |title=Charles Hawkins (1834 - 1908) - Find A Grave Memorial |website=www.findagrave.com |access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref> He lived in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]],<ref name=":0" /> and enlisted in the Union Navy from New Hampshire. He served on board the [[USS Agawam (1863)|USS ''Agawam'']], as one of a volunteer crew of a powderboat. 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 the wilderness{{ClarifyUSS|date=September 2017Wilderness|1864|6}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#HARVEY |title=Medal of Honor Recipients - Civil War (G-L) |last=History |first=U.S. Army Center of Military |website=www.history.army.mil |access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref> Hawkins was awarded his Medal of Honor on December 31, 1864.<ref name=":0" /> He died on February 29, 1908, in [[Rhode Island]].<ref name=":1" /> He was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery in [[West Warwick, Rhode Island]].<ref name=":1" />