HAWKINS, THOMAS R. - Medal of Honor Recipient


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.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)