One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanaooga and Atlanta.
Medal of Honor Recipient Martin J. Hawkins
Additional Details
Accredited to: Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 1863
Born: 1830, Mercer County, PA, United States
Died: February 7, 1886, Quincy, IL, United States
Buried: Woodland Cemetery (MH) (13-716), Quincy, IL, United States