Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Martin Jones Hawkins
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
33d Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
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.
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