Charles Hawkins (Medal of Honor)
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Charles Hawkins (Medal of Honor)
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Charles Hawkins 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. He lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and enlisted in the Union Navy from New Hampshire. He served on board the USS Agawam, as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat. He was given his Medal of Honor on December 23, 1864, when his boat exploded on that date near Fort Fisher.
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American Medal of Honor recipient
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hawkins_(Medal_of_Honor)
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2023-11-26T12:43:38Z
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