Attended USMA 07/01/1852 - 01/31/1855.
Wounded 7/02/1898, San Juan, Cuba.
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. by Bvt. Maj. - Gen George W. Cullum, published 1891
(Born S.C.) HAMILTON S. HAWKINS (Ap'd N.Y.)
Military History - Appointed in the Army with the rank of Second Lieut, 6th Infantry, Apr. 26, 1861.
Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, Apr. 26, 1861
(First Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 14, 1861)
(Captain, 6th Infantry, Sep. 20, 1863)
(Major, 10th Infantry, Oct. 31, 1883)
(Lieut. - Col., 23d Infantry, Feb. 17, 1889)
Served : in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., May 28, 1861, to Jan. 20, 1862; on Quartermaster duty (Regimental Quartermaster, Dec. 25, 1861, to Dec., 1862) and in Campaign with the Army of the Potomac to Dec., 1863; on Recruiting service to Dec. 1864; with regiment in New York harbor to May, 1865, - and in Georgia, south and North Carolina to July 25, 1868; on leave of absence to Jan. 16, 1869; with regiment in South Carolina to Mar., 1869, - Ft. Gibson, I. T., Apr.-May, 1869, - in the field to Apr. 28, 1870, - en route to and at Little Rock, Ark., to Oct, 1871, - Ft. Hays, Kan., to May, 1872, - Ft. Buford, Dak., to Sep., 1874 (leave of absence to Feb., 1875), - Disbursing duty in the Freedman's Bureau to Oct. 19, 1878 (leave of absence to May 18, 189), - Ft. Buford, Dak., to June 2, 1879, - Ft. Lincoln, Dak., to June, 1880, - Camp in White River, Col., to Sep., 1880, - Ft. Lyon, Col., to May 13, 1881, - Scouting in Colorado to Sep., 1881, - Ft. Thornburgh, Utah, to Oct., 1882, - Ft. Douglas, Utah, to Nov. 1, 1883, - Ft. Wayne, Mich, to June 2, 1884, - Ft. Bliss, Tex., to June 28, 1886, - and Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. (Infantry and Cavalry School for Practice) to Jan. 28, 1888; and at the Military Academy as Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Tactics, Feb. 1, 1888 to (it appears the remainder of what was intended to be printed is missing)
Attended USMA 07/01/1852 - 01/31/1855.
Wounded 7/02/1898, San Juan, Cuba.
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. by Bvt. Maj. - Gen George W. Cullum, published 1891
(Born S.C.) HAMILTON S. HAWKINS (Ap'd N.Y.)
Military History - Appointed in the Army with the rank of Second Lieut, 6th Infantry, Apr. 26, 1861.
Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, Apr. 26, 1861
(First Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 14, 1861)
(Captain, 6th Infantry, Sep. 20, 1863)
(Major, 10th Infantry, Oct. 31, 1883)
(Lieut. - Col., 23d Infantry, Feb. 17, 1889)
Served : in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., May 28, 1861, to Jan. 20, 1862; on Quartermaster duty (Regimental Quartermaster, Dec. 25, 1861, to Dec., 1862) and in Campaign with the Army of the Potomac to Dec., 1863; on Recruiting service to Dec. 1864; with regiment in New York harbor to May, 1865, - and in Georgia, south and North Carolina to July 25, 1868; on leave of absence to Jan. 16, 1869; with regiment in South Carolina to Mar., 1869, - Ft. Gibson, I. T., Apr.-May, 1869, - in the field to Apr. 28, 1870, - en route to and at Little Rock, Ark., to Oct, 1871, - Ft. Hays, Kan., to May, 1872, - Ft. Buford, Dak., to Sep., 1874 (leave of absence to Feb., 1875), - Disbursing duty in the Freedman's Bureau to Oct. 19, 1878 (leave of absence to May 18, 189), - Ft. Buford, Dak., to June 2, 1879, - Ft. Lincoln, Dak., to June, 1880, - Camp in White River, Col., to Sep., 1880, - Ft. Lyon, Col., to May 13, 1881, - Scouting in Colorado to Sep., 1881, - Ft. Thornburgh, Utah, to Oct., 1882, - Ft. Douglas, Utah, to Nov. 1, 1883, - Ft. Wayne, Mich, to June 2, 1884, - Ft. Bliss, Tex., to June 28, 1886, - and Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. (Infantry and Cavalry School for Practice) to Jan. 28, 1888; and at the Military Academy as Commandant of Cadets and Instructor of Tactics, Feb. 1, 1888 to (it appears the remainder of what was intended to be printed is missing)
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