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Hiram Hawkins

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Hiram Hawkins

Birth
Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, USA
Death
27 Jul 1913 (aged 86)
Hawkinsville, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the War Between the States as Colonel and commander of the 5th Kentucky (CSA) Volunteer Infantry, which was part of the famous Kentucky "Orphan Brigade". Colonel Hawkins helped raise the regiment in Eastern Kentucky in 1861, commanded it as its Lieutenant Colonel before being promoted its Colonel. He led the regiment in such battles as Chickamauga, Resaca, Dallas, Atlanta, and Jonesboro, commanding it up its the surrender on May 6, 1865.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the War Between the States as Colonel and commander of the 5th Kentucky (CSA) Volunteer Infantry, which was part of the famous Kentucky "Orphan Brigade". Colonel Hawkins helped raise the regiment in Eastern Kentucky in 1861, commanded it as its Lieutenant Colonel before being promoted its Colonel. He led the regiment in such battles as Chickamauga, Resaca, Dallas, Atlanta, and Jonesboro, commanding it up its the surrender on May 6, 1865.

Bio by: Geoff Walden

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  • Originally Created by: Geoff Walden
  • Added: Feb 26, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6215889/hiram-hawkins: accessed ), memorial page for Hiram Hawkins (9 Sep 1826–27 Jul 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6215889, citing Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.