Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Templeton, Massachusetts, shortly after the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned Captain of Company A, in the 21st Massachusetts. Promoted Major in September 1862 and then Lieutenant Colonel in December 1862, he participated in several of the largest battles at the start of the war to include the Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg. In April 1863, he was promoted Colonel in command of the 21st Massachusetts and was transferred as part of the Army of the Ohio, engaged in fighting at Kentucky and Tennessee. When the 21st Massachusetts was transferred back to the Army of the Potomac in May 1864, Colonel Hawkes led his regiment during the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Bethesda Church. On July 3, 1864, he was forced to resign from the Army due to poor health. For faithful and meritorious services, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865. He died at age 79 in Templeton, Massachusetts.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Born in Templeton, Massachusetts, shortly after the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army and was commissioned Captain of Company A, in the 21st Massachusetts. Promoted Major in September 1862 and then Lieutenant Colonel in December 1862, he participated in several of the largest battles at the start of the war to include the Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg. In April 1863, he was promoted Colonel in command of the 21st Massachusetts and was transferred as part of the Army of the Ohio, engaged in fighting at Kentucky and Tennessee. When the 21st Massachusetts was transferred back to the Army of the Potomac in May 1864, Colonel Hawkes led his regiment during the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Bethesda Church. On July 3, 1864, he was forced to resign from the Army due to poor health. For faithful and meritorious services, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers on March 13, 1865. He died at age 79 in Templeton, Massachusetts.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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