John Parker Hawkins
John Parker Hawkins would be one of the civil war generals you would call a military man. He served 42 years in United States Army before his retirement. Parker's father died when Hawkins was 9 years old. Parker's father was a soldier in the war of 1812. His mother would die when Hawkins was 14 years old. His family had military in its bloodline all the way back to the Spanish Armada. He was descended from Mayor William Hawkins of Plymouth England who was a captain in the Spanish Armada. His great grandfathers were both in the American Revolutionary War. So It only made sense for Hawkins to be a soldier himself.
Born: September 29, 1830
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
Father: Private John Hawkins 1787 – 1841
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Mother: Elizabeth Waller 1790 – 1845
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Wife: Jane Bethune Craig 1831 – 1913
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Marriage: October 10, 1867 in District of Columbia
Children:
Louisa Craig Hawkins 1868 – 1870
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Ancestry: English
Education:
1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (40th in class)
Occupation before War:
1852 – 1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1852 – 1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Kearney, Nebraska
1854 – 1857: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1854: Caught in a severe snowstorm on the Republican Fork, his left arm was frostbitten, however his damaged ear returned to normal function.
1854 – 1856: Frontier Duty at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory
1857 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, and Fort Ridgely, Minnesota
1858: Recruiter for United States Army
1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory
1858 – 1861: Quartermaster for United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regt.
1859 – 1860: Quartermaster at Fort Ripley, Minnesota
1860: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Kearney, Nebraska
Civil War Career:
1861: Brigade Quartermaster in Washington, D.C. Defenses
1861 – 1874: Captain and Commissary of Subsistence for U.S. Army
1861: Assistant Commissary at St. Louis, Missouri
1861: Chief Commissary of District of Southwest Missouri
1861 – 1862: Inspecting Commissary of Department of Missouri
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel and Commissary Officer in Union Army
1862: Chief Commissary of District of West Tennessee
1862: Chief Commissary of Subsistence for 13th Army Corps
1862 – 1863: Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Army of Tennessee
1863: Went on Sick leave in May, but returned by August
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863 – 1864: Commander of Brigade of African American Troops
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander of Northeastern Louisiana District
1864 – 1865: Division Commander in the Union Army
1864 – 1865: Served in the Garrison at Vicksburg, Mississippi
1865: Brevetted Major for Gallantry in Siege of Mobile, Alabama
1865: Brevetted Lt. Colonel, Colonel, Brig. General and Major General
1865: Served in the Campaign from Mobile, to Pensacola Base
1865: Served in the Siege of Fort Blakeley, Alabama
1865: Served in the Capture of Mobile, Alabama
1865: Union Army Commander of Western District of Louisiana
1866: Chief Commissariat for the Department of Texas
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on February 1st
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1874: Captain and Commissary of Subsistence for U.S. Army
1866 – 1869: Assistant to the Commissary – General of Subsistence
1869: Purchasing Commissary in Cincinnati, Ohio
1869 – 1873: Chief of Commissariat, Department of the Lakes
1873 – 1879: Chief Commissariat, Department of the Platte
1874 – 1892: Major and Commissary of Subsistence for U.S. Army
1883: Purchasing and Depot Commissary at New York City, New York
1883 – 1887: Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of Platte
1888: Depot and Purchasing Commissary in Boston, Massachusetts
1888 – 1892: Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of California
1892: Colonel and Assistant Commissary, General of Subsistence
1892: Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of the East
1892 – 1894: Brig. General and U.S. Army Commissary General
1892 – 1894: In Charge of the Commissary Bureau in Washington, D.C.
1894: Retired from the United States Army on September 29th
Died: February 7, 1914
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Indiana
Cause of Death: Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis and Edema of Lungs
Age at time of Death: 83 years old
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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