Class of 1852

John Parker Hawkins: Born Sep. 29, 1830.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1848, to July 1, 1852, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, July 1, 1852.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Kearny, Neb., 1852‑54; Ft. Ridgely,

(Second Lieut., 2d Infantry, June 23, 1854)

Min., 1854‑56, — Ft. Randall, Dak., 1856‑57, — Ft. Snelling, and Ft.

(First Lieut., 2d Infantry, Oct. 12, 1857, to Aug. 10, 1861)

Ridgely, Min., 1857; on Recruiting service, 1858; on frontier duty at Ft. Abercrombie, Dak., 1858, — Quartermaster, 2d Infantry, Oct. 1, 1858, to Aug. 3, 1861, — and Ft. Ripley, Min., 1859‑60; in garrison, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1860; and on frontier duty at Ft. Kearny, Neb., 1860‑61.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: as Brigade Quartermaster in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., June 19 to Aug. 3, 1861; as Asst. Commissary at St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 29 to

(Captain, Staff — Commissary of Subsistence, Aug. 3, 1861)

Oct. 17, 1861; as Chief Commissary of the District of Southwest Missouri, Oct. 17 to Dec. 16, 1861; as Inspecting Commissary of the Department of Missouri, Dec. 16, 1861, to Mar. 7, 1862, — and of the District of

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Staff — U. S. Volunteers, Nov. 1, 1862, to Apr. 13, 1863)

West Tennessee, Mar. 7 to Oct. 29, 1862; as Chief Commissary of Subsistence of the 13th Army Corps, Nov. 1 to Dec. 23, 1862, and of the Army of the Tennessee, Dec. 23, 1862, to Apr. 13, 1863; on sick leave of

(Brig.‑General, U. S. Volunteers, Apr. 13, 1863)

absence, May 15 to Aug. 15, 1863; in command of a Brigade of Colored Troops, and of the District of Northeastern Louisiana, Aug. 17, 1863, to Feb. 7, 1864, — and of Division, Feb. 9, 1864, to Aug., 1865; in garrison at Vicksburg, Mis., Mar., 1864, to Feb., 1865; in the Campaign of Mobile,

(Bvt. Major, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Siege of Mobile, Ala.)

(Bvt. Lieut.‑Colonel, Bvt. Colonel, Bvt. Brig.‑General, and Bvt. Major-General, U. S. Army, Mar. 13, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion)

from the Pensacola Base, Mar. 20 to Apr. 12, 1865, being engaged in the Siege of Blakely, Apr. 2, when Invested, to Apr. 9, 1865, when Stormed, — and Capture of Mobile, Ala., Apr. 12, 1865; in command of the Western

(Bvt. Maj.‑General, U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1865,
for Gallant and Meritorious Services during the Rebellion)

District of Louisiana, July 20 to Nov. 3, 1865; and as Chief of Commissariat of the Department of Texas, Jan. 13 to Sep. 30, 1866.

Mustered out of Volunteer Service, Feb. 1, 1866.

Served: as Assistant to the Commissary-General of Subsistence, Washington, D. C., Oct. 15, 1866, to Jan., 1869; as Purchasing Commissary at Cincinnati, O., Jan. 26 to July, 1869; as Chief of Commissariat, Department of the Lakes, July 14, 1869, to Nov. 13, 1873, — and of the Department of the Platte, Nov. 27, 1873, to July 25, 1879; as Purchasing

(Major, Staff — Commissary of Subsistence, June 23, 1874)

 p514  and Depot Commissary of Subsistence, at New York city, to Sep. 22, 1883; as Chief Commissary of Subsistence of the Department of the Platte, and Purchasing and Depot Commissary, at Omaha, Neb., to Dec. 1, 1887; as Purchasing and Depot Commissary, at Boston, Mas., Jan. 2 to Nov. 20, 1888; and as Chief Commissary of Subsistence of the Division of the Pacific and Department of California, to –––––.