Hawkins, Abel W.

MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to St. Johnsbury, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 12/2/63, m/i 12/5/63, Pvt, Co. A, 11th VT INF, d/dis 2/26/64 (typhoid pneumonia) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALS Birth: abt 1845, St. Johnsbury, VT Death: 02/26/1864 Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Carolyn Adams Findagrave Memorial #: 119731378 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today)

BURIAL: Copyright notice Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there.

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Obituary

In Hospital at Washington, Feb 26, Abel W. Hawkins, aged 17, of battery A, 11th Reg’t, and son of Abel W. Hawkins of North Danville.

Vermont Watchman and State Journal, March 18, 1864
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.

Obituary

FROM THE 11TH REGIMENT
Mortality of the 1st Vermont Artillery, from the 1st of September, 1862 to the 13th of March,

MR. EDITOR -- Below is a record of all the deaths that have occurred since the time above stated, with the exception of a few cases of varioloid, which have not been sent to us from General Hospital as yet. I will give their names and age, with the disease, and the date of their death.
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Abel W. Hawkins, aged 18, of typhoid pneumonia -- sent home Feb. 26.
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The above is a true record of all that have died in our hospital, as before stated, making in all ninety-three cases in one year and a half. Perhaps some may think this is a pretty large amount of sickness and death in so short of time; and it seems that thus it is. I have been connected with the hospital department all the time, with an exception of a few weeks. We have things very convenient at present, so that the sick are, and can be well taken care of, and I think they do have all done for them that can be for the place.

Yours &C.
W. J. Cheney

Lamoille Newsdealer, March 30, 1864
Courtesy of Deanna French