Gardner C. Hawkins (February 11, 1846 - December 15, 1913) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hawkins was born in Pomfret, Vermont and entered service at Woodstock, Vermont. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on April 2, 1865, while serving as a First Lieutenant with Company D, 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment, at Petersburg, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on September 30, 1893. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. He died at the age of 67, and was buried at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Medal of Honor citation See also Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment Siege of Petersburg Notes References External links 1846 births 1913 deaths Burials in Massachusetts People of Vermont in the American Civil War Union Army officers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People from Pomfret, Vermont