Gaines Lawson
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Born | Hawkins County, Tennessee, U.S. | September 4, 1840
Died | September 12, 1906 | (aged 66)
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1862–1865, 1866–1892 |
Rank | Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Gaines Lawson (September 4, 1840 – September 12, 1906) was a soldier in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Lawson joined the 4th (East) Tennessee Infantry in December 1862, and mustered out with this regiment in August 1865. He was commissioned in the regular army in July 1866, and retired in September 1892.[1]
Medal of Honor citation
[edit]Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 4th East Tennessee Infantry. Place and date: At Minville, Tenn., October 3, 1863. Entered service at: Tennessee. Born: 1841, Hawkins County, Tenn. Date of issue: June 11, 1895.
Citation:
Went to the aid of a wounded comrade between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.
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- ""GAINES LAWSON" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
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- 1840 births
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- People from Hawkins County, Tennessee
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- Union Army soldiers
- People of Tennessee in the American Civil War
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Southern Unionists in the American Civil War
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
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