Hawks, Francis T.

Francis T. Hawks was born in New Bern, N.C. In 1858, he was hired as an engineer to work on the construction and landscaping of Central Park in New York City. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and served in the Adjutant General's Department. In 1863, he became a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment, Engineer Troops (Corps of Engineers), which was formed in Wilmington, N.C. He served under General W. H. C. Whiting in the preparation of the coastal defenses at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.

Francis T. Hawks was an assistant engineer of Central Park in New York City.

Francis T. Hawks was born in New Bern, N.C. In 1858, he was hired as an engineer to work on the construction and landscaping of Central Park in New York City. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and was commissioned a captain in the Adjutant General's Department. He resigned this position in January 1863. In August 1863, he once again received a commission in the Confederate Army, this time a lieutenancy in Company A, 2nd Regiment, Engineer Troops (Corps of Engineers), which was formed in Wilmington, N.C., in August 1863. Subsequently, he served under General W. H. C. Whiting in the preparation of the coastal defenses at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. He was taken ill at the beginning of January 1865 and was in Greensboro, N.C., on sick leave during the Union campaign against the coastal defenses of North Carolina.