Schenley Park in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins

Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry • United States Volunteers

— In Memoriam —

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

1. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Memorial

Inscription.

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins. Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry . United States Volunteers. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Born September 6 1843 . Died July 18 1899 at sea on United States Transport Senator Served in the War for the Union 1861-65 The Spanish American War 1898 The Philippine Insurrection 1899 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry . United States Volunteers Mustered into United States Service May 12 1898. Sailed from San Francisco for Manila June 15 1898 Sailed from Manila for the United States July 1 1899 Arrived at San Francisco August 1 1899 Mustered out of United States service August 22 1899 Left Pennsylvania May 18 1898 . Arrived in Pennsylvania August 28 1899, Engagements In Spanish American War Malate July 31 1898 . Manila August 13, 1898, In Philippine Insurrection Attack on Manila February 4 Night 1899 . LaLoma February 5 1899 Caloocan February 23 1899 . San Francisco del Monte March 25 1899 Tullahan River March 25 1899 . Meycauayan March 26 1899 Marilao March 27 1899 . Bocaue March 29 1899 Guiguinto March 29 1899 . Malolos March 31 1899, Killed Corporal Jacob Landis Co. C February 5 1899 Corporal Walter E Brown Co D July 31 1898 Private William B. Bunton Co E July 31 1898 Private Robert L Fox Co C Wounded August 1 1898 Died September 5, 1898 Private Lee Snyder Co F Wounded July 31 1898 Died August 3 1898 Private William N Stillwagon Co F July 31 1898 Private Jesse Noss Co F July 31 1898 Private Alexander Newill Co E March 25 1899 Private Jacob O Cline Co H March 26 1899 Private George A Taylor Co H March 29 1899 Private John Brady Co I July 31 1898 Private Burt Armbrust Co I March 30 1899 Private Daniel W Stephens Co I March 29 1899 Private Fred M Jennewine Co C March 29 1899 Private Jacob Hull Jr Co E July 31 1898 Private Grant Cullums Co C January 1899 Killed by Philipinos before Insurrection, Died of Disease Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins July 18 1899 At sea on United States Transport Senator Private Sylvester B Bobbs Co F At sea on board Transport Morgan City July 22 1899 Private William K. McAllister Co [?] Manila January 1899 Private Frank Brain Co C Manila January 15 1899 Private William H. Crable Co C Manila September 10 1898 Private William M Braden Co H Manila September 21 1898 Private James C Monroe Co H Manila November 4 1898 Private Henry H Weaver Co K Manila October 22 1898 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , [Company Organization] A · Monongahela . B · New Brighton . C · Uniontown D · Connellsville . E · Mt. Pleasant . H · Washington I · Greensburg . K · Waynesburg.

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins
Born September 6 1843 • Died July 18 1899 at sea
on United States Transport Senator
Served in the
War for the Union 1861-65
The Spanish American War 1898
The Philippine Insurrection 1899
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Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry • United States Volunteers
Mustered into United States Service May 12 1898.
Sailed from San Francisco for Manila June 15 1898
Sailed from Manila for the United States July 1 1899
Arrived at San Francisco August 1 1899
Mustered out of United States service August 22 1899
Left Pennsylvania May 18 1898 • Arrived in Pennsylvania August 28 1899

Engagements
In Spanish American War
Malate July 31 1898 • Manila August 13, 1898

In Philippine Insurrection
Attack on Manila February 4 Night 1899 • LaLoma February 5 1899
Caloocan February 23 1899 • San Francisco del Monte March 25 1899
Tullahan River March 25 1899 • Meycauayan March 26 1899
Marilao March 27 1899 • Bocaue March 29 1899
Guiguinto March 29 1899 • Malolos March 31 1899

Killed
Corporal Jacob Landis Co. C February 5 1899
Corporal Walter E Brown Co D July 31 1898
Private William B. Bunton Co E July 31 1898
Private Robert L Fox Co C Wounded

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August 1 1898 Died September 5, 1898
Private Lee Snyder Co F Wounded July 31 1898 Died August 3 1898
Private William N Stillwagon Co F July 31 1898
Private Jesse Noss Co F July 31 1898
Private Alexander Newill Co E March 25 1899
Private Jacob O Cline Co H March 26 1899
Private George A Taylor Co H March 29 1899
Private John Brady Co I July 31 1898
Private Burt Armbrust Co I March 30 1899
Private Daniel W Stephens Co I March 29 1899
Private Fred M Jennewine Co C March 29 1899
Private Jacob Hull Jr Co E July 31 1898
Private Grant Cullums Co C January 1899 Killed by Philipinos before Insurrection

Died of Disease
Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins July 18 1899 At sea on United States Transport Senator
Private Sylvester B Bobbs Co F At sea on board Transport Morgan City July 22 1899
Private William K. McAllister Co [?] Manila January 1899
Private Frank Brain Co C Manila January 15 1899
Private William H. Crable Co C Manila September 10 1898
Private William M Braden Co H Manila September 21 1898
Private James C Monroe Co H Manila November 4 1898
Private Henry H Weaver Co K Manila October 22 1898
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[Company Organization]
A · Monongahela • B · New Brighton • C · Uniontown
D · Connellsville • E · Mt. Pleasant • H · Washington
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Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

2. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Marker

· Greensburg • K · Waynesburg

Erected 1904 by Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil.

Location. 40° 26.148′ N, 79° 56.769′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Schenley Park. Memorial is on Panther Hollow Road south of the Schenley Park Bridge, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Schenley Park Bridge (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schenley Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); History / Restoration (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Westinghouse Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Schenley Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frank Vittor (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Schenley Park (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . .
1. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Bio. (Submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins at Find A Grave.

Hawkins Memorial Unit History image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

3. Hawkins Memorial Unit History

(Submitted on August 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Unit Organization on Hawkins Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

4. Unit Organization on Hawkins Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

5. Unit Organization on Hawkins Memorial

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 26, 2023

6. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Statue

Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Clyde H Grable, July 31, 2012

7. Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on December 21, 2023, by Clyde H Grable of Davidson, North Carolina.