Gaines Lawson [SEP] conflict
Gaines Lawson
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.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 4th East Tennessee Infantry
at Fort Saulsbury; Battery C was at Cape May.
- On 1 October 1944 the 21st CA was reduced to a battalion. The regimental HHB was reorganized as HHB HD of the Delaware and remaining components became the 21st CA Battalion (HD) (Sep).
- 21st CA Battalion disbanded 1 April 1945 at Fort Miles.
See also.
- Seacoast defense in the United States
- Harbor Defense Command
References.
- Gaines, William C., Coast Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950,