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{{Infobox military person
|name = Charles W. Adams
|name = Charles W. Adams
|image = File:CharlesWAdams.jpg
|caption = Adams in 1863
|birth_date ={{Birth date|1834|05|31}}
|birth_date ={{Birth date|1834|05|31}}
|death_date ={{Death date and age|1909|03|08|1834|05|31}}
|death_date ={{Death date and age|1909|03|08|1834|05|31}}
|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]]
|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Oakland, California]]
|death_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
|placeofburial = [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]]<br />Oakland, [[California]]
|placeofburial = [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]]<br />Oakland, [[California]]
|allegiance = [[United States]]
|allegiance = [[United States]]
|branch = [[United States Army]]<br>[[Union Army]]
|branch = [[United States Army]]<br>[[Union Army]]
|serviceyears =1862&ndash;1865
|serviceyears =1862&ndash;1865
|rank =[[File:Union army col rank insignia.jpg|35px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]<br />[[File:Union army brig gen rank insignia.jpg|35px]] [[Brevet (military)|Bvt.]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]]
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|unit =
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|commands = [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|12th Kansas Infantry Regiment]]
|commands = [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|12th Kansas Infantry Regiment]]
|battles =[[American Civil War]]
|battles =
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* [[American Civil War]]
* [[Battle of Jenkins Ferry]]
** [[Battle of Jenkins Ferry]]
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'''Charles W. Adams''' (1834–1909) was an officer in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He entered the Uarmy in 1862 as a Colonel and was given command of the [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry]]. He led his unit at the [[Battle of Jenkins' Ferry]] where he received a gunshot wound in his arm. He mustered out of Union service in 1865 as a [[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] Brigadier General and returned to [[Lawrence, Kansas]].
'''Charles W. Adams''' (1834–1909) was an officer in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He entered the Union Army in 1862 as a Colonel and was given command of the [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry]].<ref name=ks>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksgenweb.com/civilwar/Charles_W_Adams.htm|title=Col. Charles W. Adams Commanding Officer 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|website=Ksgenweb.com|accessdate=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153024/http://www.ksgenweb.com/civilwar/Charles_W_Adams.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He led his unit at the [[Battle of Jenkins' Ferry]] where he received a gunshot wound in his arm. He mustered out of Union service in 1865 as a [[Brevet (military)|Brevet]] Brigadier General and returned to [[Lawrence, Kansas]].<ref name=ks/>


He died in [[Oakland, California]] on March 8, 1909.
He died in [[Oakland, California]] on March 8, 1909.<ref name=ks/>


== External Links==
==See also==
*[[List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)]]
*http://www.ksgenweb.com/civilwar/Charles_W_Adams.htm
*{{findagrave|7338001}}


==References==
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[[Category:1834 births]]
[[Category:1834 births]]
[[Category:1909 deaths]]
[[Category:1909 deaths]]
[[Category:Union Army colonels]]
[[Category:Union army colonels]]
[[Category:People from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People of Kansas in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:People from Lawrence, Kansas]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 31 October 2024

Not to be confused with Charles W. Adams (Confederate general).
Charles W. Adams
Adams in 1863
Born(1834-05-31)May 31, 1834
Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1909(1909-03-08) (aged 74)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Buried
Mountain View Cemetery
Oakland, California
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1862–1865
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands12th Kansas Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars

Charles W. Adams (1834–1909) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He entered the Union Army in 1862 as a Colonel and was given command of the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.[1] He led his unit at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry where he received a gunshot wound in his arm. He mustered out of Union service in 1865 as a Brevet Brigadier General and returned to Lawrence, Kansas.[1]

He died in Oakland, California on March 8, 1909.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Col. Charles W. Adams Commanding Officer 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry". Ksgenweb.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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