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{{Infobox military person |
{{Infobox military person |
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|name = Charles W. Adams |
|name = Charles W. Adams |
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|image = File:CharlesWAdams.jpg |
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|caption = Adams in 1863 |
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|birth_date ={{Birth date|1834|05|31}} |
|birth_date ={{Birth date|1834|05|31}} |
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|death_date ={{Death date and age|1909|03|08|1834|05|31}} |
|death_date ={{Death date and age|1909|03|08|1834|05|31}} |
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|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]] |
|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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|death_place = [[Oakland, California]] |
|death_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S. |
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|placeofburial = [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]]<br />Oakland, [[California]] |
|placeofburial = [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]]<br />Oakland, [[California]] |
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|allegiance = [[United States]] |
|allegiance = [[United States]] |
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|commands = [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|12th Kansas Infantry Regiment]] |
|commands = [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|12th Kansas Infantry Regiment]] |
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|battles =[[American Civil War]] |
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{{tree list}} |
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* [[American Civil War]] |
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* [[Battle of Jenkins Ferry]] |
** [[Battle of Jenkins Ferry]] |
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He died in [[Oakland, California]] on March 8, 1909.<ref name=ks/> |
He died in [[Oakland, California]] on March 8, 1909.<ref name=ks/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{findagrave|7338001}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 31 October 2024
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Charles W. Adams | |
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 Adams in 1863 | |
| Born | May 31, 1834 Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1909 (aged 74) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Commands | 12th 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.