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|death_date ={{Death date and age|1909|03|08|1834|05|31}} |
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|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]] |
|birth_place = [[Massachusetts]] |
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|death_place =[[Oakland, California]] |
|death_place = [[Oakland, California]] |
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|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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|branch = [[United States Army]]<br>[[Union Army]] |
|branch = [[United States Army]]<br>[[Union Army]] |
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|serviceyears =1862–1865 |
|serviceyears =1862–1865 |
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|rank =[[File:Union army brig gen rank insignia.jpg|35px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)| |
|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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|commands = [[12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry|12th Kansas Infantry Regiment]] |
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|battles =[[American Civil War]] |
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* [[Battle of Jenkins Ferry]] |
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'''Charles W. Adams''' was |
'''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]]. |
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He died in Oakland, California on March 8, 1909. |
He died in [[Oakland, California]] on March 8, 1909. |
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== External Links== |
== External Links== |
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*http://www.ksgenweb.com/civilwar/Charles_W_Adams.htm |
*http://www.ksgenweb.com/civilwar/Charles_W_Adams.htm |
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[[Category:1834 births]] |
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[[Category:1909 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Union Army |
[[Category:Union Army colonels]] |
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[[Category:People from Massachusetts]] |
[[Category:People from Massachusetts]] |
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Charles W. Adams | |
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| Born | May 31, 1834 Massachusetts |
| Died | March 8, 1909 (aged 74) Oakland, California |
| 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 | American Civil War |
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 Brigadier General and returned to Lawrence, Kansas.
He died in Oakland, California on March 8, 1909.