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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 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]