John Adams (General)
John Adams (born July 1, 1825 in Nashville , Tennessee , † November 30, 1864 in Franklin , Tennessee) was a Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War .
Life
Adams was born the son of Irish immigrants in Nashville, Tennessee. From 1841 he attended the military academy of the US Army in West Point , which he graduated in 1846 as the 25th of his year with the rank of 2nd lieutenant. He then became the first Dragoon - Regiment of the regular US Army assigned and fought under Captain Philip Kearny in the Mexican War. On March 16, 1848, he was honored for his bravery at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales and in 1851 was promoted to first lieutenant . He was promoted to captain in 1856. He then served as a recruiting officer and as an officer at Fort Crook , California , until he took his regular departure on May 31, 1861.
After his military service, he traveled to New York , where he learned that General Winfield Scott wanted to have all officers of the Confederate regular army captured. He then traveled to Tennessee, where he applied to be captain of the cavalry. A short time later he received a command in Memphis . In May 1862 he was promoted to colonel and in December to brigadier general. After the death of General Lloyd Tilghman he took over in May 1863 the command of the infantry - brigade of Mississippi. In the Battle of Vicksburg (May 18 - July 4, 1863) he served under General Joseph E. Johnston , then he supported General Leonidas Polk in Mississippi and marched with him to Resaca , Georgia , where he was transferred to the Army of Tennessee .
During his career he was wounded several times, also in the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864, but did not leave the battlefield. Towards evening he tried to break through the lines of the northern states and was killed in the process. Adams was one of six Confederate generals killed on the battlefield. Sam Watkins later recalled that Adams, sitting on his horse and riddled with holes, had died crossing the parapet.
See also
Web links
- John Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Watkins, Sam: "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show , 2004, Chapter XVI: Battles in Tennessee: Franklin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1864 |
| Place of death | Franklin , Tennessee |