| Birth: | Aug. 16, 1817
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA | | Death: | Sep. 10, 1878 | 
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 23rd Arkansas Infantry regiment, then as Chief of Staff for General Thomas C. Hindman's Division in the Army of Tennessee. During a the later part of the war he was in command of he Northern Sub-District of Arkansas, where his military acumen and leadership was found wanting by Confederate General Jo Shelby, who operated in the area. Colonel Adams was the grandfather of social reform icon Helen Keller. (bio by: Anonymous)
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Children:
Catherine Everett Adams Keller (1856 - 1921)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Charles Adams | | | Burial:
Elmwood Cemetery
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: South Grove section, Lot 156, Space #5 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 30, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8578177 |
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