He was father of Louis Riddle Adams, Sept 3, 1871, died March 5, 1950; Mattie C. Adams 1874-1899, Lula Adams, born Sept 17, 1884 ,died April 18, 1971, Ella Adams, Josephine Adams, born April 10, 1878, Joe Adams, born April 10, 1878, died March 10, 1965. The children were born in Giles County, TN.
He was grandfather of Bertha Adams Robb and Gene Adams, Ester and Bessie, Irene, Dory, Felix Jackson. He was a veteran of the Confederate Army, Corporal. Co. K, 24th Tennessee Infantry.
24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner,DeKalb, Maury, Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in conflicts in Shiloh and Perrryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's and Palmer's brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh, and 68 disabled at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at Murfreesboro. It reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge, and totalled 257 men and 148 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.S. Bratton, and John A. wilson' Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. L. W. Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding.
Info supplied from Tennessee Archives, Austin Adams,Buford Eastep,Soldiers and Sailors Archives.
He was a stone mason, he carved the tombstone for himself and his wife Lavinia (Lavonia)which marks the graves at the Anderson Creek Cemetery (from HIstory of Maury County in Columbia Library).
He was father of Louis Riddle Adams, Sept 3, 1871, died March 5, 1950; Mattie C. Adams 1874-1899, Lula Adams, born Sept 17, 1884 ,died April 18, 1971, Ella Adams, Josephine Adams, born April 10, 1878, Joe Adams, born April 10, 1878, died March 10, 1965. The children were born in Giles County, TN.
He was grandfather of Bertha Adams Robb and Gene Adams, Ester and Bessie, Irene, Dory, Felix Jackson. He was a veteran of the Confederate Army, Corporal. Co. K, 24th Tennessee Infantry.
24th Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Trousdale, Sumner County, Tennessee, in August, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the following counties: Rutherford, Williamson, Macon, Sumner,DeKalb, Maury, Coffee, Hickman, and Wilson. After taking part in conflicts in Shiloh and Perrryville, the unit was attached to General Stewart's, Strahl's and Palmer's brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was active on many battlefields from Murfreesboro to Atlanta, returned to Tennessee with Hood, and saw action in North Carolina. This regiment took 406 effectives to Shiloh, and 68 disabled at Perryville, and lost twenty-three percent of the 344 at Murfreesboro. It reported 43 casualties at Chickamauga, 45 at Missionary Ridge, and totalled 257 men and 148 arms in December, 1863. Few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Robert D. Allison, Hugh L.S. Bratton, and John A. wilson' Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. L. W. Wilson; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas H. Peebles, Samuel E. Shannon, and John J. Williams; and Major William C. Fielding.
Info supplied from Tennessee Archives, Austin Adams,Buford Eastep,Soldiers and Sailors Archives.
He was a stone mason, he carved the tombstone for himself and his wife Lavinia (Lavonia)which marks the graves at the Anderson Creek Cemetery (from HIstory of Maury County in Columbia Library).
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F.V.ADAMS APR.20,1840-JULY 18,1897
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