Charles W. Adams (Union general) facts for kids
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Charles W. Adams
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| Born | May 31, 1834 Massachusetts |
| Died | March 8, 1909 (aged 74) Oakland, California |
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Mountain View Cemetery
Oakland, California |
| Allegiance | United States |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 12th Kansas Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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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. 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.
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