Ames, Adelbert. USA

[Mark Wadsworth]

Name AMES, Adelbert
Born October 31 1835, Rockland ME
Died April 13 1933, Ormand FL
Pre-War Profession Sailor, graduated West Point 1861.
War Service 1861 Lt. in artillery, First Bull Run (w) - Medal of Honor, Washington defences, Peninsula campaign, August 1862 Col. of 20th Maine, Antietam campaign, Fredericksburg, aide to Meade at Chancellorsville, May 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers commanding 2nd Bde/1 Divn/XI Corps, Gettysburg, with X Corps around Charleston, commanded a 3rd Bde/3rd Divn/XVIII Corps at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, commanded 2nd Divn/XXIV Corps, Fort Fisher.
Brevet Promotions Brig. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865, Maj. Gen. U.S.V. January 15 1865, Maj. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865.
Post War Career Army service, provisional governor of Mississippi, resigned US Army 1870, US senator, state governor, Spanish-American War.
Notes Post-war political activities marred his good War record.
Further reading
Ames, Blanche Adelbert Ames 1835-1933 ; general, senator, Governor London, Macdonald, 1964
Current, Richard N Three carpetbag Governors Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University, 1967