John Adams
Born: July 1, 1825
Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Father: Thomas Patton Adams 1796 – 1841
Mother: Anne Tennant 1799 – 1857
Wife: Georgiana McDougall 1835 – 1905
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Married: May 4, 1854 at Fort Snelling, MinnesotaChildren:
Thomas Patton Adams 1856 – 1920
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
John Adams Jr. 1858 – 1905
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Francis Joseph Adams 1859 – 1920
(Buried: Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Montana)
Georgiana Adams Pallen 1861 – 1936
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Emma Portis Adams Dickson 1863 – 1946
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery & Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (25th in class)
George Pickett’s roommate at West Point
Occupation before War:
1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1846 – 1851: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
Served in the Assault at Santa Cruz de Rosales
1848: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Santa Cruz de Rosales
1848: Frontier Duty in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory
1848 – 1849: Frontier Duty at Taos, New Mexico Territory
1849 – 1850: Served in the Expedition against Utah Indians
1851 – 1856: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1853: Aide with the rank of Lt. Colonel for Governor of Minnesota
1856 – 1861: Captain United States Army 1st Dragoons
1856 – 1858: Recruiter for United States Army
1859 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Crook, California
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 31st
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain in Confederate Cavalry
1862: Colonel of Confederate Cavalry
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry
1863: Served in the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1864: Served in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Served with Gallantry during Battle of Atlanta
1864: Killed during the Second Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
Died: November 30, 1864
Place of Death: Franklin, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 39 years old
Cause of Death: Mortally wounded and died from nine bullet wounds
Last Words: “It is the fate of a soldier to die for his country.”
Burial Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tennessee
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