COL Adams, Julius Walker Sr.

Julius Walker Adams​

Born: October 18, 1812

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: Eli Adams 1770 – 1822

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)​

Mother: Sarah Delano Swift 1788 – 1839

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)​

Wife: Elizabeth Denison 1812 – 1888

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

Children:

Kirkwood H. Adams – 1867​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

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Irving Adams – 1875​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

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Alice D. Adams – 1923​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

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Captain Julius Walker Adams Jr. 1840 – 1865​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

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Lt. Stephen Dennison Adams 1844 – 1883​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

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William Swift Adams 1850 – 1868​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York)​

Education:

1830 – 1832: Attended West Point Military Academy​

Occupation before War:

1832 – 1844: Assistant Engineer for Several Railroad Companies​

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Assistant Engineer for Cochituate Water Works​

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Superintendent Engineer for Erie Railroad Company​

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Designed the Starrucca Viaduct built by New York and Erie Railroad​

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Editor of Mechanic’s Magazine ​

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Chief Engineer for Central Railroad Company in Kentucky​

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Chief Engineer for Memphis and Ohio Railroad Company​

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Designer of the first large – scale urban sewer system for Brooklyn, New York​

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Engineer of New Haven, Connecticut Water Works​

Civil War Career:

Colonel of 67th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia​

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Commander of troops who defended New York Times and Tribune​

Occupation after War:

1869 – 1878: Chief Engineer of Brooklyn Board of City Works​

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1874 – 1875: President of American Society of Civil Engineers​

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1878 – 1889: Consulting Engineer, New York City Public Works Board​

Died: December 13, 1899

Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York

Age at time of Death: 87 years old

Burial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York