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[CarterAdams38]

My ancestor was possibly wounded but I do not know when or where. I found mention of him being wounded in a family letter.

My search is for records on Major Benjamin Carter Adams of the 5th Alabama likely wounded towards the end of the War by which time he was division commissary officer.

 

[Story]

This your man, ja?

Benjamin Carter “Buck” Adams (1838-1899) - Find a...

Civil War Confederate Soldier, Company D, 5th Alabama Regiment, Greensboro Guards - Benjamin Carter Adams (Buck) (1838-) Student at the University of Virginia, 1856: enlisted May 6, 1861, in Uniontown, Alabama; assistant regimental commissary with the rank of Captain; Brigade commissary in 1862...

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1) If you're not the Little Marie who posted that, then the both of you are on the same wavelength and you should reach out to her.

2) Look for Obits, as those may have the lurid details you seek.

3) See also https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/benjamin-carter-adams-17-dec-1838-17-dec-1900/

 

[Story]

@Grantwashere meet @CarterAdams38

5th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Regimental Histories

Just wanted to let the forum know that if anyone has questions about the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment, I am here to help. I have been researching this regiment for over twenty-five years and have compiled an extensive history of the unit. Unfortunately, it remains unpublished.....but, as I...

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[CarterAdams38]

That is the Carter I am seeking. He was also enrolled at the University of Alabama.
The grave is at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Both of my parents were born and raised and buried in Marengo County. The Major was my mother's grandfather.

 

[CarterAdams38]

@Grantwashere meet @CarterAdams38

5th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Regimental Histories

Just wanted to let the forum know that if anyone has questions about the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment, I am here to help. I have been researching this regiment for over twenty-five years and have compiled an extensive history of the unit. Unfortunately, it remains unpublished.....but, as I...

civilwartalk.com

Thanks. We are one and the same. I had a permanent hardware crash and had to sign up again.

 

[Story]

Thanks. We are one and the same. I had a permanent hardware crash and had to sign up again.

I suspected as much.

One tip for getting better responses is to leave a trail of breadcrumbs in new postings back to old postings, so you can clearly illustrate where you've been in the effort to show us where you'd like to be.

 

[Jackson Hornets]

That is the Carter I am seeking. He was also enrolled at the University of Alabama.
The grave is at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Both of my parents were born and raised and buried in Marengo County. The Major was my mother's grandfather.

I came here to help but it appears that @Story once again was on the case. While i'm here though, fun fact I found out recently is that Marengo County was named after Napoleon's hard-won victory at Marengo, because Bonapartists in exile tried to colonize that part of Alabama after 1815.

 

[CarterAdams38]

To some degree I feel as if I may have earlier hijacked or misdirected my own thread. My core question is where should I look besides the CMSR to find records of a Confederate soldier being wounded late in the War?

 

[lupaglupa]

To some degree I feel as if I may have earlier hijacked or misdirected my own thread. My core question is where should I look besides the CMSR to find records of a Confederate soldier being wounded late in the War?

Have you looked for pension records? Either he or his widow could have applied for a pension.