Soldier: Martin Adams
Regiment: 3rd. OVC
Company: M
Age: 18
Date Entering Service: December 26, 1863
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed): Mustered out on August 4, 1865 at Edgefield, Tenn.
Battles in which he fought:
Middleton, Tenn. Jan. 31, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19-20, 1863
McMinnville, Tenn. Sept. 28, 1863
Shelbyville, Tenn. Oct. 7, 1863
Decatur, Courtland Rd., Ala. May 26-27, 1864
Moulton, Ala. May 28-29, 1864
Noonday Creek, Ga. June 20, 1864
Kenesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864
Vining Station, Ga. July 2, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 19-20, 1864
Lovejoy Station, Ga. Aug. 20, 1864
Franklin, Tenn. Nov. 30, 1864
Selma, Al. April 2, 1865
Columbus, Ga. April 16, 1865
Macon, Ga. April 20, 1865
Other interesting information discovered:
Martin Adams and his father, Joseph both served in the same cavalry regiment. Born at Cardington, Martin died in Northfield, Michigan in 1939. He was 95 years old. His residence was listed as Caledonia, Ohio. He apparently was living with children at the time.
Date of Death: May 4, 1939
Place of burial: Marion, Ohio
Adopted By: Howard and Marlene Radel
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard