Adams, Joseph
Soldier: Joseph Adams
Regiment: 3rd. OVC
Company: M
Age: 39
Date Entering Service: Sept. 8, 1861, at Monroeville, Ohio
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed): Mustered out on August 4, 1865
Battles in which he fought:
Corinth, Miss. Sept. 11, 1862
Mumfordsville, Ky. Sept. 21, 1862
Bardstown, Ky. Oct. 4, 1862
Lexington, Ky. Oct. 7, 1862
Stone River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862
Stewart’s Creek, Tenn. Jan. 1, 1863
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: Joseph Adams was born in Vermont. His wife’s name was Sophrona. By 1880 the family had moved to Belvue, Kansas, where he remained through 1900. His last known residence was Claridon, Ohio.
Date of Death: July 22, 1901
Place of burial: Claridon Cemetery, Marion Co., OH.
Adopted By: Jeanne Vaughan
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard