Adams, Martin

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


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