Son of Peter and Sarah Adams. (This tombstone was fallen and was nearly impossible to read. Must have been cleaned up). William was killed in the Civil War at the battle of Sharpsburg in Maryland.
Note: In researching Capt. Adams, it was found that he is listed on the website for the "Guilford Grays". It states that he was killed Sept 17, 1862, "shot through the abdomen & killed while fighting nobly on the bloody field of Sharpsburg, Md. He would have been in Co B 27th NC Infantry. (The Guilford Grays).
More information below came from another contributor:
North Carolina Standard
Raleigh
December 17, 1862
Captain William Adams was the son of Peter and Sarah Adams and was born in Greensboro, N.C., 18th February, 1836. The affectionate liberality of his worthy father gave him the advantage of a good education and he never forgot the moral teachings of his patriotic and Christian mother.
His love for his mother was the strongest feeling of his life. His ardent and sometimes fiery nature could always be subdued to gentleness by that voice which sang the cradle songs of his childhood.
His impulsive temperament never made him unjust or ungenerous and in his heart malice had no place. His sprightly and cheerful disposition was the charm of his social circle. He always looked on the bright side of life. I am confident that he never felt the sense of fear and danger, only called forth the energy and fervor of his noble heart. He graduated from the University in June
of 1858. He chose the profession of law and was admitted to the bar in February of 1860. With his intellect, he entered the stadium to contend for the prizes of life. On the 23rd April, 1861, he entered the Guilford Greys and on their way to Ft. Macon he was made(?) first lieutenant. For
more than sixteen months he endured the toils and rivations of army life. He became captain of his company and his comrades say he was a brave officer. He commanded his company at the Battle of Newbern and did all that courage could do to prevent that disaster. He was with his
company in a reserved corps during the Seven Days Battles before Richmond and he went with his company on the Maryland expedition. He fought his last battle at Sharpsburg and there at his post of duty and danger he offered up his life as a sacrifice to the freedom of the South. At Shepherdstown his sad and weary comrades laid him in a quiet grave which they hallowed with tears of affection. He sleeps now in the confines of his country by the banks of the beautiful Potomac; and the blue mountains of the land he loved stand guard beside his tomb.
R.P.D.
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Note: In researching Capt. Adams, it was found that he is listed on the website for the "Guilford Grays". It states that he was killed Sept 17, 1862, "shot through the abdomen & killed while fighting nobly on the bloody field of Sharpsburg, Md. He would have been in Co B 27th NC Infantry. (The Guilford Grays).
More information below came from another contributor:
North Carolina Standard
Raleigh
December 17, 1862
Captain William Adams was the son of Peter and Sarah Adams and was born in Greensboro, N.C., 18th February, 1836. The affectionate liberality of his worthy father gave him the advantage of a good education and he never forgot the moral teachings of his patriotic and Christian mother.
His love for his mother was the strongest feeling of his life. His ardent and sometimes fiery nature could always be subdued to gentleness by that voice which sang the cradle songs of his childhood.
His impulsive temperament never made him unjust or ungenerous and in his heart malice had no place. His sprightly and cheerful disposition was the charm of his social circle. He always looked on the bright side of life. I am confident that he never felt the sense of fear and danger, only called forth the energy and fervor of his noble heart. He graduated from the University in June
of 1858. He chose the profession of law and was admitted to the bar in February of 1860. With his intellect, he entered the stadium to contend for the prizes of life. On the 23rd April, 1861, he entered the Guilford Greys and on their way to Ft. Macon he was made(?) first lieutenant. For
more than sixteen months he endured the toils and rivations of army life. He became captain of his company and his comrades say he was a brave officer. He commanded his company at the Battle of Newbern and did all that courage could do to prevent that disaster. He was with his
company in a reserved corps during the Seven Days Battles before Richmond and he went with his company on the Maryland expedition. He fought his last battle at Sharpsburg and there at his post of duty and danger he offered up his life as a sacrifice to the freedom of the South. At Shepherdstown his sad and weary comrades laid him in a quiet grave which they hallowed with tears of affection. He sleeps now in the confines of his country by the banks of the beautiful Potomac; and the blue mountains of the land he loved stand guard beside his tomb.
R.P.D.
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Son of Peter and Sarah Adams. (This tombstone was fallen and was nearly impossible to read. Must have been cleaned up). William was killed in the Civil War at the battle of Sharpsburg in Maryland.
Note: In researching Capt. Adams, it was found that he is listed on the website for the "Guilford Grays". It states that he was killed Sept 17, 1862, "shot through the abdomen & killed while fighting nobly on the bloody field of Sharpsburg, Md. He would have been in Co B 27th NC Infantry. (The Guilford Grays).
More information below came from another contributor:
North Carolina Standard
Raleigh
December 17, 1862
Captain William Adams was the son of Peter and Sarah Adams and was born in Greensboro, N.C., 18th February, 1836. The affectionate liberality of his worthy father gave him the advantage of a good education and he never forgot the moral teachings of his patriotic and Christian mother.
His love for his mother was the strongest feeling of his life. His ardent and sometimes fiery nature could always be subdued to gentleness by that voice which sang the cradle songs of his childhood.
His impulsive temperament never made him unjust or ungenerous and in his heart malice had no place. His sprightly and cheerful disposition was the charm of his social circle. He always looked on the bright side of life. I am confident that he never felt the sense of fear and danger, only called forth the energy and fervor of his noble heart. He graduated from the University in June
of 1858. He chose the profession of law and was admitted to the bar in February of 1860. With his intellect, he entered the stadium to contend for the prizes of life. On the 23rd April, 1861, he entered the Guilford Greys and on their way to Ft. Macon he was made(?) first lieutenant. For
more than sixteen months he endured the toils and rivations of army life. He became captain of his company and his comrades say he was a brave officer. He commanded his company at the Battle of Newbern and did all that courage could do to prevent that disaster. He was with his
company in a reserved corps during the Seven Days Battles before Richmond and he went with his company on the Maryland expedition. He fought his last battle at Sharpsburg and there at his post of duty and danger he offered up his life as a sacrifice to the freedom of the South. At Shepherdstown his sad and weary comrades laid him in a quiet grave which they hallowed with tears of affection. He sleeps now in the confines of his country by the banks of the beautiful Potomac; and the blue mountains of the land he loved stand guard beside his tomb.
R.P.D.
-------------------------
Note: In researching Capt. Adams, it was found that he is listed on the website for the "Guilford Grays". It states that he was killed Sept 17, 1862, "shot through the abdomen & killed while fighting nobly on the bloody field of Sharpsburg, Md. He would have been in Co B 27th NC Infantry. (The Guilford Grays).
More information below came from another contributor:
North Carolina Standard
Raleigh
December 17, 1862
Captain William Adams was the son of Peter and Sarah Adams and was born in Greensboro, N.C., 18th February, 1836. The affectionate liberality of his worthy father gave him the advantage of a good education and he never forgot the moral teachings of his patriotic and Christian mother.
His love for his mother was the strongest feeling of his life. His ardent and sometimes fiery nature could always be subdued to gentleness by that voice which sang the cradle songs of his childhood.
His impulsive temperament never made him unjust or ungenerous and in his heart malice had no place. His sprightly and cheerful disposition was the charm of his social circle. He always looked on the bright side of life. I am confident that he never felt the sense of fear and danger, only called forth the energy and fervor of his noble heart. He graduated from the University in June
of 1858. He chose the profession of law and was admitted to the bar in February of 1860. With his intellect, he entered the stadium to contend for the prizes of life. On the 23rd April, 1861, he entered the Guilford Greys and on their way to Ft. Macon he was made(?) first lieutenant. For
more than sixteen months he endured the toils and rivations of army life. He became captain of his company and his comrades say he was a brave officer. He commanded his company at the Battle of Newbern and did all that courage could do to prevent that disaster. He was with his
company in a reserved corps during the Seven Days Battles before Richmond and he went with his company on the Maryland expedition. He fought his last battle at Sharpsburg and there at his post of duty and danger he offered up his life as a sacrifice to the freedom of the South. At Shepherdstown his sad and weary comrades laid him in a quiet grave which they hallowed with tears of affection. He sleeps now in the confines of his country by the banks of the beautiful Potomac; and the blue mountains of the land he loved stand guard beside his tomb.
R.P.D.
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Inscription
Captain William Adams, Son of Peter & Sarah Adams. Capt. Co. B 27th NC Troops--Army Northern Va.---Born Feb. 18, 1836, killed while leading a charge at Sharpsburg, Va. Sept. 17, 1862. His last words were "Leave me and fight on, let me die on the field". He has fought his last battle. For his country he died, but his memory shall live.
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