EDWARD HUNTINGTON ADAMS
SECOND LIEUTENANT
BATTERY " H "
ILLINOIS FIRST LIGHT ARTILLERY
UNION ARMY
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SOLDIER HISTORY :
EDWARD H. ADAMS
Residence: Springfield, IL ; a 20 year-old soldier.
Enlisted on 2/1/1862 at Springfield, IL as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 2/20/1862 he was commissioned into. " Battery H " Co. IL. 1st. Light. Artillery
He was Killed on 7/10/1863 at Vicksburg, MS
He was described at enlistment as :
Height : 5' 7"
Complexion : Light
Eyes : Hazel
Hair : Dark
Other Information :
Born in Massachusetts
Buried : Alton National Cemetery, Alton, Madison County , IL
Federal Pension Information :
His mother ( Sarah E. Adams. ) applied for a pension on 6/30/1890 from the state of DC
Application # 430,843
SOURCES :
--- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
--- National Archives : Index to Federal Pension Rec ords
--- SUVCW Database
--- Illinois State Archives
--- Contributor CarolB ( 47332287) gave us Lt. Adams middle name, father and mother, birth date and location.
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NOTE : He is listed on his tombstone as Edward H. Adams Jr. However his fathers name was Charles Adams .
EDWARD HUNTINGTON ADAMS
SECOND LIEUTENANT
BATTERY " H "
ILLINOIS FIRST LIGHT ARTILLERY
UNION ARMY
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SOLDIER HISTORY :
EDWARD H. ADAMS
Residence: Springfield, IL ; a 20 year-old soldier.
Enlisted on 2/1/1862 at Springfield, IL as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 2/20/1862 he was commissioned into. " Battery H " Co. IL. 1st. Light. Artillery
He was Killed on 7/10/1863 at Vicksburg, MS
He was described at enlistment as :
Height : 5' 7"
Complexion : Light
Eyes : Hazel
Hair : Dark
Other Information :
Born in Massachusetts
Buried : Alton National Cemetery, Alton, Madison County , IL
Federal Pension Information :
His mother ( Sarah E. Adams. ) applied for a pension on 6/30/1890 from the state of DC
Application # 430,843
SOURCES :
--- Illinois : Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
--- National Archives : Index to Federal Pension Rec ords
--- SUVCW Database
--- Illinois State Archives
--- Contributor CarolB ( 47332287) gave us Lt. Adams middle name, father and mother, birth date and location.
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NOTE : He is listed on his tombstone as Edward H. Adams Jr. However his fathers name was Charles Adams .
Inscription
EDWARD H. ADAMS JR
2 LIEUT
ILL
JULY 10, 1863
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