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Civil War soldier; he enlisted for the Union in Company I, 2nd Minnesota Infantry on Aug. 22, 1861. On Oct. 14, The newly organized regiment left Fort Snelling, Minnesota for Washington. On the way, their orders were changed and they were sent to Kentucky instead. Only one month later, Pvt. Adams died from typhoid fever at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
This part of the Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin
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born in Bohemia, Austria 1844
died November 13, 1861 in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
+Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, KY (Plot D3866)
Francis Adams was born to Mr. and Mrs. Josef Adamec in Bohemia about 1844. We have estimated this date from the 1860 U.S. census in Wisconsin when he was enumerated with his parents and brother Joseph J. (18 at the time) as 16 years of age. In August of 1861, he reported his age as 20 when he was mustered into the Union Army. He was 17 at that time. At his birth, he had at least two older siblings, Catharine and Joseph J. Family stories were shared in the Tim Adams and Dan Adams families about this brother "Frank who died in the Civil War". Joseph J. named his firstborn son after his deceased brother.
There is only one record of a Francis Adams who was mustered into Company I of the Second Minnesota Regiment Infantry on August 22, 1861. A Civil War researcher at the National Archives in Washington explained to me that I have all the records that exist on Francis Adams. It was not customary at that time to record the names of parents or next of kin of the men who registered for military service.
Frank registered his place of nativity as Maine and his place of residence as Troy.
There are many places in Wisconsin named Troy, townships, villages, wildlife areas.
There is also Troy, New York. The family did live out east for a while after immigration and before moving to Wisconsin. His brother Joe worked on the Erie Canal driving mules. It is guesswork in determining why Frank stated Troy as his residence. The 40-acre farm where he lived in 1861 was in Wilton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
There also is a town in Bohemia named Maine.
The military record for Francis Adams was found in a roster at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, MN. Most of the men in this regiment are from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
It could also be one of three townships in Minnesota named Troy at that time, one in each of three counties: Winona, Pipestone and another in Central Minnesota. Further research will discredit or confirm this story.
This infantry regiment, the Second Minnesota, was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Company I was mustered in beginning on July 20, 1861. The newly organized regiment concentrated at Fort Snelling and left the state for Washington, D.C. on October 14. On the way, its orders were changed and it was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving October 22, two months after Francis was mustered in. Its colonel was Horatio P. Van Cleve. From there, they moved to Lebanon Junction, KY on that same day and stayed on duty there until December 8. (From Kenneth Carley's Minnesota in the Civil War, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, 2000.)
While in Lebanon Junction, Francis succumbed to typhoid fever. He was 17 years old when he was mustered in August 22, 1861 (but registered as 20). Less than three months later he was dead on November 13, 1861. His place of burial was first at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
His remains were moved to Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is buried in Plot D3866.
One half (24,000) of Minnesota's young men served in the Civil War. 15% died from battle and disease. Frank Adams was one of them.
In December of 2002, Millie Adams Dosh spent time with researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. She was told that at the time of the Civil War, it was not protocol to inform "next of kin" of the death of soldiers. At the time of mustering in, next of kin information was not even recorded. If a soldier did not return home to his family, he was presumed dead. Thus, there should be no further effort to find family information from army records. It does not exist.
I had hoped that next-of-kin information could help us locate the early U.S. residence of the parents of Catherine, Joseph and Frank. The years between 1852 and 1856 are the years still in question in 2013.
The record of burial is the last official record to be found. There are no other records.
What follows is the wording of the list of Frank's effects as recorded in Army records:
Cover: Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, private late of Co. 1. 2nd Regiment Minn Vols. Who died at Lebanon Junction, K-y Nov 13, 1861.
Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, deceased, a private of Capt. Foot's Company, 2nd Reg't Minn
1 overcoat,1 blouse,1 frock coat. 1 hat, 1 pr. Pants,2 shirts,1 blanket,2 hankerchiefs, Paper and envelopes, Pin cushion, 1 pr. Gloves
Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
Nov 18, 1861 Inventoried in presence of
A. U. Shrra
B.Capt. Co. C 2 Regiment Mn
J.C.Donahower
2nd Liet 2nd Regiment Minn vols
John Foot
Capt Co II
2nd Regiment MN
The last section of the Bio after the break is by:Millicent Dosh
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Civil War soldier; he enlisted for the Union in Company I, 2nd Minnesota Infantry on Aug. 22, 1861. On Oct. 14, The newly organized regiment left Fort Snelling, Minnesota for Washington. On the way, their orders were changed and they were sent to Kentucky instead. Only one month later, Pvt. Adams died from typhoid fever at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
This part of the Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin
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born in Bohemia, Austria 1844
died November 13, 1861 in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
+Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, KY (Plot D3866)
Francis Adams was born to Mr. and Mrs. Josef Adamec in Bohemia about 1844. We have estimated this date from the 1860 U.S. census in Wisconsin when he was enumerated with his parents and brother Joseph J. (18 at the time) as 16 years of age. In August of 1861, he reported his age as 20 when he was mustered into the Union Army. He was 17 at that time. At his birth, he had at least two older siblings, Catharine and Joseph J. Family stories were shared in the Tim Adams and Dan Adams families about this brother "Frank who died in the Civil War". Joseph J. named his firstborn son after his deceased brother.
There is only one record of a Francis Adams who was mustered into Company I of the Second Minnesota Regiment Infantry on August 22, 1861. A Civil War researcher at the National Archives in Washington explained to me that I have all the records that exist on Francis Adams. It was not customary at that time to record the names of parents or next of kin of the men who registered for military service.
Frank registered his place of nativity as Maine and his place of residence as Troy.
There are many places in Wisconsin named Troy, townships, villages, wildlife areas.
There is also Troy, New York. The family did live out east for a while after immigration and before moving to Wisconsin. His brother Joe worked on the Erie Canal driving mules. It is guesswork in determining why Frank stated Troy as his residence. The 40-acre farm where he lived in 1861 was in Wilton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
There also is a town in Bohemia named Maine.
The military record for Francis Adams was found in a roster at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, MN. Most of the men in this regiment are from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
It could also be one of three townships in Minnesota named Troy at that time, one in each of three counties: Winona, Pipestone and another in Central Minnesota. Further research will discredit or confirm this story.
This infantry regiment, the Second Minnesota, was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Company I was mustered in beginning on July 20, 1861. The newly organized regiment concentrated at Fort Snelling and left the state for Washington, D.C. on October 14. On the way, its orders were changed and it was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving October 22, two months after Francis was mustered in. Its colonel was Horatio P. Van Cleve. From there, they moved to Lebanon Junction, KY on that same day and stayed on duty there until December 8. (From Kenneth Carley's Minnesota in the Civil War, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, 2000.)
While in Lebanon Junction, Francis succumbed to typhoid fever. He was 17 years old when he was mustered in August 22, 1861 (but registered as 20). Less than three months later he was dead on November 13, 1861. His place of burial was first at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
His remains were moved to Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is buried in Plot D3866.
One half (24,000) of Minnesota's young men served in the Civil War. 15% died from battle and disease. Frank Adams was one of them.
In December of 2002, Millie Adams Dosh spent time with researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. She was told that at the time of the Civil War, it was not protocol to inform "next of kin" of the death of soldiers. At the time of mustering in, next of kin information was not even recorded. If a soldier did not return home to his family, he was presumed dead. Thus, there should be no further effort to find family information from army records. It does not exist.
I had hoped that next-of-kin information could help us locate the early U.S. residence of the parents of Catherine, Joseph and Frank. The years between 1852 and 1856 are the years still in question in 2013.
The record of burial is the last official record to be found. There are no other records.
What follows is the wording of the list of Frank's effects as recorded in Army records:
Cover: Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, private late of Co. 1. 2nd Regiment Minn Vols. Who died at Lebanon Junction, K-y Nov 13, 1861.
Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, deceased, a private of Capt. Foot's Company, 2nd Reg't Minn
1 overcoat,1 blouse,1 frock coat. 1 hat, 1 pr. Pants,2 shirts,1 blanket,2 hankerchiefs, Paper and envelopes, Pin cushion, 1 pr. Gloves
Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
Nov 18, 1861 Inventoried in presence of
A. U. Shrra
B.Capt. Co. C 2 Regiment Mn
J.C.Donahower
2nd Liet 2nd Regiment Minn vols
John Foot
Capt Co II
2nd Regiment MN
The last section of the Bio after the break is by:Millicent Dosh
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Civil War soldier; he enlisted for the Union in Company I, 2nd Minnesota Infantry on Aug. 22, 1861. On Oct. 14, The newly organized regiment left Fort Snelling, Minnesota for Washington. On the way, their orders were changed and they were sent to Kentucky instead. Only one month later, Pvt. Adams died from typhoid fever at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
This part of the Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin
∼
born in Bohemia, Austria 1844
died November 13, 1861 in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
+Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, KY (Plot D3866)
Francis Adams was born to Mr. and Mrs. Josef Adamec in Bohemia about 1844. We have estimated this date from the 1860 U.S. census in Wisconsin when he was enumerated with his parents and brother Joseph J. (18 at the time) as 16 years of age. In August of 1861, he reported his age as 20 when he was mustered into the Union Army. He was 17 at that time. At his birth, he had at least two older siblings, Catharine and Joseph J. Family stories were shared in the Tim Adams and Dan Adams families about this brother "Frank who died in the Civil War". Joseph J. named his firstborn son after his deceased brother.
There is only one record of a Francis Adams who was mustered into Company I of the Second Minnesota Regiment Infantry on August 22, 1861. A Civil War researcher at the National Archives in Washington explained to me that I have all the records that exist on Francis Adams. It was not customary at that time to record the names of parents or next of kin of the men who registered for military service.
Frank registered his place of nativity as Maine and his place of residence as Troy.
There are many places in Wisconsin named Troy, townships, villages, wildlife areas.
There is also Troy, New York. The family did live out east for a while after immigration and before moving to Wisconsin. His brother Joe worked on the Erie Canal driving mules. It is guesswork in determining why Frank stated Troy as his residence. The 40-acre farm where he lived in 1861 was in Wilton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
There also is a town in Bohemia named Maine.
The military record for Francis Adams was found in a roster at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, MN. Most of the men in this regiment are from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
It could also be one of three townships in Minnesota named Troy at that time, one in each of three counties: Winona, Pipestone and another in Central Minnesota. Further research will discredit or confirm this story.
This infantry regiment, the Second Minnesota, was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Company I was mustered in beginning on July 20, 1861. The newly organized regiment concentrated at Fort Snelling and left the state for Washington, D.C. on October 14. On the way, its orders were changed and it was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving October 22, two months after Francis was mustered in. Its colonel was Horatio P. Van Cleve. From there, they moved to Lebanon Junction, KY on that same day and stayed on duty there until December 8. (From Kenneth Carley's Minnesota in the Civil War, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, 2000.)
While in Lebanon Junction, Francis succumbed to typhoid fever. He was 17 years old when he was mustered in August 22, 1861 (but registered as 20). Less than three months later he was dead on November 13, 1861. His place of burial was first at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
His remains were moved to Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is buried in Plot D3866.
One half (24,000) of Minnesota's young men served in the Civil War. 15% died from battle and disease. Frank Adams was one of them.
In December of 2002, Millie Adams Dosh spent time with researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. She was told that at the time of the Civil War, it was not protocol to inform "next of kin" of the death of soldiers. At the time of mustering in, next of kin information was not even recorded. If a soldier did not return home to his family, he was presumed dead. Thus, there should be no further effort to find family information from army records. It does not exist.
I had hoped that next-of-kin information could help us locate the early U.S. residence of the parents of Catherine, Joseph and Frank. The years between 1852 and 1856 are the years still in question in 2013.
The record of burial is the last official record to be found. There are no other records.
What follows is the wording of the list of Frank's effects as recorded in Army records:
Cover: Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, private late of Co. 1. 2nd Regiment Minn Vols. Who died at Lebanon Junction, K-y Nov 13, 1861.
Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, deceased, a private of Capt. Foot's Company, 2nd Reg't Minn
1 overcoat,1 blouse,1 frock coat. 1 hat, 1 pr. Pants,2 shirts,1 blanket,2 hankerchiefs, Paper and envelopes, Pin cushion, 1 pr. Gloves
Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
Nov 18, 1861 Inventoried in presence of
A. U. Shrra
B.Capt. Co. C 2 Regiment Mn
J.C.Donahower
2nd Liet 2nd Regiment Minn vols
John Foot
Capt Co II
2nd Regiment MN
The last section of the Bio after the break is by:Millicent Dosh
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Civil War soldier; he enlisted for the Union in Company I, 2nd Minnesota Infantry on Aug. 22, 1861. On Oct. 14, The newly organized regiment left Fort Snelling, Minnesota for Washington. On the way, their orders were changed and they were sent to Kentucky instead. Only one month later, Pvt. Adams died from typhoid fever at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
This part of the Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin
∼
born in Bohemia, Austria 1844
died November 13, 1861 in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
+Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, KY (Plot D3866)
Francis Adams was born to Mr. and Mrs. Josef Adamec in Bohemia about 1844. We have estimated this date from the 1860 U.S. census in Wisconsin when he was enumerated with his parents and brother Joseph J. (18 at the time) as 16 years of age. In August of 1861, he reported his age as 20 when he was mustered into the Union Army. He was 17 at that time. At his birth, he had at least two older siblings, Catharine and Joseph J. Family stories were shared in the Tim Adams and Dan Adams families about this brother "Frank who died in the Civil War". Joseph J. named his firstborn son after his deceased brother.
There is only one record of a Francis Adams who was mustered into Company I of the Second Minnesota Regiment Infantry on August 22, 1861. A Civil War researcher at the National Archives in Washington explained to me that I have all the records that exist on Francis Adams. It was not customary at that time to record the names of parents or next of kin of the men who registered for military service.
Frank registered his place of nativity as Maine and his place of residence as Troy.
There are many places in Wisconsin named Troy, townships, villages, wildlife areas.
There is also Troy, New York. The family did live out east for a while after immigration and before moving to Wisconsin. His brother Joe worked on the Erie Canal driving mules. It is guesswork in determining why Frank stated Troy as his residence. The 40-acre farm where he lived in 1861 was in Wilton Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
There also is a town in Bohemia named Maine.
The military record for Francis Adams was found in a roster at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, MN. Most of the men in this regiment are from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
It could also be one of three townships in Minnesota named Troy at that time, one in each of three counties: Winona, Pipestone and another in Central Minnesota. Further research will discredit or confirm this story.
This infantry regiment, the Second Minnesota, was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Company I was mustered in beginning on July 20, 1861. The newly organized regiment concentrated at Fort Snelling and left the state for Washington, D.C. on October 14. On the way, its orders were changed and it was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving October 22, two months after Francis was mustered in. Its colonel was Horatio P. Van Cleve. From there, they moved to Lebanon Junction, KY on that same day and stayed on duty there until December 8. (From Kenneth Carley's Minnesota in the Civil War, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, 2000.)
While in Lebanon Junction, Francis succumbed to typhoid fever. He was 17 years old when he was mustered in August 22, 1861 (but registered as 20). Less than three months later he was dead on November 13, 1861. His place of burial was first at Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
His remains were moved to Cave Hill National Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He is buried in Plot D3866.
One half (24,000) of Minnesota's young men served in the Civil War. 15% died from battle and disease. Frank Adams was one of them.
In December of 2002, Millie Adams Dosh spent time with researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. She was told that at the time of the Civil War, it was not protocol to inform "next of kin" of the death of soldiers. At the time of mustering in, next of kin information was not even recorded. If a soldier did not return home to his family, he was presumed dead. Thus, there should be no further effort to find family information from army records. It does not exist.
I had hoped that next-of-kin information could help us locate the early U.S. residence of the parents of Catherine, Joseph and Frank. The years between 1852 and 1856 are the years still in question in 2013.
The record of burial is the last official record to be found. There are no other records.
What follows is the wording of the list of Frank's effects as recorded in Army records:
Cover: Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, private late of Co. 1. 2nd Regiment Minn Vols. Who died at Lebanon Junction, K-y Nov 13, 1861.
Inventory of the effects of Francis Adams, deceased, a private of Capt. Foot's Company, 2nd Reg't Minn
1 overcoat,1 blouse,1 frock coat. 1 hat, 1 pr. Pants,2 shirts,1 blanket,2 hankerchiefs, Paper and envelopes, Pin cushion, 1 pr. Gloves
Lebanon Junction, Kentucky
Nov 18, 1861 Inventoried in presence of
A. U. Shrra
B.Capt. Co. C 2 Regiment Mn
J.C.Donahower
2nd Liet 2nd Regiment Minn vols
John Foot
Capt Co II
2nd Regiment MN
The last section of the Bio after the break is by:Millicent Dosh
Bio by: Cindy K. Coffin
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FRANCIS ADAMS
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CO I
2 MINN INF
NOV 12 1861
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