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Corp Elmer Adams

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Corp Elmer Adams Veteran

Birth
Death
13 May 1922 (aged 79–80)
Port Republic, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Port Republic, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Union Soldier. He was enrolled in the 23rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 28, 1862, and was mustered in as a Corporal in Company K on September 13, 1862. He served through the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign, and the May 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign, and was honorably mustered out on June 27, 1863.

He then enlisted in the Union Navy, serving as a Landsman and Captain of the Hold on several ships, including the USS Wabash and the USS Princeton.

Filed for US Army Invalid Veteran Pension February 18, 1891 (Application #988442, no certificate).

On June 3, 1922 his wife, Eliza Adams, filed for a US Navy Widow's Pension (Application #1190172, Certificate #930423).
Civil War Union Soldier. He was enrolled in the 23rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 28, 1862, and was mustered in as a Corporal in Company K on September 13, 1862. He served through the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign, and the May 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign, and was honorably mustered out on June 27, 1863.

He then enlisted in the Union Navy, serving as a Landsman and Captain of the Hold on several ships, including the USS Wabash and the USS Princeton.

Filed for US Army Invalid Veteran Pension February 18, 1891 (Application #988442, no certificate).

On June 3, 1922 his wife, Eliza Adams, filed for a US Navy Widow's Pension (Application #1190172, Certificate #930423).


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  • Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Jun 28, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20145822/elmer-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Elmer Adams (1842–13 May 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20145822, citing Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Port Republic, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by RPD2 (contributor 309).