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George W. Adams

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George W. Adams

Birth
Death
6 Dec 1918 (aged 74)
Burial
Midway, Lafayette County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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George W. Adams,

Born Coffee County, Alabama, June 29, 1844; resided in Florida since 1846; enlisted at McIntosh, Florida, September 1, 1861, in company E, 4th Florida Infantry; Captured at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 and sent to Rock Island Prison, Illinois;
Enlisted in the Union Navy and transferred to the Naval rendezvous at Camp Douglas, January 25, 1864;
Deserted the Union Navy at Boston, Massachusetts;
Claimed that he was on his way back to his Confederate Regiment, and was near Goldsboro, North Carolina, when the war ended; after the war he attempted to claim a Confederate pension, but his enlistment in the Union Navy caused the application to be denied; died December 6, 1918.

Source: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&259613
George W. Adams,

Born Coffee County, Alabama, June 29, 1844; resided in Florida since 1846; enlisted at McIntosh, Florida, September 1, 1861, in company E, 4th Florida Infantry; Captured at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 and sent to Rock Island Prison, Illinois;
Enlisted in the Union Navy and transferred to the Naval rendezvous at Camp Douglas, January 25, 1864;
Deserted the Union Navy at Boston, Massachusetts;
Claimed that he was on his way back to his Confederate Regiment, and was near Goldsboro, North Carolina, when the war ended; after the war he attempted to claim a Confederate pension, but his enlistment in the Union Navy caused the application to be denied; died December 6, 1918.

Source: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&259613


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  • Maintained by: Susan Moors
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10666348/george_w-adams: accessed ), memorial page for George W. Adams (29 Jun 1844–6 Dec 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10666348, citing Maypop Cemetery, Midway, Lafayette County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Susan Moors (contributor 47987781).