Private, Company A, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Enlisted on February 29, 1864. Family history says he was twice wounded during the war. At war's end, the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry and the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry were consolidated to form the 3rd Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry. Elijah was mustered out with Company B, 3rd PA Provisional Cavalry on October 31, 1865.

Lived in Cameron, West Virginia, after the war. Migrated to Marshall County, West Virginia, before 1880. He farmed after the war and on May 24, 1873, married Miss Margaret Lisle. Margaret died in 1897. He married Rebecca Jane Coen in 1899. The couple had eight children. Filed for a pension on February 27, 1883, application number 473,871, certificate 547,157.

See 18th PA Cav for a virtual cemetery of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron Ohio) 25 Oct 1934, page 9.

ELIJAH ADAMS, 88 G.A.R. MAN, DIES

Former Resident of West Virginia Member of Buckley Post; rites Friday.

Elijah Adams, 88, Civil War veteran and member of Buckley post G.A.R., died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Beuter, 576 Carroll St.

He had lived here for the last few years, coming from West Virginia. During the Civil War, he served two years in Co. B, Third Cavalry. Mr. Adams had been in failing health for several months and seriously ill for the last week.

Besides his daughter, Mrs. Beuter, he leaves anther daughter, Mrs. Margaret Ross of Akron; Clyde of Mansfield, and Thaddeus of Los Angeles, and two brothers, Henry of Bellaire, and John of Zanesville.

Body of Mr. Adams was taken to Cameron, W. Va., Thursday, for funeral services and burial Friday afternoon.

From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY," Vol. I, page 667.

Brant & Fuller, 1890.

ELIJAH ADAMS

Elijah Adams, one of the worthy and responsible farmers of Loudenville, was one of thirteen children born to John and Elizabeth Adams, both natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, Lucretia, deceased; George W., Sarah; Maria, now dead; Louisa, Frank, James Harvey, John, Henry L., Emma, Amanda, Susan and Elijah, the subject of this sketch, who was born in Greene county, Penn., in 1846. George W. married Mary M. Dunlays; Sarah became the wife of H. P. Adams, James H. married Hannah Coe; John married Josephine Burdette; Henry L., married Cora Randolph, and Emma and Amanda married Stewart Smith, and Charles Ford, respectively; Susan became Mrs. Pestle Foutz. John and Elizabeth Adams were old and highly respected inhabitants of Greene county, where they lived for over sixty years. Seven years ago they went to live with their youngest daughter, in Wirt county, West Virginia. Elijah Adams began the battle of life upon the battle-field of his country, by enlisting in Company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry, on February 28, 1864. He was a brave soldier and fought in the following noted battles with great valor: Battles of Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, was before Richmond, then in the valley, serving under Sheridan. Mr. Adams was in some battle, greater or less, almost every day for four months; was twice wounded quite severely, but, notwithstanding all this, he did not stay away from his regiment one day, from his enlistment to his discharge, which took place on the 28th of November, 1865. Having left the war with a record excelled by few men, Mr. Adams went to farming, and has continued in that occupation ever since. May 24, 1873, he was joined in wedlock to Margaret Lisle, daughter of Andrew and Margaret Jane Lisle, prominent people of Monroe county, Ohio. Mrs. Lisle was a worthy communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Adam's home has been blessed by the advent of eight children, they are: Sarah B., George W., Thaddeus S., Mary E. and James B., the two latter dying in childhood; Amanda J., Margaret E. and Elijah DeWitt. The children are still at home, and they form a very happy and interesting family. Both Mr. and Mrs. Adams are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Adams is a member of the S. B. Stidger post of the G.A.R., and is also a solid republican, as well as a member of the Junior Mechanics' lodge No. 17. An annual which was presented to Mrs. Grant by Queen Victoria, is now in the possession of Mr. Adams.