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==Birth== | ==Birth== | ||
− | Giles Adams was born in Knox or Albany about 1844. | + | Giles Adams was born in Knox or Albany about 1844,he son of Benjamin and Maria Adams. His known siblings were: |
+ | *Solomon Adams | ||
+ | *Eve A. Adams | ||
+ | *Peter Adams | ||
+ | *Joseph Adams | ||
+ | *George Adams | ||
==Marriage & Children== | ==Marriage & Children== | ||
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|Name: | |Name: | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
− | < | + | [[File:CivilWarKnoxAdamsGilesGrave.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center> Giles Adams "grave' - Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury. Rowan County, North Carolina</center>]] |
+ | Giles Adams died as a prisoner of war Nov. 23, 1864, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA | ||
+ | Along the outer perimeter of the trench burial area are a series of headstones each inscribed with the simple words "Unknown U.S. Soldier" | ||
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− | ==Additional Research Notes== | + | ==Additional Research Notes== |
− | + | Giles Adams was in both the 7th Heavy Artillery AND the 177th infantry. | |
− | == | + | ==='''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''=== |
+ | '''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' | ||
+ | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
+ | Residence Place: Albany<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Date: 29 Oct 1862<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | Regiment: 177th Regiment<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''=== | ||
[[File:CivilWarKnoxAdamsGilesMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll</center>]] | [[File:CivilWarKnoxAdamsGilesMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll</center>]] | ||
[[File:CivilWarKnoxAdamsGilesMusterRoll2-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll</center>]] | [[File:CivilWarKnoxAdamsGilesMusterRoll2-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll</center>]] | ||
− | New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Giles Adams<br> | + | '''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' |
Name: Giles Adams<br> | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
Age: 18<br> | Age: 18<br> | ||
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Separation Details: Died <br> | Separation Details: Died <br> | ||
Seperation Date: 23 Nov 1864 <br> | Seperation Date: 23 Nov 1864 <br> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | + | ==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''=== | |
+ | '''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' | ||
+ | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
+ | Residence: Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | Age at enlistment: 18<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1862<br> | ||
+ | Rank at enlistment: Private<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Place: Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | State Served: New York<br> | ||
+ | Survived the War?: Yes<br> | ||
+ | Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862. Mustered out on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY. Transferred to on 10 Sep 1863.<br> | ||
+ | Birth Date: abt 1844<br> | ||
+ | Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br> | ||
− | + | '''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' | |
− | < | + | Name: Giles Adams<br> |
+ | Side: Union<br> | ||
+ | Regiment State/Origin: New York<br> | ||
+ | Regiment Name: 7 N. Y. Heavy Art'y.<br> | ||
+ | Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery<br> | ||
+ | Company: B<br> | ||
+ | Rank In: Private<br> | ||
+ | Rank In Expanded: Private<br> | ||
+ | Rank Out: Private<br> | ||
+ | Rank Out Expanded: Private<br> | ||
+ | Film Number: M551 roll 1<br> | ||
− | < | + | '''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' |
− | + | Name: Giles Adams<br> | |
− | + | Side: Union<br> | |
− | + | Regiment State/Origin: New York<br> | |
− | + | Regiment Name: 7 N. Y. Heavy Art'y.<br> | |
− | + | Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery<br> | |
− | + | Company: B<br> | |
− | + | Rank In: Private<br> | |
− | + | Rank In Expanded: Private<br> | |
− | + | Rank Out: Private<br> | |
− | < | + | Rank Out Expanded: Private<br> |
+ | Film Number: M551 roll 1<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''American Civil War Soldiers about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' | ||
+ | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Date: 27 Oct 1862<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Place: Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | Side Served: Union<br> | ||
+ | State Served: New York<br> | ||
+ | Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 October 1862 at the age of 18.<br> | ||
+ | Enlisted in Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862.<br> | ||
+ | Mustered Out Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.<br> | ||
+ | Transferred into Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863.<br> | ||
+ | Sources: 14<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''American Civil War Soldiers about Giles Adams<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>''' | ||
+ | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Date: 7 Dec 1863<br> | ||
+ | Enlistment Place: Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | Side Served: Union<br> | ||
+ | State Served: New York<br> | ||
+ | Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 7 December 1863 at the age of 18.<br> | ||
+ | Enlisted in Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 10 Dec 1863.<br> | ||
+ | Died of disease as a POW Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 23 Nov 1864 at Salisbury, NC.<br> | ||
+ | Sources: 14<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''=== | ||
+ | 177th NY Infantry (Formerly 10th Regiment)<br> | ||
+ | ADAMS, GILES - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 27, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co. | ||
+ | G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10,1863, at Albany, N. Y.; subsequent service in Co. B, Seventh | ||
+ | Heavy Artillery. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 7th NY Heavy Artillery<br> | ||
+ | ADAMS, GILES — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, December 7, 1863, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. B, December 10, 1863, to serve three years; captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station, Va.; died of disease, November 23, 1864, at Salisbury, N. C. ; prior service in Co. G, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh. | ||
+ | ==='''[[h:Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]=== | ||
+ | Died, not mentioned in Heroes | ||
− | ''' | + | ==='''[[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]'''=== |
+ | ADAMS, GILES - Born: Albany, NY. Age: 18. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, December 7, 1863, as private in Co. B; captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station; died of chills and fever, November 23, 1864, at Salisbury, NC. Prior service in the 177th New York Infantry. | ||
− | + | ==Census Records== | |
− | + | Possible: | |
− | + | {| | |
− | + | |'''1850 United States Federal Census about Giles Adams<br>''' | |
− | + | Name: Giles Adams<br> | |
− | + | Age: 4<br> | |
− | + | Birth Year: abt 1846<br> | |
− | + | Home in 1850: Guilderland, Albany, New York<br> | |
− | + | Gender: Male<br> | |
− | + | Family Number: 54<br> | |
− | + | Household Members: <br> | |
− | + | Name Age<br> | |
− | + | Benjamin Adams 40<br> | |
− | + | Maria Adams 42<br> | |
+ | Solomon Adams 22<br> | ||
+ | Eve A Adams 14<br> | ||
+ | Peter Adams 11<br> | ||
+ | Joseph Adams 9<br> | ||
+ | George Adams 6<br> | ||
+ | '''Giles Adams 4'''<br> | ||
+ | |'''1860 United States Federal Census about Giles Adams<br>''' | ||
+ | Name: Giles Adams<br> | ||
+ | Age in 1860: 13<br> | ||
+ | Birth Year: abt 1847<br> | ||
+ | Birthplace: New York<br> | ||
+ | Home in 1860: Albany Ward 3, Albany, New York<br> | ||
+ | Gender: Male<br> | ||
+ | Post Office: Albany<br> | ||
+ | Value of real estate: View image<br> | ||
+ | Household Members: <br> | ||
+ | Name Age<br> | ||
+ | Maria Adams 56<br> | ||
+ | Peter Adams 21<br> | ||
+ | Joseph Adams 19<br> | ||
+ | George Adams 16<br> | ||
+ | '''Giles Adams 13'''<br> | ||
+ | James Flannigan 18<br> | ||
+ | Solomon Adams 36<br> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ==Additional Media== | ||
'''Pvt Giles Adams''' <br> | '''Pvt Giles Adams''' <br> | ||
− | Birth: 1844 | + | Birth: 1844, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA <br> |
− | Albany | + | Death: Nov. 23, 1864, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA <br> |
− | Albany County | ||
− | New York, USA <br> | ||
− | Death: Nov. 23, 1864 | ||
− | Salisbury | ||
− | Rowan County | ||
− | North Carolina, USA <br> | ||
Residence: Albany,NY <br> | Residence: Albany,NY <br> | ||
Enlistment Age-18. Laborer <br> | Enlistment Age-18. Laborer <br> | ||
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POW, Aug 25,1864, Ream's Station,VA <br> | POW, Aug 25,1864, Ream's Station,VA <br> | ||
Note: New York Civil War Rosters 1861-1865. Personal Research <br> | Note: New York Civil War Rosters 1861-1865. Personal Research <br> | ||
− | Burial: | + | Burial: Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury. Rowan County, North Carolina, USA <br> |
− | Salisbury National Cemetery | ||
− | Salisbury | ||
− | Rowan County | ||
− | North Carolina, USA <br> | ||
Plot: "Unknown" Burial Trench <br> | Plot: "Unknown" Burial Trench <br> | ||
[http://www.findagrave.com/ http://www.findagrave.com/] | [http://www.findagrave.com/ http://www.findagrave.com/] | ||
NOTE: A Giles Adams was born the same year and lived in Summit, Schoharie County, NY, but this Giles appears on the 1870 index and so cannot be the Civil War soldier who died in 1864. | NOTE: A Giles Adams was born the same year and lived in Summit, Schoharie County, NY, but this Giles appears on the 1870 index and so cannot be the Civil War soldier who died in 1864. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 11 May 2013
Birth
Giles Adams was born in Knox or Albany about 1844,he son of Benjamin and Maria Adams. His known siblings were:
- Solomon Adams
- Eve A. Adams
- Peter Adams
- Joseph Adams
- George Adams
Marriage & Children
He was not married.
Military Service
Name: | Giles Adams |
Residence: | |
Enlistment Date: | 27 Oct 1862 |
Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY |
Enlistment Rank: | Private |
State Served: | New York |
Regiment: | 177th Infantry |
Company: | Company G |
Muster Out Date: | 10 Sept 1863 |
Muster Out Place: | Albany, NY |
Re-enlistment Date: | 7 Dec 1863 |
Re-enlisted at | Albany, NY |
Re-enlistment Rank: | Private |
State Served: | New York |
Regiment: | 7th Heavy Artillery |
Company: | Company B |
Captured on: | 23 Nov 1864 |
Captured at: | Reams Station, VA |
Imprisoned at: | Salisbury, NC |
Died of disease: | 23 Nov 1864 |
Place of death: | Salisbury, NC |
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18 to serve 9 months in the 177th Infantry. He was still only 18 when he re-enlisted in the 7th Heavy Artillery to serve 3 years. |
Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York, Regimental Rosters; Ancestry.com military databases |
Death
Giles Adams died as a prisoner of war Nov. 23, 1864, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Along the outer perimeter of the trench burial area are a series of headstones each inscribed with the simple words "Unknown U.S. Soldier"
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Giles Adams was in both the 7th Heavy Artillery AND the 177th infantry.
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 29 Oct 1862
Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York
Regiment: 177th Regiment
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 10 Sep 1863
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
about Giles Adams
Name: Giles Adams
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birth Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Year: 1863
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1863
Separation Details: Died
Seperation Date: 23 Nov 1864
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Residence: Albany, New York
Age at enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862. Mustered out on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY. Transferred to on 10 Sep 1863.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N. Y. Heavy Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 1
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N. Y. Heavy Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 1
American Civil War Soldiers about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Enlistment Date: 27 Oct 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 October 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862.
Mustered Out Company G, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863 at Albany, NY.
Transferred into Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 10 Sep 1863.
Sources: 14
American Civil War Soldiers about Giles Adams[1]
Name: Giles Adams
Enlistment Date: 7 Dec 1863
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 7 December 1863 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 10 Dec 1863.
Died of disease as a POW Company B, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 23 Nov 1864 at Salisbury, NC.
Sources: 14
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
177th NY Infantry (Formerly 10th Regiment)
ADAMS, GILES - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 27, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10,1863, at Albany, N. Y.; subsequent service in Co. B, Seventh
Heavy Artillery.
7th NY Heavy Artillery
ADAMS, GILES — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, December 7, 1863, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. B, December 10, 1863, to serve three years; captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station, Va.; died of disease, November 23, 1864, at Salisbury, N. C. ; prior service in Co. G, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh.
Heroes of Albany
Died, not mentioned in Heroes
Carnival of Blood
ADAMS, GILES - Born: Albany, NY. Age: 18. Occupation: laborer. Enlisted, December 7, 1863, as private in Co. B; captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station; died of chills and fever, November 23, 1864, at Salisbury, NC. Prior service in the 177th New York Infantry.
Census Records
Possible:
1850 United States Federal Census about Giles Adams Name: Giles Adams |
1860 United States Federal Census about Giles Adams Name: Giles Adams |
Additional Media
Pvt Giles Adams
Birth: 1844, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Death: Nov. 23, 1864, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Residence: Albany,NY
Enlistment Age-18. Laborer
Enlisted: Oct 27,1862, Albany,NY
Mustered in Nov 21,1862, New York. Private
Mustered into Co "G" 177th NY Infantry
Mustered out Sep 10,1863, Albany,NY.
Dec 10,1863 Mustered into Co "B" 7th NY Heavy Artillery
Died of disease while POW at Salisbury Prison,NC.
POW, Aug 25,1864, Ream's Station,VA
Note: New York Civil War Rosters 1861-1865. Personal Research
Burial: Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury. Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: "Unknown" Burial Trench
http://www.findagrave.com/
NOTE: A Giles Adams was born the same year and lived in Summit, Schoharie County, NY, but this Giles appears on the 1870 index and so cannot be the Civil War soldier who died in 1864.
Sources