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==Additional Research Notes==
 
==Additional Research Notes==
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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]]'''===
 
==='''[[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]]'''===
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'''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>'''
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Name: Giles Adams<br>
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Residence Place: Albany<br>
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Enlistment Date: 29 Oct 1862<br>
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Enlistment Location: Berne, Albany, New York<br>
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Regiment: 177th Regiment<br>
  
 
==='''[[h:New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900]]'''===
 
==='''[[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>
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'''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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State Served: New York<br>
 
State Served: New York<br>
 
Survived the War?: Yes<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>
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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>
 
Birth Date: abt 1844<br>
 
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
 
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>
  
 
==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
 
==='''[[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York]]'''===
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177th NY Infantry (Formerly 10th Regiment)<br>
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ADAMS, GILES - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, October 27, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co.
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G, November 21, 1862; mustered out with company, September 10,1863, at Albany, N. Y.; subsequent service in Co. B, Seventh
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Heavy Artillery.
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7th NY Heavy Artillery<br>
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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:1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox|1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox]]===
 
==='''[[h:1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox|1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox]]===
 
==='''[[h:History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell'''===
 
  
 
==='''[[h:Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
 
==='''[[h:Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany]]===
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Died, not mentioned in Heroes
  
 
==='''[[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]'''===
 
==='''[[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]'''===

Revision as of 23:31, 23 April 2013

Birth

Giles Adams was born in Knox or Albany about 1844.

Marriage & Children

He was not married.

Military Service

Name:
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

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

Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll
Knox - Giles Adams - Muster Roll

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

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.

1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox

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

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

"United States Census, 1860," Giles Adams, , Schoharie, New York
name: Giles Adams
residence: , Schoharie, New York
ward: Summit
age: 17 years
estimated birth year: 1843
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 80
family number: 301
film number: 803860
dgs number: 4237087
image number: 00438
nara number: M653


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