Charles Powell Adams

Charles Powell Adams (March 3, 1831 – November 2, 1893) was a Colonel in the Union Army, physician and politician.

Charles Powell Adams
Born(1831-03-03)March 3, 1831
Rainsburg, Pennsylvania, US
DiedNovember 2, 1893(1893-11-02) (aged 62)
Vermillion, Minnesota, US
Buried
Hastings, Minnesota, US
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1861–1866
Rank
  •  Lieutenant Colonel
  •  Bvt.Tooltip Brevet (military) Brigadier General
Unit1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Commands heldHatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Powell Adams was a doctor when he was elected to the Minnesota territorial chamber on October 14, 1856. When the civil war began he entered the Union army as a Captain in the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to major on October 22, 1861 and to Lieutenant Colonel 11 months later. During the Battle of Gettysburg he participated in the attacks of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment and was wounded by three cannonballs next to Colonel William J. Colvill. After mustering out on May 4, 1864, he reenlisted in Hatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion with the rank of Major. It conducted operations against Northwestern Indians. He was brevetted brigadier general on Sept. 5, 1864 and left the active service June 22, 1866.

Colonel Adams died on November 2, 1893 in Vermillion, Minnesota and is buried in Hastings.


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