Charles Powell Adams

Charles Powell Adams
Born	(1831-03-03)March 3, 1831 Rainsburg, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 2, 1893(1893-11-02) (aged 62) Vermillion, Minnesota, US
Buried	Hastings, Minnesota, US
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1861–1866
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel  Bvt.Tooltip Brevet (military) Brigadier General
Unit	1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Commands	Hatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg

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

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.

External links

• Charles Powell Adams at Find a Grave