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Is he one of the two John Adamsons that died in the Civil War? Apparently he was.

I have an autosomal match to a person who claims This man to be John R. Adamson who married 2 Nov 1847, Elizabeth J. Sheppard, Randolph Co IN. His birth is compatible; he died 1 May 1863 in Port Gibson, MS. This person has a shared autosomal match to at least one descendant of James Minor Adamson.

John was raised by his uncle and aunt, Jonathan P. & Emily Adamson.

Here are the records for this man:

Indiana Marriages: John R. Adamson to Elizabeth J. Shepherd, 2 Nov 1847, Randolph Co IN

1850 Census. Huntsville, Randolph, IN Hh 1824
John Adamson, 33. blacksmith, b. IN
Elizabeth, 30, b. VA
David W. Adamson, age 1, b. IN

1860 Census. West River Twp, Trenton P.O., Randolph, IN, Hh 162
J. R. "Anderson", 37, blacksmith
E. P., 37, female
D. W., 11, male
A. J., 9, male
Mary A., 6
J. H., 2
unnamed son, 3 months old

U.S. Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865; Ancestry.com
Jno R. Adamson, died 1 May 1863. He enlisted in Indiana and was a 1st Sgt in Company D, the 69th Indiana Volunteers. Killed in battle.

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/portgibson.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
After crossing to the eastern bank of the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg on April 30, 1863, a powerful Union force immediately began to press north towards Vicksburg. Port Gibson, roughly ten miles east of Bruinsburg and commanding the best approach route to the Confederate river fortress, was the first Federal objective. Fierce night fighting erupted early on May 1 as the Union soldiers encountered their foes in the craggy, overgrown tangle around Port Gibson shortly after midnight. After a brief lull, the battle roared to life once more at dawn. Confederate general Edward Tracy was killed while directing the right flank of the defense. The battle continued for most of the day as successive Confederate lines buckled under the weight of the Union advance. A counterattack was bloodily repulsed in the late afternoon and the Southerners were forced from the field. The Battle of Port Gibson firmly secured a Union beachhead east of the Mississippi River.

Find A Grave Memorial# 16236845 - shared stone with Elizabeth, pictured but not readable. I wonder if his body is actually there, or rests somewhere in Mississippi.
John R. Adamson: His widow Elizabeth [1820-1906] filed for his Civil War pension, 30 Jun 1863, and she gave his date of death as 1 May 1863 - he was killed, shot three times, near Port Gibson, MS, at the battle of Thompson Hills. He served as a 1st Sgt, Company D, 69th Indiana Infantry; enlisted at Richmond on 26 Jul 1862. Papers are on Fold3. Also the 1850 census, Huntsville, Randolph Co IN gives his age as 33, in 1850, or born about 1817. Their marriage record is in the pension file - they married 2 Nov 1847, Randolph Co. Children are listed in the file:
David H., b. 9 Feb 1848, Andrew J., b. 12 Aug 1849. Mary Ann, b. 17 Jan 1854, and John H., born Nov 18 1857 and also buried Buena Vista Cemetery.
Elizabeth's death is also noted in the Pension file as 20 Oct 1906, when the pension was halted.

Birth	Abt 1822	Indiana
Marriage	2 Nov 1847	Randolph County, Indiana - Elizabeth J. Sheppard
Death	1 May 1863	Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi

Spouse	Elizabeth J. Sheppard (1820 - 1906)
Child	David W. Adamson (1848 - 1913)
Child	Andrew J. Adamson (1850 - 1936)
Child	Mary Ann Adamson (1854 - 1876)
Child	John H. Adamson (1857 - 1921)

Father	DAVID ADAMSON (1793 - 1828)
Mother	MARY ANNE Roberts ( - )
Sibling	Ann ADAMSON (1816 - 1892)
Sibling	ANDREW JACKSON ADAMSON (1817 - 1869)
Sibling	James Minor ADAMSON (1819 - 1884)
Sibling	Ruth ADAMSON (1821 - 1886)
Sibling	Moses ADAMSON (1825 - 1917)