Individual Details

Brig Gen Adelbert A AMES

(31 Oct 1835 - 13 Apr 1933)

Events

Birth31 Oct 1835Rockland, Knox County, Maine
EducationFrom 1 Jul 1856 to 6 May 1861United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Graduation6 May 1861United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Military6 May 1861he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Artillery
Miscellaneous21 Jul 1861fought and was wounded - The First Battle of Bull Run near, Manassas, Virginia
OccupationFrom 15 Jun 1868 to 10 Mar 1870the 27th Governor of Mississippi - Jackson, Mississippi
OccupationFrom 24 Feb 1870 to 4 Jan 1874US Senator (Republican) from Mississippi - Washington, D.C.
Marriage21 Jul 1870Saint Anne's Episcopal Church, Lowell, Massachusetts - Blanche BUTLER
OccupationFrom 4 Jan 1874 to 20 Mar 1876the 30th Governor of Mississippi - Jackson, Mississippi
MilitaryFrom 1898 to 1899as a brigadier general of volunteers during the Spanish–American War - Cuba
Residence (family)1900Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Blanche BUTLER
Residence (family)1910North Street, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Blanche BUTLER
Death13 Apr 1933Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida
BurialHildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseBlanche BUTLER (1847 - 1939)
ChildJessie A AMES (1882 - 1967)
FatherJesse AMES ( - )

Notes

Miscellaneous

He fought in -

The Peninsula Campaign.
The Battle of Yorktown.
The Battle of Gaines' Mill.
The Battle of Malvern Hill.
The Maryland Campaign.
The Battle of Antietam.
The Battle of Fredericksburg.
The Battle of Chancellorsville.
The Battle of Gettysburg.