AMES, Adelbert

Affiliation:  Union

Born: October 31 1835, Rockland ME

Died: April 13 1933, Ormand FL

Pre-War Profession: Sailor, graduated West Point 1861.

War Service: 1861 Lt. in artillery, First Bull Run (w) - Medal of Honor, Washington defences, Peninsula campaign, August 1862 Col. of 20th Maine, Antietam campaign, Fredericksburg, aide to Meade at Chancellorsville, May 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers commanding 2nd Bde/1 Divn/XI Corps, Gettysburg, with X Corps around Charleston, commanded a 3rd Bde/3rd Divn/XVIII Corps at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, commanded 2nd Divn/XXIV Corps, Fort Fisher.

Post War:  Army service, provisional governor of Mississippi, resigned US Army 1870, US senator, state governor, Spanish-American War.