Ames, Adelbert (1835-1933)

Name:

Ames, Adelbert (1835-1933)

Title:

Second Lieutenant, Union Army, Artillery, 1861
Major, Union Army, 1861
Lieuntenant Colonel, Union Army, 1862
Brigadier General, Union Army, 1863
Provisional Governor of Mississippi, 1868-1869
U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1870-1874
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Spanish-American War, 1898
Congressional Medal of Honor, 1893

Born:

10/31/1835

Birthplace:

Rockland, ME

Died:

04/12/1933

Death Location:

Ormond Beach, FL

Residence:

Lowell, MA
Mississippi
Northfield, MS
New York City, NY
Tewksbury, MA
Ormond, FL
Ormond Beach, FL

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Army officer
Civil War General
Commander of 20th Maine Regiment
Governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction

Father:

Ames, Jesse

Mother:

Bradbury, Martha

Relations:

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler (father-in-law)

Spouse:

Butler, Blanche (1847-1939), m. 07/21/1870)

Children:

Butler
Edith
Sarah
Blanche
Adelbert, Jr.
Jessie

Notes:

Grew up as a sailor, mate of a clipper ship and sailor on his father's ship.
Entered West Point on 07/01/1856, graduated shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War (05/06/1861), 5/45 in his class.
Commissioned 2nd Lt. 2nd US Artillery on graduation.
Promoted to 1st Lt. 5th US Artillery 05/14/1861.
Wounded at 1st Bull Run, but refused to leave his guns. Earned brevit promotion to Major and Congressional Medal of Honor for action.
Out of action until the following spring.
Joined the defence force for Washington DC.
Participated in Penninsular Campaign; Battle of Yorktown; Battle of Gaines' Mill; Battle of Malvern Hill.
Breveted to Lt. Colonel 07/01/1862 for action at Malvern Hill.