Tag: American Civil War

  • Sergeant-Major Albert Adams

    Sergeant-Major Albert Adams

    Date: February, 1862. (Battle of Fort Henry, American Civil War) Location: Near Stewart County, TN, USA. April 22nd, 1884 I received my degree from Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill., at the close of the session 1857-8, and having said so much will proceed to give you as clear and complete a statement of the occurrence…

  • U.S. Civil War Artilleryman

    U.S. Civil War Artilleryman

    Date: Circa, 1861-1865 [U.S. Civil War] Location: Undetermined, USA. Some years ago I became acquainted with a stalwart ex-soldier of our Civil War. He was an artilleryman, and was sitting on the ammunition chest of his gun when it was hit by a shell from the enemy’s gun and exploded. The man was thrown into…