Brother Henry Clay Adams
Alvin Adams entered service to his country as a member of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and died as a POW at Camp Sumpter in Georgia, know infamously as “Andersonville”, on October 22, 1864. His wife, Lydia Ann (Dawley) and son Frank Nelson Adams (age 3 when he died) lived in Franklin, MA. After the War, Alvin’s brother, Henry Clay Adams, married Lydia and they went on to have several more children.
Alvin Adams entered service to his country as a member of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and died as a POW at Camp Sumpter in Georgia, know infamously as “Andersonville”, on October 22, 1864. His wife, Lydia Ann (Dawley) and son Frank Nelson Adams (age 3 when he died) lived in Franklin, MA. After the War, Alvin’s brother, Henry Clay Adams, married Lydia and they went on to have several more children.
Brother Henry Clay Adams
Alvin Adams entered service to his country as a member of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and died as a POW at Camp Sumpter in Georgia, know infamously as “Andersonville”, on October 22, 1864. His wife, Lydia Ann (Dawley) and son Frank Nelson Adams (age 3 when he died) lived in Franklin, MA. After the War, Alvin’s brother, Henry Clay Adams, married Lydia and they went on to have several more children.
Alvin Adams entered service to his country as a member of the 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was captured at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and died as a POW at Camp Sumpter in Georgia, know infamously as “Andersonville”, on October 22, 1864. His wife, Lydia Ann (Dawley) and son Frank Nelson Adams (age 3 when he died) lived in Franklin, MA. After the War, Alvin’s brother, Henry Clay Adams, married Lydia and they went on to have several more children.
Gravesite Details
PVT CO G; 16; MASS INF
