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Adams, Benjamin F.Description
Image of Benjamin F. Adams record of service in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Vol. 25"History
Benjamin F. Adams was born on August 7th, 1838 in Connecticut. It is unclear when he moved to Holland MI, but he enlisted with the 25th Michigan Infantry, Company I on August 14, 1862. He served until June 24th, 1865 when most of the 25th Michigan was mustered out. After the war, Benjamin stayed in Holland for a few years before moving to the Dakota Territory. He died in 1883 in Bald Knob, Arkansas at the age of 45.The 25th Michigan Infantry Company I was largely made up of Dutch immigrants from Holland, Michigan and its surrounding areas. The company is most famous for its involvement in the Battle at Tebb's Bend, where roughly 200 Union soldiers repulsed an attack by the Confederate general John Hunt Morgan and his raiders. The 25th Infantry was also involved in several campaigns in Eastern Tennessee and Sherman's March to the Sea, where the 25th fought at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Kingston, Allatoona, Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain, and Kenesaw. The regiment also took part in the siege of Atlanta. ;Read More