The Biographical Dictionary of America/Adams, Charles Follen

ADAMS, Charles Follen, author, was born at Dorchester, Mass., April 21, 1842. He came from revolutionary ancestors, being a descendant of Samuel Adams, as well as of Hannah Dustin, of Haverhill, Mass., who is well known for her captivity with the Indians. When quite a young man he engaged in business in Boston. The civil war breaking out, he promptly enlisted, and was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. After recovering he continued to serve in the army as wardmaster in the hospital for the convalescent in Washington. D. C. In 1864 he returned to Boston and once more engaged in mercantile business. Among his published pieces his "Puzzled Dutchman" and "Leedle Yawcob Strauss" became very popular. In 1877 his stray pieces were collected into a volume, and in 1887 his "Dialect Ballads" were published and received wide commendation.