The Biographical Dictionary of America/Adams, John (soldier)

ADAMS John, soldier, was born at Pulaski, Tenn., Feb. 8, 1825, and after being graduated from West Point joined the United States army with the rank of second lieutenant. He was in active service during the Mexican war, and was brevetted 1st lieutenant for gallantry. He than served on the western frontier, reaching the rank of captain. At the outbreak of the civil war he resigned from the United States army and joined the Confederate, where he gained the rank of major-general. He was killed at the battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864.