Robert Adams II
Robert Adams II | |
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 miniature portrait of Captain Robert Adams II | |
| Born | December 24, 1832 Richland County, South Carolina |
| Died | May 12, 1882 (aged 49) Richland County, South Carolina |
| Buried | St. John's Congaree Episcopal Church, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service/ |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Captain (CSA) |
| Unit | Charleston Light Dragoons, 4th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Eveline McCord |
| Children | five children |
| Relations | Joel Adams (grandfather) Joel Adams II (uncle) William Weston Adams (uncle) James Hopkins Adams (first cousin) James Uriah Adams (first cousin) Warren Adams (first cousin once removed) Weston Adams (great grandson) Julian Adams II (great-great grandson) |
Robert Adams II (December 24, 1832 – May 12, 1882) was a cotton planter from Lower Richland County, South Carolina, and Captain in the Army of The Confederate States of America. He is the son of Robert Adams (who served in the War of 1812 in Colonel Adam McWillie's 2nd South Carolina Regiment) and Charlotte Belton Pickett Adams.[1] He is the grandson of Joel Adams and Grace Weston Adams. Robert married Eveline McCord of Philadelphia, the great grandniece of Betsy Ross.[2][3]
Adams served in the mounted infantry unit, The Charleston Light Dragoons, 4th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry. He enlisted on April 10, 1861, two days before the Confederates fired on the Federal troops occupying Fort Sumter, on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina. He served in many engagements and was wounded and captured at the Battle of Old Church, Virginia on May 30, 1864 while under the service of Brig. General Matthew C. Butler, in General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Adams is the first cousin of Governor James Hopkins Adams of South Carolina, who was a staunch advocate of limited government and states' rights. Adams is the first cousin (once removed) of Lt. Colonel Warren Adams, C.S.A. who was the commander of Confederate forces at Battery Wagner. He is the nephew of Joel Adams II. Robert's brother James Pickett Adams was a Major in the Confederate Army and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives.[4] Robert is the great grandfather of United States Ambassador Weston Adams (ambassador), and the great-great grandfather of filmmaker Julian Adams, both of whom portrayed Robert in the feature film The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Colonel Adam McWillie's Regiment, War of 1812, Sgt. Robert Adams". sciway3.net. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ "McCord bibles, Betsy Ross". mccordbibles.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IMDb The Last Confederate trivia". imdb.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Major James Pickett Adams, CSA". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ "The Last Confederate:The Story of Robert Adams (2007)". IMDB.com. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
External links[edit]
- The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams
- ThinkFilm
- book reference: Lower Richland Planters by Laura Jervey Hopkins
- Richland County South Carolina
- eFamily Tree: Robert Adams II
- eFamily Tree: Governor James Hopkins Adams
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