John Adams - Confederate Officer - Pulaski, TN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 35° 11.711 W 087° 01.657
16S E 497485 N 3894688
Memorial marker to a Confederate Officer.
Waymark Code: WMZWQV
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2019
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County of marker: Giles County
Location of marker: E. College At (TN-15) & S. Sam Davis Ave., Pulaski
Erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Text:
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JOHN ADAMS
Born in Nashville, July 1, 1825, he served as an officer of the First Dragons following graduation from the Military Academy in 1846. Resigning at Secession, he rose to command a brigade in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He was killed leading his brigade at Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864. He is buried in the cemetery 300 yards south.