Charles Powell Adams
Charles Powell Adams | |
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Charles Powell Adams | |
| Born | March 3, 1831 Rainsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1893 (aged 62) Vermillion, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1866 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | Hatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion |
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Charles Powell Adams (March 3, 1831 – November 2, 1893) was a Colonel in the Union Army, physician and politician. He was a territorial house member and a senator in the Minnesota legislature, and also served as mayor of Hastings, Minnesota, for one term. During the Civil War, he fought at the Battle of Malvern Hill, the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was severely wounded.
He was a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, an honorary member of the State Medical Society of California, and a member and ex-president of the Rocky Mountain Medical Society. He was also a member of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Minnesota.