May 1, 1888(1888-05-01) (aged 69) Jackson, Mississippi
Buried
Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi
Allegiance
Republic of Texas Confederate States of America
Service/branch
Texas Militia Confederate States Army
Years of service
1839 (Republic of Texas) 1861-1865 (CSA)
Rank
Captain (Texas militia) Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands held
Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment Adams' Brigade
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Battle of Shiloh
Siege of Corinth
Battle of Iuka
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
Vicksburg Campaign
Battle of Raymond
Battle of Champion Hill
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege of Port Hudson
Battle of Meridian
Spouse(s)
Sally Mayrant
Relations
George Adams (father)
Anna Weisiger (mother)
Daniel Adams (brother)
Other work
Postmaster
William Wirt Adams (1819–1888) was a banker, planter, state legislator, and a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army.[1][2][3]
^Wakelyn, Jon L. (1977). Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, Inc. p. 68. ISBN 0-8371-6124-X.
^Warner, Ezra J. (1997), Generals in Gray: Lives of Confederate Commanders, Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, pp. 129–130, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5
^"Adams, William Wirt (1819–1888)". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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Global Information
Republic of Texas
Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army
Captain (Texas militia)
Brigadier General (CSA)