Civil War Journey

I am going to post a series of letters my Great-Great-Grandfather wrote his wife during the Civil War. I will add interactive content and co...

The final resting place for Charles Milton Adams is the Mellinger Cemetery located in Paulding County, Ohio. Photos by James Vanvoorhis

CMA's original discharge papers found in a box 4/18/2014 after 43 years of sitting in storage. The writing on the top is from the paymas...

Head Quarters 3rd Brigade 1st Division, 23 O.C. Feb. 20th 1865 Dear Mollie At Last I have the extreme pleasure of informing you t...

On December 7th 1864, the Battle of the Cedars took place, also known as the Battle of Wilkinson's Pike. Charles Milton Adams and the 17...

Union Blockhouse From December 4th through the 6th, Charles Milton Adams and the 174th Ohio participated in a r...

Charles Milton Adams joined the 174th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 30th 1864. It was one of the last Volunteer Regiments of the war an...

Charles Milton Adams was home in Union County on the farm as America continued to tear itself to pieces, the carnage was far from waining. I...

I am trying to understand why C.M.A. re-enlisted into the Army after being home for eighteen months. One possibility was the fact his two ne...

On January 16th,1863, Charles Milton Adams received a surgeon's discharge and returned home to Jerome Township in Union County Ohio. I ...

Camp Near Abbeville Miss. Dec. 17th 1862 Dear Mary, I take my pen this morning to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well,...

Camp near Abberville, Miss . Dec. 8th 1862 Dear Mary, I take my pen to reply to your kind letter of the 27th uft.(?) Which came to ha...

(La Grange Seminary Grand Junction, Tennessee, 1862) Camp near Grand Junction Tennesse Nov. 20th, 1862 Dear, Mary, I received your kind lett...

Corinth, Oct,23rd 1862 Beloved Mollie, I take my pen this evening to write you a few harty (?) lines. I don’t expect to have time to wr...

Battle of Davis Bridge also know as the battle of Hatchie bridge. The book The Darkest Days of the War by Peter Cozzens has an excellent a...

After the Battle of Iuka, Charles M.Adams marches back to the town of Corinth, Mississippi to take an active part in the defense the Union A...

Iuka Mississippi, Sept. 25th ,1862 Dear Mary, I take my pen this afternoon to address you a few lines, I wrote you a few days ago giving you...

In the last Letter Charles Milton Adams says " We shall probably stay here sometime as you can continue to direct you letters heretofor...

Corinth, Sept. 11th 1862 Dear Mollie, If I am not mistaken I wrote you a letter one week ago today, and another last Sunday, indeed. I...

(Click The Pic) Camp No.9 Corinth Miss, Sept 7th 1862 Dear Mollie, This is Sunday morning and I take my seat to write you a few lines. I rec...

Camp near Corinth, Mississippi August 29th, 1862 6 O’clock A.M. Dear Mollie, Seated on a small arm chair at my guard post with a bright...

10th Ohio Battery, 6th division, Corinth Mississippi August 23rd 1862 Dear Mary, It is Saturday night after dark and as I have about two inc...

Camp near Corinth, Mississippi Aug. 17th 1862 Beloved Wife, I don’t now but that you will get tired of my writing so often but, as I ha...

August 10th 1862 10th Ohio battery, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, Corinth, Tishomingo County, Mississippi Charlie to Mollie, Edgar, a...

Camp near Corinth. July 18th 1862 Dear Mary, I have several times commenced writing you lately but have got discouraged and stopped before I...

Camp No.9 Tishomingo County, Mississippi June 20th 1862 Dear Mary, I have just finished a letter to the boys and I don’t know as I can...