Adelbert Ames
✓ Source-basedfallingUnion Army general and Medal of Honor recipient (1835-1933)
Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. S. Senator, and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi. In 1898, he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish-American War.
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Ames as a West Point cadet
Inspection of the 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery by Gen Ames, by William Waud
Ames (seated, center) and his staff during the American Civil War
Ames as a brevet major general in the Union Army
The Medal of Honor plaque at Ames' grave at the Hildreth family cemetery in Lowell, MassachusettsAwards 1
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Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was a military governor, U.S. Senator, and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi. In 1898, he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish-American War. He was the last Republican to serve as the state governor of Mississippi until the election of Kirk Fordice, who took office in January 1992, 116 years after Ames vacated the office.
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