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A portrait of Daniel W. Adams.
Daniel W. Adams, general in the army of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on May 1, 1821. He commanded the 1st Louisiana Regulars and fought in multiple major battles, principally the Battles of Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, and Chickamauga. He was wounded several times, losing his right eye at the Battle of Shiloh, and was captured at Chickamauga. General Adams died on June 13, 1872 and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
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