James F. Adams

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James Frank Adams
August 26, 1844(1844-08-26)March 12, 1922 (aged 77)

James Frank Adams, Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth Cabell County, West Virginia
Allegiance Union
Service/branch Union Army
Rank Private
Unit 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

James Frank Adams (August 26, 1844March 12, 1922) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.

Adams was born in Cabell County, West Virginia. While a Private in the 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, he captured the flag of the 14th Virginia Cavalry during an engagement on November 12, 1864 at Nineveh, Virginia. His Medal of Honor citation was issued two weeks later.

He died at age 77 and was buried at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Barboursville, West Virginia.

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Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Nineveh, Va., 12 November 1864. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Cabell County, Va. Date of issue: 26 November 1864.

Citation:

Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.)[1]

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  1. ^ "JAMES FRANK ADAMS" entry. Medal of Honor Recipients: Korean War. CMH, U.S. Army (July 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-24.

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