George Martin
Adams Virginia Artillery Battery
Unit History
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Organized on June 22, 1861.
Surrendered at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862.
Exchanged in the summer of 1862.
Reorganized on August 24, 1862.
Became Company A, 30th Sharpshooters Battalion, on September 1, 1862.
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The first card in the unit information for Company A, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharp Shooters contains the following information:
Formerly Captain Stephen Adams' Battery, Virginia Light Artillery (no rolls, see for miscl. records) Captured at Fort Donelson
Adams, Stephen - Captain
Terry, Wm. Robin - 1st Lt.
Jackson, Wm. H. - 2nd Lt.
Chamber, John W. - 2nd Lt.
Company enlisted June 22, 1861
Reorganized August 24, 1862
Record of Events, Company A, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharp Shooters
July 1 to October 1862, dated October 31, 1862, stationed at Raleigh Court House, Virginia
Note: This company served as infantry till 13 August 1861 when it was converted into Light Artillery. It served as such till 1st September 1862 when it was assigned to Sharp Shooters
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Stephen Adams
Residence Lynchburg VA; a 32 year-old Lawyer.
Enlisted on 8/15/1861 at Big Sewell Mountain, WV as a Private.
On 8/15/1861 he mustered into VA 22nd Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 6/15/1862
(Estimated day of discharge)
On 6/15/1862 he was commissioned into "A" Co. VA 30th Battn SharpShooters
He was Surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA
He was listed as:
* Detailed Sulphur Springs, VA (date not stated) (Put in command of post)
* Absent with leave 12/31/1862 (place not stated)
* On rolls 1/1/1863 (place not stated)
* Furloughed 1/15/1863 (place not stated) (For 20 days)
* Absent 6/30/1863 (place not stated)
* Absent with leave 8/27/1863 (place not stated)
* Returned 11/11/1863 (place not stated)
* Absent with leave 1/4/1864 (place not stated)
* Returned 1/28/1864 (place not stated)
* POW 9/19/1864 Winchester, VA
* Wounded 9/19/1864 Winchester, VA (Wounded right leg)
* Hospitalized 9/20/1864 Winchester, VA (Then placed in private quarters)
* Confined 1/15/1865 Frederick, MD (Estimated day)
* Confined 1/19/1865 Baltimore, MD, West Bldg Hospl
* Transferred 2/16/1865 Gnl Hospl, MD
* Confined 2/28/1865 Fort McHenry, MD
* Transferred 3/4/1865 James River, VA (Arrived for exchange)
Promotions:
* Capt 6/15/1862 (As of Co. A 30th Battn VA Infantry)
Other Information:
born 2/24/1829 in New York
died 5/21/1915 in Lynchburg, VA
Buried: Spring Hill Cem, Lynchburg, VA
(Postwar lawyer. VA Legislature, 1880. Judge of Campbell
Co Court, 1896. Alive in 1899)
After the War he lived in Lynchburg, VA