Soldier Information

Name: Emmit Adams
Alias: Emmett
Place of Birth: Louisville Jefferson KY
Year of Birth: 1833
Occupation: Tobacco Hand
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5.75
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Enlistment Information

Enlistment Date: June 30, 1864
Enlistment Place: Louisville
Enlistment State: KY


Compiled Military Service Record

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Congressional District: 5th
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Regiment(s): 108th Regt, USCI
Mustered Where: Louisville KY
Mustered Out Date: March 21, 1866
Rank at Muster Out: Sergeant
Notes:

We have photo. On the back of the photo it says he is the company clerk “Reads and writes well-makes the morning report of the company and by his diligence and good conduct has won the esteem of his officers. He was a tobacconist.


Soldier Death Information

Died in war? No
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Death Date: July 16, 1887
Cause of Death: Dysentery


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Family Notes:

Mortuary Record for the Month of July 1887, Line 71, shows Emmet Adams died of dysentery

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1870 Census

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1880 Census

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1880 Profession:  Barber
1880 Live with/near former enslaver?  Unknown
1880 Ability to Read? Can read Ability to Write?  Can write
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Enslaver Information

Name: Mrs. E Williams
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