Charles W. Adams (Union general) should not be confused with Charles W. Adams (Confederate general).
| Charles W. Adams | |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1834 |
| Birth Place: | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Placeofburial: | Mountain View Cemetery Oakland, California |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1862 - 1865 |
| Rank: | Colonel Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Commands: | 12th Kansas Infantry Regiment |
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Charles W. Adams (1834–1909) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He entered the Union Army in 1862 as a Colonel and was given command of the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry.[1] He led his unit at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry where he received a gunshot wound in his arm. He mustered out of Union service in 1865 as a Brevet Brigadier General and returned to Lawrence, Kansas.[1]
He died in Oakland, California on March 8, 1909.[1]