Adelbert Ames (October 31 1835 – April 13 1933) was an American sailor soldier and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger he was military governor Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi. In 1898 he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish-American War.Ames was the last substantive general officer of the Civil War to die dying at age 97 in 1933.
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active years end date
1870-03-10, 1874-01-04, 1876-03-20
active years start date
1868-06-15, 1870-02-24, 1874-01-04
alma mater
United States Military Academy
award
Medal of Honor
battle
American Civil War, Spanish–American War
birth date
1835-10-31
birth place
Rockland Maine
child
Butler Ames, Adelbert Ames Jr., Blanche Ames Ames
country
Union (American Civil War), United States
death date
1933-04-12, 1933-04-13
death place
Ormond Beach Florida
military branch
Union Army
military command
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, Fourth Military District
military rank
Brigadier general (United States), Brevet (military)
office
United States Senator, Governor of Mississippi, from Mississippi
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