Robert Adams II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate States Army soldier
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1832
Place of Birth: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 12-May-1882
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Robert Adams II
- Robert Adams II (December 24, 1832 – May 12, 1882) was a cotton planter from Lower Richland County, South Carolina, and Captain in the Army of The Confederate States of America.
- He is the son of Robert Adams (who served in the War of 1812 in Colonel Adam McWillie's 2nd South Carolina Regiment) and Charlotte Belton Pickett Adams.
- He is the grandson of Joel Adams and Grace Weston Adams.
- Robert married Eveline McCord of Philadelphia, the great grandniece of Betsy Ross.Adams served in the mounted infantry unit, The Charleston Light Dragoons, 4th Regiment South Carolina Cavalry.
- He enlisted on April 10, 1861, two days before the Confederates fired on the Federal troops occupying Fort Sumter, on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina.
- He served in many engagements and was wounded and captured at the Battle of Old Church, Virginia on May 30, 1864 while under the service of Brig.
- General Matthew C.
- Butler, in General Robert E.
- Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Adams is the first cousin of Governor James Hopkins Adams of South Carolina, who was a staunch advocate of limited government and states' rights.
- Adams is the first cousin (once removed) of Lt.
- Colonel Warren Adams, C.S.A.
- who was the commander of Confederate forces at Battery Wagner.
- He is the nephew of Joel Adams II.
- Robert's brother James Pickett Adams was a Major in the Confederate Army and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
- Robert is the great grandfather of United States Ambassador Weston Adams (ambassador), and the great-great grandfather of filmmaker Julian Adams, both of whom portrayed Robert in the feature film The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams.
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