John G. B. Adams

Who was John G. B. Adams?

John Gregory Bishop Adams was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

Adams enlisted into military service as a private and eventually achieved the rank of captain. During his civil war service he fought in several major battles including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. It was during the Battle of Fredericksburg that his actions would earn him the United States militaries highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. During the battle of Cold Harbor his entire regiment was captured and held as prisoners in a Confederate prison camp where he was held for 9 months.

When he returned home after the war he worked a series of jobs including working for a shoe company, a customs inspector, postmaster and deputy warden.