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Daniel Weisiger Adams

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Daniel Weisiger Adams
AllegianceUnited States of America
Confederate States of America
BranchConfederate Army
Years of service1861–65
RankBrigadier General
Commands1st Louisiana Regulars
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
-Battle of Shiloh
-Battle of Perryville
-Battle of Stones River
-Battle of Chickamauga
-Battle of Selma
RelationsBrother of William Wirt Adams

Daniel Weisiger Adams (May 1, 1821 – June 13, 1872) was a noted lawyer and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

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