William H. Adair
Residence was not listed; 32 years old.
Enlisted on 8/17/1861 as a Captain.
On 8/17/1861 he was commissioned into "E" Co. MS 4th Infantry
He was Killed on 6/6/1863 at Vicksburg, MS
Other Information:
born 5/17/1829 in Carroll County, MS
Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS
Gravesite: Confederate Circle*
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Official Records of the War of Rebellion
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
- Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry
* Buried in the city cemetery & at the surrender his grave was marked by his company with a monument
Confederate Roll of Honor, Known Confederate Dead, Vicksburg Campaign, January 1862-July 1863, Gary Webster, "Ole Sow" Publications, 1998
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DIVISION HEADQUARTERS,
June 6, 1863.
MAJOR: Everything was unusually quiet on my left during the 5th until evening, when the line was shelled for a time. In front of my center, artillery firing continued during the day and night; the 32-pounder was somewhat damaged, but can probably be repaired during the day. Captain Adaire, field officer of the night, was killed while making his rounds.
On my right there was the usual amount of firing from sharpshooters and artillery, it being kept up from the latter all night. Parties of the enemy working in the vicinity of the stockade were fired upon last night by our men, but it is not thought that they were entirely driven off.
A new one-gun battery opened yesterday in front of the center from the opposite ridge.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
M. L. SMITH,
Major-general.
Maj. R. W. MEMMINGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
OR S1, V24 Pt. 2, p. 395
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MAY 19-JULY 4, 1863.--The Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.
No. 72.--Summary of the Casualties in the Confederate forces during the siege of Vicksburg.
OFFICERS REPORTED KILLED.
Baldwin's Brigade.--Thirty-first Louisiana, Col. S. H. Griffin; Fourth Mississippi, Capt. William H. Adaire.