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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003309 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
See list#3of 4
American Civil War#10of 1091
First Battle of Bull Run#3of 12
Peninsula campaign#1of 4
Siege of Yorktown#2of 8
Battle of Gaines' Mill#1of 6
Battle of Malvern Hill#1of 12
Maryland Campaign#1of 3
Battle of Antietam#2of 32
Battle of Fredericksburg#2of 35
Battle of Chancellorsville#1of 29
Battle of Gettysburg#2of 75
Bermuda Hundred Campaign#1of 4
Overland Campaign#1of 12
Second Battle of Petersburg#1of 9
Second Battle of Fort Fisher#1of 11
Spanish–American War#24of 200
Siege of Santiago#2of 8
Adelbert Ames
Brigadier general Brevet major general, U.S. Army
See listAmerican Civil WarFirst Battle of Bull RunPeninsula campaignSiege of YorktownBattle of Gaines' MillBattle of Malvern HillMaryland CampaignBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgBattle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of GettysburgBermuda Hundred CampaignOverland CampaignSecond Battle of PetersburgSecond Battle of Fort FisherSpanish–American WarSiege of Santiago
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was a military governor, U.S. Senator, and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi. In 1898, he served as a United States Army general during the Spanish–American War. He was the last Republican to serve as the state governor of Mississippi until the election of Kirk Fordice, who took office in January 1992, 116 years after Ames vacated the office.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts