Adkins/Atkins Patriots

Most, if not all, African-American male offspring and some female descendents, have heard the story told about men that mattered in the Adkins/Atkins line of patriots in the great war that set four million human beings free from bondage. Freedom has never been free and at best, ... a gift by one generation to a successor generation who will believe it or not.

Unenlightened generations by uneducated mothers and disinterested fathers are a certain remedy for assuring their offspring will neither know or care that men such as their Civil War ancestors did truly fight and die for them to be born free.

Indeed, the war was the first time in which African-Americans were able to realize the impact of generations of brethren bred, bought and sold as animals throughout a nation founded on the promise of liberty.

Many thousands of men enlisted in the U.S. Army Colored Troops (USCT) and U.S. Navy often met face to face or other men attesting to others who looked, walked, talked and other personal traits like them.

The Adkins/Atkins men were no exception with so many hundreds scattered throughout the nation. One problem immediately apparent about their legacy is that a heavy percentage was killed or wounded in action added to those young men such as Ellis Kile/Kyle who did not marry and generate offspring to care and know their stories.

The vast majority of Adkins/Atkins offspring freed in Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties by the Emanicpation Proclamation were old men, women and children without functional knowledge of young men who had runaway and/or died away from them. In many examples of such ignorance, it would be many years before those freed had any idea as to who paid the price for their freedom.

1	Adkins, Alonzo S.	Union	Artillery	11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
2	Adkins, Benjamin	Union	Infantry	13th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
3	Adkins, Cain	Union	Infantry	57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
4	Adkins, Cesar	Union	Artillery	1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
5	Adkins, Clement	Union	Infantry	51st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
6	Adkins, Doctor	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
7	Adkins, Emery	Union	Infantry	54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
8	Adkins, George	Union	Infantry	8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
9	Adkins, George	Union	Infantry	11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
10	Adkins, George	Union	Infantry	64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
11	Adkins, George	Union	Infantry	65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
12	Adkins, George	Union	Infantry	128th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
13	Adkins, George A.	Union	Infantry	8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
14	Adkins, George N.	Union	Artillery	11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
15	Adkins, Henry	Union	Cavalry	4th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
16	Adkins, Henry N.	Union	Infantry	36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
17	Adkins, James	Union	Artillery	12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
18	Adkins, James	Union	Infantry	27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
19	Adkins, John	Union	Infantry	6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
20	Adkins, John	Union	Infantry	8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
21	Adkins, John	Union	Infantry	20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
22	Adkins, John	Union	Infantry	101st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
23	Adkins, Joseph	Union	Artillery	1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
24	Adkins, Joseph	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
25	Adkins, Joseph	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
26	Adkins, Joseph	Union	Infantry	54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
27	Adkins, Littleton	Union	Infantry	30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
28	Adkins, Macklin	Union	Artillery	13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
29	Adkins, Martin	Union	Infantry	66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
30	Adkins, Mathew	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
31	Adkins, Morris	Union	Infantry	101st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
32	Adkins, Moses	Union	Infantry	83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
33	Adkins, Ned	Union	Infantry	54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
34	Adkins, Newton	Union	Artillery	13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
35	Adkins, Perry	Union	Artillery	14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
36	Adkins, Philip	Union	Artillery	4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
37	Adkins, Phillip	Union	Infantry	80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
38	Adkins, Richard	Union	Infantry	8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
39	Adkins, Richard	Union	Artillery	13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
40	Adkins, Richard	Union	Infantry	20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
41	Adkins, Richard	Union	Infantry	36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
42	Adkins, Robert	Union	Infantry	29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
43	Adkins, Robert	Union	Infantry	61st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
44	Adkins, Rufus	Union	Infantry	16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
45	Adkins, Tillman	Union	Artillery	4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
46	Adkins, William	Union	Infantry	6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
47	Adkins, William	Union	Infantry	17th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
48	Adkins, William	Union	Infantry	65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

1	Atkins, Abram	Union	Infantry	138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
2	Atkins, Abram	Union	Infantry	20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
3	Atkins, Adolphus	Union	Cavalry	3rd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
4	Atkins, Alexander	Union	Infantry	64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
5	Atkins, Alfred	Union	Infantry	55th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
6	Atkins, Alfred	Union	Infantry	80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
7	Atkins, Almon	Union	Infantry	34th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
8	Atkins, Alonzo	Union	Infantry	11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
9	Atkins, Barton	Union	Infantry	47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
10	Atkins, Ben	Union	Artillery	3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
11	Atkins, Burtie	Union	Infantry	71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
12	Atkins, Calvin	Union	Infantry	16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
13	Atkins, Cesar	Union	Artillery	1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
14	Atkins, Cornelius	Union	Infantry	83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry -- New Organization (2nd Regiment, Kansas Colored Infantry)
15	Atkins, Doctor	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
16	Atkins, Edmond	Union	Infantry	57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
17	Atkins, Edward	Union	Infantry	33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
18	Atkins, Elijah	Union	Infantry	79th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry -- New Organization (1st Regiment, Kansas Colored Infantry)
19	Atkins, Ephraim	Union	Infantry	11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
20	Atkins, Frances D.	Union	Infantry	53rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
21	Atkins, Frank	Union	Infantry	106th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
22	Atkins, Gabriel	Union	Infantry	10th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
23	Atkins, George	Union	Infantry	64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
24	Atkins, George	Union	Infantry	65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
25	Atkins, George	Union	Infantry	82nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
26	Atkins, Harvey	Union	Infantry	12th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
27	Atkins, Henry	Union	Infantry	57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
28	Atkins, Henry	Union	Infantry	138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
29	Atkins, Irvin	Union	Infantry	54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
30	Atkins, Isaac	Union	Infantry	16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
31	Atkins, Isaiah	Union	Artillery	9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
32	Atkins, Isaiah	Union	Infantry	15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
33	Atkins, James	Union	Infantry	6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
34	Atkins, James	Union	Infantry	27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
35	Atkins, James	Union	Infantry	26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
36	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
37	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
38	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
39	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
40	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	98th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
41	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
42	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	78th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
43	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
44	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	116th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
45	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
46	Atkins, John	Union	Artillery	14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
47	Atkins, John	Union	Artillery	1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
48	Atkins, John	Union	Infantry	Unassigned United States Colored Infantry
49	Atkins, Joseph	Union	Artillery	1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
50	Atkins, Joseph	Union	Infantry	57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

51	Atkins, Joseph	Union	Artillery	5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
52	Atkins, Joseph E.	Union	Infantry	37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
53	Atkins, Josiah M.	Union	Infantry	31st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
54	Atkins, Littleton	Union	Infantry	30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
55	Atkins, Louis	Union	Infantry	59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
56	Atkins, Martin	Union	Infantry	71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
57	Atkins, Mathew	Union	Infantry	15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
58	Atkins, Mumphrey	Union	Infantry	63rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
59	Atkins, Nedam	Union	Artillery	14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
60	Atkins, Nemo	Union	Infantry	37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
61	Atkins, Peter	Union	Infantry	34th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
62	Atkins, Reuben	Union	Infantry	123rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
63	Atkins, Richard	Union	Infantry	110th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
64	Atkins, Richard	Union	Infantry	20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
65	Atkins, Ritson	Union	Infantry	37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
66	Atkins, Robert	Union	Infantry	29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
67	Atkins, Robert	Union	Infantry	45th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
68	Atkins, Robert F.	Union	Infantry	89th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
69	Atkins, Robert F.	Union	Infantry	98th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
70	Atkins, Samuel	Union	Infantry	59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
71	Atkins, Southey	Union	Infantry	47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
72	Atkins, Southey	Union	Infantry	71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
73	Atkins, Stephen	Union	Infantry	54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
74	Atkins, Thomas F.	Union	Infantry	51st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
75	Atkins, Thomas J.	Union	Infantry	100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
76	Atkins, Tim	Union	Infantry	74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
77	Atkins, Wesley	Union	Infantry	15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
78	Atkins, William	Union	Infantry	76th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
79	Atkins, William	Union	Infantry	78th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Name	Age	Complexion	Occupation	Home
Atkins, Dean	33	Negro	Cook & Steward	Massachusetts

Atkins, Elbert	18	Negro	None	Mississippi

Atkins, Isham	27	Colored		Claiborne Par., Louisiana

Atkins, John	21	Black	None	Atlanta, Georgia

Atkins, Richard	26	Black	None	Virginia

Atkins, Theodore	23	Mulatto	Laborer	Norfolk, Virginia

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