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Mary Lee Brady, Ph.D.

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Adkins/Atkins Generations

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.

1Adkins, Alonzo S.UnionArtillery11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
2Adkins, BenjaminUnionInfantry13th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
3Adkins, CainUnionInfantry57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
4Adkins, CesarUnionArtillery1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
5Adkins, ClementUnionInfantry51st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
6Adkins, DoctorUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
7Adkins, EmeryUnionInfantry54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
8Adkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
9Adkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
10Adkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
11Adkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
12Adkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry128th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
13Adkins, George A.UnionInfantry8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
14Adkins, George N.UnionArtillery11th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
15Adkins, HenryUnionCavalry4th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
16Adkins, Henry N.UnionInfantry36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
17Adkins, JamesUnionArtillery12th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
18Adkins, JamesUnionInfantry27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
19Adkins, JohnUnionInfantry6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
20Adkins, JohnUnionInfantry8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
21Adkins, JohnUnionInfantry20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
22Adkins, JohnUnionInfantry101st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
23Adkins, JosephUnionArtillery1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
24Adkins, JosephUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
25Adkins, JosephUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
26Adkins, JosephUnionInfantry54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
27Adkins, LittletonUnionInfantry30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
28Adkins, MacklinUnionArtillery13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
29Adkins, MartinUnionInfantry66th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
30Adkins, MathewUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
31Adkins, MorrisUnionInfantry101st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
32Adkins, MosesUnionInfantry83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
33Adkins, NedUnionInfantry54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
34Adkins, NewtonUnionArtillery13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
35Adkins, PerryUnionArtillery14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
36Adkins, PhilipUnionArtillery4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
37Adkins, PhillipUnionInfantry80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
38Adkins, RichardUnionInfantry8th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
39Adkins, RichardUnionArtillery13th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
40Adkins, RichardUnionInfantry20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
41Adkins, RichardUnionInfantry36th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
42Adkins, RobertUnionInfantry29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
43Adkins, RobertUnionInfantry61st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
44Adkins, RufusUnionInfantry16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
45Adkins, TillmanUnionArtillery4th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
46Adkins, WilliamUnionInfantry6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
47Adkins, WilliamUnionInfantry17th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
48Adkins, WilliamUnionInfantry65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
1Atkins, AbramUnionInfantry138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
2Atkins, AbramUnionInfantry20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
3Atkins, AdolphusUnionCavalry3rd Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
4Atkins, AlexanderUnionInfantry64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
5Atkins, AlfredUnionInfantry55th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
6Atkins, AlfredUnionInfantry80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
7Atkins, AlmonUnionInfantry34th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
8Atkins, AlonzoUnionInfantry11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (Old Organization)
9Atkins, BartonUnionInfantry47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
10Atkins, BenUnionArtillery3rd Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
11Atkins, BurtieUnionInfantry71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
12Atkins, CalvinUnionInfantry16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
13Atkins, CesarUnionArtillery1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
14Atkins, CorneliusUnionInfantry83rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry -- New Organization (2nd Regiment, Kansas Colored Infantry)
15Atkins, DoctorUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
16Atkins, EdmondUnionInfantry57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
17Atkins, EdwardUnionInfantry33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
18Atkins, ElijahUnionInfantry79th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry -- New Organization (1st Regiment, Kansas Colored Infantry)
19Atkins, EphraimUnionInfantry11th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry (New Organization)
20Atkins, Frances D.UnionInfantry53rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
21Atkins, FrankUnionInfantry106th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
22Atkins, GabrielUnionInfantry10th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
23Atkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry64th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
24Atkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry65th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
25Atkins, GeorgeUnionInfantry82nd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
26Atkins, HarveyUnionInfantry12th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
27Atkins, HenryUnionInfantry57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
28Atkins, HenryUnionInfantry138th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
29Atkins, IrvinUnionInfantry54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
30Atkins, IsaacUnionInfantry16th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
31Atkins, IsaiahUnionArtillery9th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
32Atkins, IsaiahUnionInfantry15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
33Atkins, JamesUnionInfantry6th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
34Atkins, JamesUnionInfantry27th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
35Atkins, JamesUnionInfantry26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
36Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
37Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry26th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
38Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
39Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
40Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry98th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
41Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry80th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
42Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry78th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
43Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
44Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry116th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
45Atkins, JohnUnionInfantry20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
46Atkins, JohnUnionArtillery14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
47Atkins, JohnUnionArtillery1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
48Atkins, JohnUnionInfantryUnassigned United States Colored Infantry
49Atkins, JosephUnionArtillery1st Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
50Atkins, JosephUnionInfantry57th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
51Atkins, JosephUnionArtillery5th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
52Atkins, Joseph E.UnionInfantry37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
53Atkins, Josiah M.UnionInfantry31st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
54Atkins, LittletonUnionInfantry30th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
55Atkins, LouisUnionInfantry59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
56Atkins, MartinUnionInfantry71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
57Atkins, MathewUnionInfantry15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
58Atkins, MumphreyUnionInfantry63rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
59Atkins, NedamUnionArtillery14th Regiment, United States Colored Heavy Artillery
60Atkins, NemoUnionInfantry37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
61Atkins, PeterUnionInfantry34th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
62Atkins, ReubenUnionInfantry123rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
63Atkins, RichardUnionInfantry110th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
64Atkins, RichardUnionInfantry20th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
65Atkins, RitsonUnionInfantry37th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
66Atkins, RobertUnionInfantry29th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
67Atkins, RobertUnionInfantry45th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
68Atkins, Robert F.UnionInfantry89th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
69Atkins, Robert F.UnionInfantry98th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
70Atkins, SamuelUnionInfantry59th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
71Atkins, SoutheyUnionInfantry47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
72Atkins, SoutheyUnionInfantry71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
73Atkins, StephenUnionInfantry54th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
74Atkins, Thomas F.UnionInfantry51st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
75Atkins, Thomas J.UnionInfantry100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
76Atkins, TimUnionInfantry74th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
77Atkins, WesleyUnionInfantry15th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
78Atkins, WilliamUnionInfantry76th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
79Atkins, WilliamUnionInfantry78th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
NameAgeComplexionOccupationHome
Atkins, Dean33NegroCook & StewardMassachusetts

Atkins, Elbert18NegroNoneMississippi

Atkins, Isham27Colored Claiborne Par., Louisiana

Atkins, John21BlackNoneAtlanta, Georgia

Atkins, Richard26BlackNoneVirginia

Atkins, Theodore23MulattoLaborerNorfolk, Virginia

 

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