Life span: 07/01/1825 to 11/30/1864TabsLife SummaryFull name: John AdamsPlace of Birth: Nashville, TNBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/30/1864 11/30/1864 Outside Franklin, Tennessee, Confederate General Hood wins a tactical victory but decimates his army 11/30/1864 11/30/1864 Six Confederate generals die in a few hours, leading their troops at the Battle of Franklin Major TopicsVicksburg Campaign Documents Images John Adams John Adams, detail Bibliography