Underwood, Adin B. (Adin Ballou)

Person

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Biographical Note

Adin B. Underwood (1828-1888) graduated from Brown University, studied Law at Harvard School of Law, and settled in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife Jane. He joined the Union Army at the start of the Civil War and was made a Captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry. Promoted to Major, he transferred to the 33rd Massachusetts Infantry and rose to the rank of Colonel. Underwood was wounded at the Battle of Wauhatchee in 1863 and appointed Brigader General of Volunteers. He later became a brevet Major General in 1865. Underwood officially mustered out in 1866 and returned to Boston. He was surveyor for the port of Boston for 20 years and wrote "Three Years' Service of the Thirty-Third Massachusetts Infantry" in 1881.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, , 1861 - 1865

File — Folder 1

Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains photocopies of the papers of Brigader General Adin B. Underwood. The papers include personal correspondence with transcriptions, Underwood's Union Army pension records, and a detailed history of the 33rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Union Army, in which Underwood served. Dating 1861 to 1865, the correspondence includes photocopies and transcriptions of letters written to General Underwood in Tennessee and Washington, D.C., by his wife Jane in...

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Ms-2015-025, Adin B. Underwood Papers,

Pension Records, , 1861 - 1926

File — Folder 1

Dates: 1861 - 1926

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Ms-2015-025, Adin B. Underwood Papers,

Adin B. Underwood Papers,

Collection

Identifier: Ms-2015-025

Abstract This collection comprises the papers of Brigader General Adin. B Underwood. The papers contain photocopies of Civil War-era correspondence written to Underwood by his wife and sister-in-law and Underwood's written requests to his superiors for leave from duty. The collection also consists of Underwood's pension records, his pay and muster sheets from his time in the Union Army, and his wife's applications for a widow's pension after his death in 1888. This collection includes a short history...