Adolphus Heiman

Adolphus Heiman
Col. Adolphus Heiman
BornApril 17, 1809
Potsdam, Prussia
DiedNovember 16, 1862(1862-11-16) (aged 53)
Jackson, Mississippi
Buried
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1846–1847
1861–1862
RankFirst Lieutenant (USV)
Bvt. major (USV)
Colonel (CSA)
Brigadier general
(not substantiated)
Unit1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA)
Commands10th Tennessee Infantry (CSA)
1st Brigade / Left Wing /
Army of Central Kentucky
Battles / wars
Other workarchitect, engineer

Adolphus Heiman (April 17, 1809 – November 16, 1862) was a Prussian-born American architect and soldier; later becoming a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
  2. ^ The Nashville City Cemetery Association
  3. ^ Nashville Public Television: Nashville Architects Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Myers E. Brown, II, Tennessee's Confederates, Arcadia Publishing, 2011, p. 81 [1]
  5. ^ Christine Kreyling (ed.), Classical Nashville: Athens of the South, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1996, pp. 48-51 [2]