ar. 13, 1865.
Mustered out, Oct. 26, 1866.
Died at Sudbury, Mass., Jan. 25, 1893.
Williams, Robert.
Born in Culpeper County, Va., Nov. 5, 1829.
Cadet, U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1847, to July 1, 1851. Brevet Second Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Dragoons, July 1, 1851. Second Lieutenant, July 15, 1853. First Lieutenant, June 7, 1855, to May 7, 1861. Brevet Captain, staff, Assistant Adj. General, May 11, 1861; accepted, May 16, 1861. Assistant Adj. General of the department of Annapolis, June 9 to July 25, 1861, and of the department of the Shenandoah, July 25 to Oct. 5, 1861.
Captain, staff, Assistant Adj. General, Aug. 3, 1861.
Organizing regiment at Readville, Mass., Oct., 1861, to Jan., 1862.
Colonel, 1st Mass. Cavalry, Oct. 7, 1861.
In garrison at and operations about Hilton Head, S. C., Jan. to Aug., 1862, being engaged in the attack on Secessionville and James Island, S. C., June 16, 1862.
Major, staff, Assistant Adj. General, July 17, 1862.
In operations in central Vi
der his command desert.
Bivouac, vol. 3, p. 369.
— – – June 9.
Attack on Petersburg.
Boston Evening Journal, June 13, e 7, p. 2, col. 3, p. 4. col. 3; June 8, p. 4, cols, 2, 3; June 9, p. 4, col. 2.
— 1865.
Spring. Late scenes in Richmond June 8, p. 2, col. 4, p. 3, cols. 5, 6, p. 4, cols. 2, 3; June 9, p. 4, cols. 2, 3, 5; June 11, p. 4, col. 3; June 13, p. 4e 7, p. 2, col. 3, p. 4, col. 3; June 8, p. 4, cols. 2, 3; June 9, p. 4, col. 2.
— – – Anecdote of deception practised upBeauregard.
North American Rev., vol. 144, p. 244.
— – June 9.
Attack. Boston Evening Journal, June 13, 1864, p. 2, cols. 1, 4; June 15, p. 2, col. 2.
— – June 9-18.
Events of. Gen. G. P. T. Beauregard.
North American Rev., vol. 145, pp. nal, June 6, 1863, p. 2, col. 3; June 8, p. 4, cols. 1, 2; June 9, p. 2, col. 2, p. 4, col. 1.
— – Account of events; fro. 644, 659, 675, 691.
— Engagement at Kenesaw Mountain, June 9-30. Army and Navy Journal, vol. 1, pp