Thomas Williams (Union general)
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Thomas R. Williams (January 16, 1815 – August 5, 1862) was an American antebellum-era Army officer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was killed as he commanded the Union troops at the Battle of Baton Rouge.[1]
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Thomas R. Williams | |
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Born | (1815-01-16)January 16, 1815 Albany, New York, US |
Died | August 5, 1862(1862-08-05) (aged 47) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1832, 1837–1862 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | Department of the Gulf |
Commands held | Williams' Brigade |
Battles/wars | Black Hawk War Second Seminole War Mexican War American Civil War |
Other work | career soldier |
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