Alpheus S. Williams

Alpheus Starkey Williams
Alpheus Starkey Williams
	Alpheus S. Williams
Member of the; U.S. House of Representatives; from Michigan's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1875 – December 21, 1878
Preceded by	Moses W. Field
Succeeded by	John Stoughton Newberry
Personal details
Born	September 20, 1810; Deep River, Connecticut
Died	December 21, 1878 (aged 68); Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Yale University
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch/service	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1847–1848, 1861–1866
Rank	Brevet Major General
Commands	XII Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War (Arrived too late to see action.) American Civil War Shenandoah Valley Campaign; Northern Virginia campaign Battle of Cedar Mountain; ; Maryland Campaign Battle of Antietam; ; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Atlanta Campaign Battle of Resaca; ; Battle of New Hope Church; Sherman's March to the Sea; Campaign of the Carolinas Battle of Bentonville; ; ;

Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 20, 1810 – December 21, 1878) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.

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