James Monroe Williams
James Monroe Williams (September 12, 1833 – February 15, 1907) was an American lawyer, soldier, and merchant. He served both as a cavalry and as an infantry officer in the Union Army within the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, and was breveted a brigadier general near the end of the conflict.
James Monroe Williams | |
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| Born | September 12, 1833 Lowville, New York |
| Died | February 15, 1907 (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865, 1866–1873, 1891 |
| Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment 79th United States Colored Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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| Other work | lawyer, rancher, merchant |
Williams also helped organize and was the initial commander of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, the first unit of USCT soldiers to see combat. Following the war, Williams remained a soldier until resigning in 1871 to become a rancher, then re-entered the service briefly about twenty years later, and afterwards became a merchant.
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