Benjamin S. Williams Papers, 1792-1938

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Benjamin S. Williams Papers, 1792-1938

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/williamsbenjamins/

Confederate Army officer, planter, and official of Hampton County, S.C. Mainly personal letters of Williams and his family, concerning his Civil War military service in the 25th and 47th Georgia Infantry Regiments, his efforts to become a planter after the war, his personal life, and his work as sheriff and auditor of Hampton County, S.C. Includes early land deeds, and letters from a physician who served in Cuba and Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Williams, Benjamin S., b. 1843.

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Benjamin S. Williams was the son of Col. Gilbert W.M. Williams, commander of the 47th Georgia Volunteer Regiment. Benjamin enlisted in the Confederate States Army at Savannah and began his service in 1861 in the 1st Corp, 1st Company F of the 25th Georgia Regiment. On May 12, 1862, he was transferred to Company G of the 47th Georgia Volunteer Regiment as a private. He became adjutant may 12, 1862 and served throughout the Civil War. From the description of Benjamin S. Williams corres...