J. M. Williams papers, 1862-1943 (bulk 1862-1865).

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J. M. Williams papers, 1862-1943 (bulk 1862-1865).

Civil War papers, 1862-1865, a few papers of Williams's U.S. Army service in Arizona, correspondence, and reports & other items pertaining to his military career as a captain in the 5th Kansas Cavalry Regiment (1861-1863), colonel in the 1st Kansas/79th U.S. Colored Regiment (1863-1865), a brevet brigadier general in the Frontier Division (1865), and a captain in the 8th U.S. Cavalry Regiment in Arizona (1865-1867).

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