★★★ Williams, Charles Jones

Charles Jones Williams
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Born: October 1, 1821

Birthplace: Baldwin County, Georgia

Father: Peter Jones Williams 1788 – 1854

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Mother: Lucinda Parke 1800 – 1869

(Buried: Memory Hill Cemetery Milledgeville, Georgia)​

Wife: Mary A. E. Howard 1824 – 1874

(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)​

Children:

Charles Howard Williams Sr. 1848 – 1900​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended West Point Military Academy​

Occupation before War:

Attorney and Farmer in Columbus, Georgia​

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Served in the Mexican War, rising to rank of Major​

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General in the Georgia State Militia​

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1848 – 1852: Solicitor General of Chattahoochee Circuit​

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1859 – 1860: Georgia State Representative​

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1860: Speaker of Georgia State House of Representatives​

Civil War Career:

1861: Participated in the Seizure of Augusta, Georgia Arsenal​

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1861: Lt. Colonel of 1st​ Georgia Regulars​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st​ Georgia Regulars​

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Commander of Fort Pulaski in Savannah, Georgia​

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Brigadier General in the Georgia State Militia​

Died: February 3, 1862

Place of Death: Columbus, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 40 years old

Burial Place: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia