Robert Williams

First Name: Robert
Last Name: Williams
Unit: 
Co. E, 14th Alabama Infantry
Residence (County): 
Chambers County, AL
Biography: 

Robert (b. ca. 1844) lived with his family in Layfayette, Chambers County, Alabama. His father Joseph H. Williams (1808-1886), born in Tennessee, was a farmer and “ambrotype artist.” He had at least eleven siblings. He and his older brother served in the Confederacy. Robert enlisted in the “Gilmore Guards,” Co. E, 14th Alabama Infantry on September 2, 1861. It is unclear if Robert survived the war.

Authored Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
11483 Williams1 December 24, 1861 Robert Williams Mary Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11484 Williams2 January 11, 1862 Robert Williams James Halloway Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11485 Williams3 February 24, 1862 Robert Williams James Halloway Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11486 Williams4 March 5, 1862 Robert Williams Mary Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11488 Williams6 June 24, 1862 Robert Williams Mary Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL
11489 Williams7 June 27, 1862 Robert Williams Mary Williams Richmond County, VA Chambers County, AL

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