George Williams

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• Name	George Williams  [1, 2]
  Born	1833 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1864 [4]  –  Ironworker
  Military	8 Jan 1864 [2, 3]  –  31 Age: 31; MilitaryServiceBranch: Cavalry; MilitaryUnit: 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry
  Military Enlistment	8 Jan 1864 [3]  –  31 Age: 31
  Military Enlistment	8 Jan 1864 [2]  –  Age: 31
  Veteran	Civil War: Corporal/Sergeant Co. C, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry; Quarter Master's Dept.; Brigade HQ. [2, 4]
  Name	George William [3]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	George Williams: Enlistment information: Enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts, January 8, 1864, credited to West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Age 31; Occupation: Ironworker; Height: 6' 2"; Complexion: Sandy; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black. Unit information: He was mustered in at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts, January 29, 1864, as Private, Company "C". He was appointed Corporal, March. 24, 1864, per General Order 19. He was appointed Sergeant, December 10, 1864, per Special Order 223. He was reduced to the ranks per Special Order 62, dated March 30, 1865. He was absent from the regiment on detached duty, Quarter Master's Dept., during the months of April-June 1865. He was absent from the regiment on detached service, Brigade HQ., July 28, 1865, per Special Order 125. He was mustered out with the regiment at Clarksville, Texas, October 31, 1865 no dates. Specifically, He enlisted in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, January 8, 1864, and mustered into federal service at Readville, Massachusetts, January 9 as a private with Co. C, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal March 24, 1864, but reduced to ranks March 30, 1865. Detached to duty at brigade headquarters from July 28, 1865, he honorably discharged with his company October 31, 1865, at Clarksville, Texas. [NOTE: He never served at the rank of sergeant.]
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  [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Record. [S90] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1817; Microfilm Roll: 93. Record for George Williams https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=21637&indiv=try [S108] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored). Record for George William https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=43056&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), George Williams unknown. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75931817/george-williams