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EDWARDCHARLES WILLIAMS (1820 - 1900)CIVIL WAR BRIGADIER GENERAL, CIVIL WAR COLONEL and COMMANDER OF THE 9thPENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY – THE “LOCHIEL CAVALRY, ”MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CAPTAIN, Co. G, 2nd PAINFANTRY – THE 1st TO HOIST THE AMERICAN FLAG (MADE BY BETSY ROSS)OVER MEXICO CITY AFTER ITS CAPTURE, BRIG. GENERAL OF THE PA STATE MILITIA 1854-1861, SHERIFF OF DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA 1850-1854&POSTMASTER OF CHAPMAN, PA 1875-1900APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT U. S. GRANTCol. Williams was... alsothe first man to be mustered into the service of the United States when theCivil War broke out, having been sworn into the service by General Seneca G.Simmons three days before Fort Sumter was fired upon. He was later atHenderson, Kentucky when Buell and Bragg made their march into KY, was orderedto Louisville without delay, and thence to Crab Orchard, where he preventedGen. Kirby Smith’s cavalry from entering KY at that point!HERE’S AN 1867 DOCUMENT SIGNED BY WILLIAMS– A ATTRACTIVE BANK CHECK DRAWN OFF WILLIAMS’ ACCOUNT AT THE FIRST NATIONALBANK OF HARRISBURG.The Document measures 7” x 2¾” and is in VG condition.AFINE and RARE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICAN CIVIL WAR “COLONELSIN BLUE” MILITARY HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERACOLLECTION!BIOGRAPHY/OBIT OF COL. EDWARD C.WILLIAMS<<>> FAMOUSSOLDIER PASSES AWAYGeneralE. C. Williams, of Snyder County, Dies at a Ripe Old AgeHISREMARKABLE RECORDWasFirst to Raise “Old Glory” Over the Citadels of Chapultepec and MexicoSpecialto the Inquirer.SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, 16 February 1900. — General E.C. Williams, a renowned soldier, the hero of two wars and a prominent citizenof Snyder County, died at his home in Chapman this morning, at the advanced ageof 80 years. He has been bedfast since 1 January, and his demise was dueto old age.During the Mexican War General Williams served as Captainin the Second Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was the first to hoist the Americanflag over the City of Mexico after its capture. The historic flag used onthis occasion he had secured from the State Librarian at Harrisburg previous tohis departure, and it was one that had been made by Betsy Ross and by herpresented to General GeorgeWashington on the eve of the Battle of Trenton.General Williams was the first man to be mustered into theservice of the United States when the Civil Warbroke out, having been sworn into the service by General Seneca G. Simmons, aUnited States recruiting officer, three days before Fort Sumter was firedupon. He served in the army with distinction, and was breveted BrigadierGeneral for gallantry on the field.The interesting story revealed by the obituary – that Edward C.Williams was the first to answer the call to service when the CivilWar broke out – prompted further research. A biography of Col. Edward Charles Williamswas discovered in the CommemorativeBiographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County.<<>> Edward Charles Williams, son of CharlesWilliams and Rebecca [Adams] Williams, was born February 10, 1820, in the city of Philadelphia. His father was anative of Philadelphia; his mother, of Mount Holly, New Jersey, of Scotch parentage. The son was educated in the public schools of his nativecity, then organized under the old Lancasterian system. He learned the trade ofa bookbinder with JacobSnyder, completing it with Robert P. DeSilver.He shortly after came to Harrisburg, where he established himself in business, firm of Clyde & Williams, bookbinders and stationers. For several yearsthey did the State binding and also published several important works.In December, 1846, upon the call for volunteers for the warwith Mexico, Mr. Williams raised a company called the Cameron Guards, whichwere accepted and formed a part of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment. Previous togoing to Mexico he had been connected several years with the old DauphinGuards, one of the finest military organizations in the State, and was inservice during the Philadelphia riots of 1844.Upon Captain Williams’ return from Mexico he was elected asan Independent, in 1850, to the office of Sheriff of Dauphin County, servingthe fullterm. When the Rebellion broke out and a demand was made for moretroops, Governor Curtin sent for General Williams, who had been commissionedseveral years prior brigadier general of the Dauphin County Militia, and atonce directed the organization of Camp Curtin, full particulars of which willbe found in “Dauphin County in the War for the Union.” General Williams had thehonor of being the first volunteer mustered into the service for the defense ofthe Union. After organizing Camp Curtin, he organized Camp Slifer, atChambersburg. He commanded a brigade during the three mouths’ service, was withPatterson in the Shenandoah and subsequently mustered out at Washington City.He was then appointed by President Lincoln, through Secretary of War Cameron, Colonel of the Lochiel Cavalry [9th Pennsylvania Cavalry], directed to raise twenty-four companies of that branch of the service, which heaccomplished in a very short time. It was difficult to handle three battalionsof raw cavalry, but by hard work General Williams got his command into splendiddiscipline and drill. He went into camp at Jeffersonville, Indiana, where heexchanged his Pennsylvania horses for good Kentucky stock. After inspection byGeneral Buford, he was ordered to the front under General Buell. On reachingGreen River, and when ready to cross the stream, General Williams was directedto take the advance, but the same evening the news of the capture of FortDonelson obviating that movement, he was ordered back, and his command cut upand distributed over Kentucky and Tennessee. His own regiment, the 9th PA Cavalry, became very popular in that section with all classes of people, owing to theirgood discipline and behavior. General Williams was at Henderson with hisregiment when Buell and Bragg made their march into Kentucky, was ordered toLouisville without delay, and from thence to Crab Orchard, where he preventedKirby Smith’s cavalry from entering Kentucky at that point. His services inthat campaign were indeed arduous. Owing, however, to a question of rank, inwhich not only he but the other officers in the volunteer service wereconcerned, he pre-emptorily resigned and returned to Pennsylvania. He was twice married; first, 16 January 1843, to Selina Heltzel, daughter of JohnHeltzel, of Harrisburg; second, 5 June 1873, at Chapman, Pa., to Mrs. A.E. Hetzel.While there are somevague dates in the above biographical sketch, the record at the PennsylvaniaArchives is more clear and, ashis Veterans’ Index Card shows he did serve as the Colonel ofthe 9thPennsylvania Cavalry from 21 November 1861 through his resignation on 9 October1862.TheLincoln Celebration that Never TranspiredIn April 1865, Col.Williams was appointed to serve on a committee to welcome Pres. AbrahamLincoln to Harrisburg in celebration of the end of the war. However, the assassination, turned the event into an “honor guard and mourningprocession” when Lincoln’s body passed through Harrisburg on the way to burialin Springfield, Illinois.The story of the planned celebration that never occurred was told byhistorian J. Howard Wert in the pages of the Harrisburg Patriot on the100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth in February 1909.<<>> It is interesting to note that there was a murder of GeorgeHoffman Jr. at a militia encampment in Gratz in1856. Brig. Gen. E. C. Williams (of the pre-Civil War militia)was present at the encampment when the murder took place. Thus, he was afamiliar figure to those in the LykensValley area when the Civil War began. Williams had no trouble recruitingmembers for the companies of the 9thPennsylvania Cavalry. Company B of thatregiment was composed almost entirely of men from around Gratz. After the war, Col. Williams was madehead of the Dauphin County Monument Association – to erect a suitable monumentfor those who lost their lives in the war. Col. Williams is buriedat St. John’s United Brethren Cemetery, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Anothersoldier, Charles W. Ounifer (1846-1903) is named on his gravestone.Source: Col.Edward C. Williams – Veteran of Two Wars, PostedBy Pennsylvania Historian, Norman Gasbarro on November 11, 2012. Norman Gasbarro, Ed.D., is a genealogical/historicalresearcher and writer living in Philadelphia, PA. Norm taught history for overtwenty-five years. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College with a major inhistory and holds advanced degrees from Rowan University (NJ) and ColumbiaUniversity (NY).Other Sources used to create thislisting:Colonels in Blue; Union Army Colonelsof the Civil WarCivil War Database<<>::<>>PENNSYLVANIA
9th CAVALRY
(92nd Infantry) Ninth Cavalry.-Cols., E. C. Williams, Thomas C. James, Thomas J. Jordan Lieut.-Cols., Thomas C. James, George B. Brown, R. M. Russell, Edward G. Savage, David H. Kimmel, Majs., R. M. Russell, Griffith Jones, Edward G. Savage, John S. Detweiler, David H. Kimmel, Charles A. Apple, W. H. Longsdorf, John M. Porter, John F. Miller, Elisha Hancock, George A. Shuman. The 9th cavalry, or the 92nd regiment of the line, originally known as the Lochiel Cavalry, was recruited principally in the counties of Dauphin, Luzerne, Lancaster, Huntingdon Perry, Cumberland, Mifflin, Blair, Wayne, Chester, Lehigh, Susquehanna, and in the city and county of Philadelphia. It rendezvoused at Camp Cameron, near Harrisburg, and was mustered into the U. S. service during the fall of 1861, for three years. The field and most of the line officers, as well as many of the privates, had already served for the three months' term. Col. Williams was an experienced veteran, having served in the militia as early as 1832; was under Gen. Scott, in the Mexican war; and had been in command of the Scott Legion of Philadelphia in the three months, service. On Nov. 20, 1861, the regiment left for Pittsburg then proceeded by boat to Louisville, Ky., where it reported to Gen. Buell commanding the Army of the Ohio, and went into camp at Jeffersonville, Ind., opposite Louisville. It spent the time until Jan. 10, 1862, in perfecting itself in drill and discipline, and was then ordered to the front. By the urgent request of the citizens and legislature of Kentucky it was ordered to remain for the protection of the state, when the advance under Gens. Buell and Mitchell was begun in the early part of February. The 1st battalion, under Col. Williams, was posted at Grayson springs, the 2nd, under Lieut.-Col. James, at Calhoun, and the 3rd, under Maj. Jordan, on the line of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. On March 5, the regiment was ordered into Tennessee, the 1st battalion moving to Springfield, the 2nd to Nashville and the 3rd to Gallatin. The 3rd saw considerable active service at this period, first meeting the enemy under Morgan at Lebanon, where, with the 7th Pa. and the 3rd Ky. cavalry, it defeated that gallant leader, capturing 293 prisoners, including Lieut.-Col. Wood, Morgan's second in command. It was engaged in a skirmish with Morgan's rear-guard near Livingston in May, capturing the guard and scattering Morgan's forces. On June 3, it moved from Lebanon to Tompkinsville, Ky., and a detachment was engaged on the 6th at Moore's hill, losing 5 killed and 10 wounded, Capt. McCullough being among the killed. It was again in action at Tompkinsville in July against the same enemy, and was forced by superior numbers to retire to Burkesville. In this action the enemy lost 57 killed and 140 wounded, while Maj. Jordan's force escaped with a loss of only 10 killed, 14 wounded and 19 prisoners-Jordan himself being among the latter. In August the regiment was reunited at Lebanon, Ky. and was employed in watching Morgan and Kirby Smith. It covered Gen. Nelson's retreat after the battle of Richmond, having a sharp encounter with the enemy's cavalry at Shelbyville. At Louisville it guarded the roads leading to Tennessee, while Gen. Buell was marching to the relief of the state. It was heavily engaged at Perryville, losing 10 killed and 27 wounded, and won the following words of praise from Gen. Buell: "The 9th Pa. cavalry behaved most bravely being at one time compelled to stand for three- quarters of an hour under the concentrated fire of three batteries of the enemy's artillery, and only retiring when ordered to do so." It was now ordered to Louisville to recruit, and on Dec. 22, it shared in a daring and successful raid across the mountains of eastern Tennessee, returning to Nicholasville in Jan., 1863. Col. Williams resigned in Oct., 1862, Lieut.-Col. James died on Jan. 13, 1863, and Maj. Jordan was promoted to the colonelcy. After being refitted at Louisville it moved to Nashville, skirmished at Franklin with Forrest's brigade, and operated for a period of 18 days on the right wing of the army of the Cumberland holding in check a superior force of the enemy under Gens. Van Dorn Wheeler and Forrest. On March 4, it was heavily engaged near Franklin losing 12 killed and 51 wounded, but drove the enemy, and was active the next day at Thompson's station. For its gallantry on this occasion it received honorable mention in special orders by Gen. Rosecrans. It next shared in the campaign against Bragg, ending in the battle of Chickamauga, as a part of the 1st brigade, 1st cavalry division, Gen. Stanley commanding. The cavalry division led the advance of the army and the 9th Pa. was active at the battles of Rover, Middleton and Shelbyville, capturing at the latter place nearly l, 000 prisoners and a battery, and breaking the enemy's cavalry organization. It was active at Elk river and captured 200 of Bragg's rear-guard at Cowan a few days later. It penetrated to Lafayette, Ga., capturing a part of Longstreet's advance guard, and obtaining positive information of that general's presence. At the battle of Chickamauga. It was again commended for its gallantry. During the winter of 1863-64 it was in east Tennessee and was active at the battles of Dandridge, New Market, Mossy creek and Fair Garden. About this time the command reenlisted for a three years, term and returned to Pennsylvania on a 30 days, furlough early in April, 1864. It was recruited to 1, 200 men and returned to Louisville in the latter part of May. Gen. Morgan made his last raid into Kentucky at this time and Col. Jordan hastened with his regiment to the relief of Frankfort, compelling Morgan to fall back. The regiment then marched to Nashville and thence to Chattanooga. Ordered against Gen. Wheeler, it reached Murfreesboro early in September and defeated Dibrell's brigade at Readyville a few days later, capturing 294 prisoners. Maj. Kimmel led the gallant charge in this action. Col. Jordan was now placed in command of all the cavalry in Tennessee and drove and scattered the enemy under Gen. Williams. The 9th was now assigned to the 1st brigade, 3rd cavalry division, Gen. Kilpatrick commanding, joined Gen. Sherman at Marietta, and marched with him to the sea. On the right wing of the army, under Gen. Howard, it led the advance to Macon and Milledgeville, attacked and captured the enemy's works at Lovejoy's Station, taking over 300 prisoners together with the guns, which were retained until the end of the war it was heavily engaged at Griswoldville in November, losing 95 men killed and wounded; was active at Waynesboro, and Buckhead creek; and after a month's delay at Savannah it entered on the Carolina campaign, being engaged at Blackville and Aiken. The brigade then moved rapidly toward Columbia and after taking Lexington, marched toward Charlotte, N. C., where it met and defeated the enemy. The regiment reached Fayetteville on March 11, and rested a few days. It was heavily engaged at Averasboro and Bentonville, N. C., after which it rested and refitted at Goldsboro, again taking the field on April 9. It entered Raleigh on the 13th, met and engaged the Confederate forces on the Hillsboro road beyond the city, and pursued them for a number of miles until the surrender was made of the troops under Gen. Johnston. Gen. Sherman's escort, when he met Gen. Johnston, was furnished by the 9th Pa., after which the regiment waited at Lexington for its muster out which took place on July 18, 1865. Source: The Union Army, vol. 1 I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club(UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society & theAmerican Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). Isubscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed.~Providing quality service & historical memorabilia online for over twentyyears.~
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9th CAVALRY
(92nd Infantry) Ninth Cavalry.-Cols., E. C. Williams, Thomas C. James, Thomas J. Jordan Lieut.-Cols., Thomas C. James, George B. Brown, R. M. Russell, Edward G. Savage, David H. Kimmel, Majs., R. M. Russell, Griffith Jones, Edward G. Savage, John S. Detweiler, David H. Kimmel, Charles A. Apple, W. H. Longsdorf, John M. Porter, John F. Miller, Elisha Hancock, George A. Shuman. The 9th cavalry, or the 92nd regiment of the line, originally known as the Lochiel Cavalry, was recruited principally in the counties of Dauphin, Luzerne, Lancaster, Huntingdon Perry, Cumberland, Mifflin, Blair, Wayne, Chester, Lehigh, Susquehanna, and in the city and county of Philadelphia. It rendezvoused at Camp Cameron, near Harrisburg, and was mustered into the U. S. service during the fall of 1861, for three years. The field and most of the line officers, as well as many of the privates, had already served for the three months' term. Col. Williams was an experienced veteran, having served in the militia as early as 1832; was under Gen. Scott, in the Mexican war; and had been in command of the Scott Legion of Philadelphia in the three months, service. On Nov. 20, 1861, the regiment left for Pittsburg then proceeded by boat to Louisville, Ky., where it reported to Gen. Buell commanding the Army of the Ohio, and went into camp at Jeffersonville, Ind., opposite Louisville. It spent the time until Jan. 10, 1862, in perfecting itself in drill and discipline, and was then ordered to the front. By the urgent request of the citizens and legislature of Kentucky it was ordered to remain for the protection of the state, when the advance under Gens. Buell and Mitchell was begun in the early part of February. The 1st battalion, under Col. Williams, was posted at Grayson springs, the 2nd, under Lieut.-Col. James, at Calhoun, and the 3rd, under Maj. Jordan, on the line of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. On March 5, the regiment was ordered into Tennessee, the 1st battalion moving to Springfield, the 2nd to Nashville and the 3rd to Gallatin. The 3rd saw considerable active service at this period, first meeting the enemy under Morgan at Lebanon, where, with the 7th Pa. and the 3rd Ky. cavalry, it defeated that gallant leader, capturing 293 prisoners, including Lieut.-Col. Wood, Morgan's second in command. It was engaged in a skirmish with Morgan's rear-guard near Livingston in May, capturing the guard and scattering Morgan's forces. On June 3, it moved from Lebanon to Tompkinsville, Ky., and a detachment was engaged on the 6th at Moore's hill, losing 5 killed and 10 wounded, Capt. McCullough being among the killed. It was again in action at Tompkinsville in July against the same enemy, and was forced by superior numbers to retire to Burkesville. In this action the enemy lost 57 killed and 140 wounded, while Maj. Jordan's force escaped with a loss of only 10 killed, 14 wounded and 19 prisoners-Jordan himself being among the latter. In August the regiment was reunited at Lebanon, Ky. and was employed in watching Morgan and Kirby Smith. It covered Gen. Nelson's retreat after the battle of Richmond, having a sharp encounter with the enemy's cavalry at Shelbyville. At Louisville it guarded the roads leading to Tennessee, while Gen. Buell was marching to the relief of the state. It was heavily engaged at Perryville, losing 10 killed and 27 wounded, and won the following words of praise from Gen. Buell: "The 9th Pa. cavalry behaved most bravely being at one time compelled to stand for three- quarters of an hour under the concentrated fire of three batteries of the enemy's artillery, and only retiring when ordered to do so." It was now ordered to Louisville to recruit, and on Dec. 22, it shared in a daring and successful raid across the mountains of eastern Tennessee, returning to Nicholasville in Jan., 1863. Col. Williams resigned in Oct., 1862, Lieut.-Col. James died on Jan. 13, 1863, and Maj. Jordan was promoted to the colonelcy. After being refitted at Louisville it moved to Nashville, skirmished at Franklin with Forrest's brigade, and operated for a period of 18 days on the right wing of the army of the Cumberland holding in check a superior force of the enemy under Gens. Van Dorn Wheeler and Forrest. On March 4, it was heavily engaged near Franklin losing 12 killed and 51 wounded, but drove the enemy, and was active the next day at Thompson's station. For its gallantry on this occasion it received honorable mention in special orders by Gen. Rosecrans. It next shared in the campaign against Bragg, ending in the battle of Chickamauga, as a part of the 1st brigade, 1st cavalry division, Gen. Stanley commanding. The cavalry division led the advance of the army and the 9th Pa. was active at the battles of Rover, Middleton and Shelbyville, capturing at the latter place nearly l, 000 prisoners and a battery, and breaking the enemy's cavalry organization. It was active at Elk river and captured 200 of Bragg's rear-guard at Cowan a few days later. It penetrated to Lafayette, Ga., capturing a part of Longstreet's advance guard, and obtaining positive information of that general's presence. At the battle of Chickamauga. It was again commended for its gallantry. During the winter of 1863-64 it was in east Tennessee and was active at the battles of Dandridge, New Market, Mossy creek and Fair Garden. About this time the command reenlisted for a three years, term and returned to Pennsylvania on a 30 days, furlough early in April, 1864. It was recruited to 1, 200 men and returned to Louisville in the latter part of May. Gen. Morgan made his last raid into Kentucky at this time and Col. Jordan hastened with his regiment to the relief of Frankfort, compelling Morgan to fall back. The regiment then marched to Nashville and thence to Chattanooga. Ordered against Gen. Wheeler, it reached Murfreesboro early in September and defeated Dibrell's brigade at Readyville a few days later, capturing 294 prisoners. Maj. Kimmel led the gallant charge in this action. Col. Jordan was now placed in command of all the cavalry in Tennessee and drove and scattered the enemy under Gen. Williams. The 9th was now assigned to the 1st brigade, 3rd cavalry division, Gen. Kilpatrick commanding, joined Gen. Sherman at Marietta, and marched with him to the sea. On the right wing of the army, under Gen. Howard, it led the advance to Macon and Milledgeville, attacked and captured the enemy's works at Lovejoy's Station, taking over 300 prisoners together with the guns, which were retained until the end of the war it was heavily engaged at Griswoldville in November, losing 95 men killed and wounded; was active at Waynesboro, and Buckhead creek; and after a month's delay at Savannah it entered on the Carolina campaign, being engaged at Blackville and Aiken. The brigade then moved rapidly toward Columbia and after taking Lexington, marched toward Charlotte, N. C., where it met and defeated the enemy. The regiment reached Fayetteville on March 11, and rested a few days. It was heavily engaged at Averasboro and Bentonville, N. C., after which it rested and refitted at Goldsboro, again taking the field on April 9. It entered Raleigh on the 13th, met and engaged the Confederate forces on the Hillsboro road beyond the city, and pursued them for a number of miles until the surrender was made of the troops under Gen. Johnston. Gen. Sherman's escort, when he met Gen. Johnston, was furnished by the 9th Pa., after which the regiment waited at Lexington for its muster out which took place on July 18, 1865. Source: The Union Army, vol. 1 I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club(UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society & theAmerican Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). Isubscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed.~Providing quality service & historical memorabilia online for over twentyyears.~
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