Topographical Engineers -- William G. Williams

375..(Born S.C.)...WILLIAM G. WILLIAMS..(Ap'd S.C.)..15

Military History. -Cadet at the .Military Academy, July 1, 1820, to July 1, 1824, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

SECOND LIEUT., 7TH INFANTRY, JULY 1, 1824.

Served: on Topographical duty, July 24, 1824, to Jan. 28, 1834 ; on Survey

(FIRST LIEUT., 7TH.INFANTRY, APR. 30, 1833)

of site for Fort on Pea Patch Island, Delaware River, 1834,- of Ship

(BVT. CAPTAIN, STAFF-Top. ENGINEERS, JAN. 28, 1834)

Canal around the Falls of Niagara, N. Y., 1835-36, -on Lake Champlain, N. Y., 1835, -and of Charleston, S. C., and Cincinnati, O., projected Railroad, 1836-37 ; on Military Reconnoissance of Cherokee Country, 1837-38 ; in charge of construction of harbor works on Lake Erie,

(CAPTAIN, CORPS OF TOP. ENGINEERS, JULY 7, 1838)

1838-43; as Superintendent of Survey of Northwestern Lakes, 1841-46, -- and of Boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin, 1845-46; and as Chief Top. Engineer of the Army commanded by Major-General Taylor, in the War with Mexico, July 6 to Sep 21, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21, 1846, where he was Mortally Wounded.

DIED OF WOUNDS, SEP. 21, 1846, AT MONTEREY: AGED 45

from Cullum, G. W., Biographical register of the officers and graduates of the USMA at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment in 1802 to 1890, with the early history of the USMA.

William G. Williams

Captain