Samuel J. Williams dating history

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Samuel J. Williams (October 13, 1830 – May 6, 1864) sometimes written as S.J. Williams, was an American farmer, livestock trader, military officer, and Freemason from Virginia who settled Selma, Indiana. During the American Civil War, Williams commanded the 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment of the Iron Brigade following the wounding of the regiment's original commander, Solomon Meredith, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Williams would command the 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment from October 1862 until May 1864 when he was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness.