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Major General Alpheus S. Williams (1810-1878)
Photographer: Brian Scott
Taken: September 19, 2015
Caption: Major General Alpheus S. Williams (1810-1878)
Additional Description: The corps commander, Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield, was killed early at Antietam, and Williams assumed temporary command. The corps suffered 25% casualties in assaulting Jackson, and Brig. Gen. George S. Greene's division was forced to withdraw from its advanced position at the Dunker Church.
Submitted: October 26, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p335494
File Size: 0.093 Megabytes

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