Thomas Williams (Union general)
Thomas R. Williams | |
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Civil War General Thomas Williams (1815–1862) who died in the Battle of Baton Rouge | |
| Born | January 16, 1815 Albany, New York, US |
| Died | August 5, 1862 (aged 47) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1832, 1837–1862 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Department of the Gulf |
| Commands | Williams' Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Black Hawk War Second Seminole War Mexican War American Civil War |
| Other work | career soldier |
Thomas R. Williams (January 16, 1815 – August 5, 1862) was an American antebellum-era Army officer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was killed as he commanded the Union troops at the Battle of Baton Rouge.