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By US Army Center for Military history - The last battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch By Jeffrey William Hunt, Published by University of Texas Press, 2002 ISBN 029273461, p.127, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6642483

A photo of Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana Regiment Volunteer Infantry. Died in the Battle of Palmito Ranch on may 13, 1865. The last soldier to die in the American Civil War.

John J. Williams (American Civil War)
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John Jefferson Williams
John J. Williams (last soldier to die in the American Civil War).jpg
Born 1843
Jay County, Indiana
Died May 13, 1865 (aged 21-22)
Cameron County, Texas
Alexandria National Cemetery Pineville, Louisiana
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch Union Army
Years of service 1863-1865
Rank Private
Unit 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Battle of Palmito Ranch
John Jefferson Williams (1843 - May 13, 1865) was a Union soldier and private in Company B the 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry. He was killed at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last land battle of the Civil War, and is generally recognized as the last soldier killed in the American Civil War.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Biography[edit]
Williams was born in 1843 in Jay County, Indiana, and joined the Union Army September 1863, probably in Anderson. He moved to Camp Joe Holt where his unit drilled before being put on duty in the field. His regiment spent most of the war on guard and garrison duty in the Western Theatre, including New Orleans where he was stationed before his unit joined the army forming for the invasion and occupation of Texas in spring of 1865. He first saw action in the Battle of Palmito Ranch near Brownsville, Texas where he died May 13, 1865. Williams is recognized as being the last soldier to have been killed in action during the Civil War.[1]
He is buried in the Alexandria National Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana.[2] His grave can be found in plot 797.[2]
See also[edit]
Indiana portal
American Civil War portal
Indiana in the American Civil War
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "The Civil War". PBS. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b "John J. Williams". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
External links[edit]
"The Civil War". PBS. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
John J. Williams at Find a Grave

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