Williams was a merchant in Richmond, VA when he enlisted on April 21, 1861 as a sergeant in the Richmond Howitzers (1st Co, VA Howitzers Light Artillery). He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant on November 1, 1862. In July of 1863 and again in December of 1863, he was granted a medical furlough due to chronic liver disease and hepatitis. Williams requested in February 1864 to be assigned to light duty. In June 1864, the medical examining board found that he had "enlargement of the liver and impeded aspiration of the right lung caused thereby." On June 22, 1864, he was assigned as enrolling officer in Pittsylvania County, VA. In September 1864, he was transferred to the Invalid Corps and assigned duty as enrolling officer in Danville, VA. On March 3, 1865, after an additional examination, the medical examining board rescinded the recommendation that he be retired; it is unknown whether he rejoined his company before the war ended.
By 1880, Williams was living in Aiken County, SC where he was a merchant. He moved to Martinsville, VA in 1886. Williams died on January 11, 1910 and is buried in Martinsville's Oakwood Cemetery.
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