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Col Christopher Harris “Kit” Williams Jr.

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Col Christopher Harris “Kit” Williams Jr.

Birth
Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
6 Apr 1862 (aged 32)
Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Benton, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams Jr.:
Born: March 14, 1830
Birthplace: Lexington Tennessee
Father: Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams Sr. 1798 – 1857
Mother: Jan Allison Williams
Wife: Anne Louise Sharp Williams
Children:
Senator John Sharp Williams 1854 – 1932
(Buried: Williams Cemetery Yazoo City Mississippi)
Duke Williams 1856 -
Christopher Harris Williams III 1859 -
Education:
1850: Graduated from Cumberland University
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1861: Attorney in Memphis Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Assistant Inspector General for Provisional Army of Tennessee
1861: Captain of Company D 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Killed during the Battle of Shiloh


Died: April 6, 1862
Place of Death: Shiloh
Age at time of Death: 32 years old
Burial Place: Cedar Grove Plantation Yazoo City Mississippi
Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams Jr.:
Born: March 14, 1830
Birthplace: Lexington Tennessee
Father: Christopher Harris "Kit" Williams Sr. 1798 – 1857
Mother: Jan Allison Williams
Wife: Anne Louise Sharp Williams
Children:
Senator John Sharp Williams 1854 – 1932
(Buried: Williams Cemetery Yazoo City Mississippi)
Duke Williams 1856 -
Christopher Harris Williams III 1859 -
Education:
1850: Graduated from Cumberland University
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1861: Attorney in Memphis Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Assistant Inspector General for Provisional Army of Tennessee
1861: Captain of Company D 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Killed during the Battle of Shiloh


Died: April 6, 1862
Place of Death: Shiloh
Age at time of Death: 32 years old
Burial Place: Cedar Grove Plantation Yazoo City Mississippi


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