Alpheus S. Williams

Alpheus Starkey Williams
Alpheus S. Williams
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1875 – December 21, 1878
Preceded byMoses W. Field
Succeeded byJohn Stoughton Newberry
Personal details
Born(1810-09-20)September 20, 1810
Deep River, Connecticut
DiedDecember 21, 1878(1878-12-21) (aged 68)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materYale University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1847–1848, 1861–1866
Rank Brevet Major General
CommandsXII Corps
Battles/warsMexican–American War (Arrived too late to see action.)

Alpheus Starkey Williams (September 20, 1810 – December 21, 1878) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.