Image shows Charles F. Williams in the uniform of a 2^nd Lieutenant standing beside a low table on which his dark slouch hat leans against a book. Williams wears a dark frock coat with light trousers. At his waist is his belt with Pattern 1851 eagle belt plate and cradled in his left arm is his Model 1850 Foot Officer’s sword.

Image is clear but the contrast has a heavy sepia tone to it. Around Williams head there are four spots of oxidation with two more at the base of his chin. These are small and do not distract the viewer too much. The image paper goes right to the edge of the mount with light to moderate dirt around the edges.

Reverse has no photographer’s imprint. Identification is confirmed by another online image a Xerox of which comes with this image.

Charles Frederick Williams Jr. was 19 years old when he enlisted as a Corporal in Company I, 8^th Massachusetts Infantry for three months service on April 15, 1861. The regiment mostly served as guards at different sites in Maryland and around Washington. Corporal Williams was mustered out at Boston on August 1, 1861.

Williams was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant in Company F, 35^th Massachusetts on August 19, 1862.

The 35^th Massachusetts was assigned to the 9^th Corps of the Army of the Potomac and saw its first action on September 14, 1862 at South Mountain during the Antietam Campaign. In the regiments attack on Fox’s Gap William’s was wounded. He was removed to a hospital in Middletown, Maryland where he died on September 22, 1862. He is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts.  [ad]

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