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	'''Battery Williams''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Williams after Captain [[George A. Williams]], {{Cullum\|1569}}, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], the battery commander. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as '''Fort Williams'''		'''Battery Williams''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Williams after Captain [[George A. Williams]], {{Cullum\|1569}}, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], the battery commander. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as '''Fort Williams'''
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	'''~~{{PAGENAME}}~~''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Williams after Captain [[George A. Williams]], {{Cullum\|1569}}, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], the battery commander. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as '''Fort Williams'''		'''Battery Williams''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Williams after Captain [[George A. Williams]], {{Cullum\|1569}}, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], the battery commander. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as '''Fort Williams'''
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	== History ==		== History ==
	Battery Williams was built in the fall of 1862 and mounted at least five 30-pounder Parrott rifles and an 8-inch siege gun. Some of the earthwork remains today, basically earthen walls thrown up against gabions. The battery's approaches were protected by an abatis fashioned of felled trees. The battery saw action in the Battle of Corinth on 3 & 4 Oct 1862 and was within sight of [[Battery Robinett]] during the attack on it. His official report covers the the attack on Battery Robinett as he observed it from a distance {{BatteryRobinett-BatteryWilliams}}		Battery Williams was built in the fall of 1862 and mounted at least five 30-pounder Parrott rifles and an 8-inch siege gun. Some of the earthwork remains today, basically earthen walls thrown up against gabions. The battery's approaches were protected by an abatis fashioned of felled trees. The battery saw action in the Battle of Corinth on 3 & 4 Oct 1862 and was within sight of [[Battery Robinett]] during the attack on it. His official report covers the the attack on Battery Robinett as he observed it from a distance {{BatteryRobinett-BatteryWilliams}}
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	~~'''Location:'''~~ Southwest corner Fulton Drive at Southern Railroad,<br>Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi.

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	* Elevation: 459'
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battery established in 1862 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Named Battery Williams after Captain [[George A. Williams]], {{Cullum|1569}}, [[1st U.S. Infantry]], the battery commander. Abandoned in 1865. Also known as [[Fort Williams (13)|Fort Williams]]

== History ==
Battery Williams was built in the fall of 1862 and mounted at least five 30-pounder Parrott rifles and an 8-inch siege gun. Some of the earthwork remains today, basically earthen walls thrown up against gabions. The battery's approaches were protected by an abatis fashioned of felled trees. The battery saw action in the Battle of Corinth on 3 & 4 Oct 1862 and was within sight of [[Battery Robinett]] during the attack on it. His official report covers the the attack on Battery Robinett as he observed it from a distance {{BatteryRobinett-BatteryWilliams}}

Captain Williams survived the battle and the war but was wounded at the Expedition by Yazoo Pass to the Yazoo in March 1863. He continued on active duty until he retired as a Major in 1870 with a disability contracted in the Line of Duty.

== Current Status ==
A brick-manufacturing company occupied the site in the 1970s.

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'''See Also:'''
* [[Battery Robinett]]
* [[Battle of Corinth]]
* [[:Category:Civil War Defenses of Corinth|Civil War Defenses of Corinth]]

'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 452.
* {{GNIS2|ID=684657}}
* [https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/nom/prop/2358.pdfNational Register Of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Battery Williams]
* [https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/official-records/024/0248 eHistory - War of the Rebellion: Serial 024 Page 0248 WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS. Chapter XXIX.]

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* [https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ms.html#corinth North American Forts - Battery Williams]

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