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Ohio, where he opened a law office in
the Beckett Block which he occupied
continuously until the time of his
death. He pursued an extensive and
lucrative practice. For many years prior
to and during the Civil War, he
was the proprietor and editor of the Hamilton
Intelligencer. Mr. Williams
was an ardent loyalist and warm
supporter of President Lincoln and took
a very active and prominent part in aiding
Governors Tod and Brough in
their efforts in behalf of the union
cause. Mr. Williams was ever a pub-
lic spirited citizen, assisting in all
movements for the betterment and ad-
vancement of his community. For several
years he was a member of
the city council at Hamilton. He
possessed a scholorly mind and devoted
considerable attention to the study of
geology, mineralogy and archaeology.
In the early days of the Archaeological
and Historical Society, Mr. Wil-
liams took an active interest in its
welfare and progress, contributing some
valuable papers to the meetings of the
Society. He collected a very
large and valuable cabinet of
archaeological specimens which he donated
to the Society and which are now in its
Museum at Orton Hall. He was
appointed by Governor James E. Campbell,
a trustee of the Society in 1892
and was reappointed by Governors
McKinley, Bushnell and Nash, the
appointment by the latter being on March
1, 1901, for a term of three
years.
He had served continuously for nearly ten years.
Mr. Williams was married to Miss Maggie
Wakefield, a native of But-
ler county, Ohio, on January 9, 1860,
and leaves surviving him the widow
and four children, Mary, Nina, and
Stella, three daughters, all of whom are
married and John W. Williams, his only
son, who is now an active young
business man in Hamilton, Ohio.
Mr. Williams was a genial, courteous
gentleman of the olden type.
He was a lover of humanity, the friend
of all, a delightful companion; an
upright and forceful man; his life was
well spent and his fellow citizens
paid fitting tribute, in the last sad
rites, to his memory. He was buried
at Hamilton, Ohio, September 13, 1901.
SOLDIERS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
We have had several inquiries for a
statement of the number of
troops engaged in the American
Revolution. From the best authority
obtainable we learn that the total
enlistments during the eight years on
the American side were 233,771; this
number represents the reinlistments;
the actual number of men who saw service
in the army was not more than
150,000; the largest American army at
any one time was 38,000; average
American army 30,000; American army at
Long Island and Yorkstown
was 16,000 and 17,000 respectively;
number of battles and skirmishes 87;
largest loss at any one battle to the
American army was at Germantown,
October 4, 1777, where there were 1,073
in killed, wounded and missing;
largest number in the British army at
any one time was 42,000.