A portrait of Spanish American War Captain William J. Williams, who is considered one of the first African Americans to enter the United States volunteer army with a captain's commission, with Green's Boston, MA imprint on recto and ink identification on verso. As a child, William James Williams attended public school in Boston, where he received his first lessons in military art as a member of the school regiment. According to an article published in Leslie's Weekly Illustrated magazine in 1898, Williams was a lawyer, and he served as a member of the Massachusetts militia beginning in 1891. By 1898, Williams commanded Company L of the 6th Massachusetts U.S. Volunteers, the only colored military company in Massachusetts. In May of 1898, Company L joined General Graham's 2nd Army Corps, becoming the first colored company to be attached to a white regiment in the U.S. In addition to Captain Williams, 1st Lieut. William H. Jackson and 2nd Lieut. George W. Braxton of Company L were the first African Americans to serve in a state volunteer regiment during the Spanish American War. Condition: Excellent.
A portrait of Spanish American War Captain William J. Williams, who is considered one of the first African Americans to enter the United States volunteer army with a captain's commission, with Green's Boston, MA imprint on recto and ink identification on verso. As a child, William James Williams attended public school in Boston, where he received his first lessons in military art as a member of the school regiment. According to an article published in Leslie's Weekly Illustrated magazine in 1898, Williams was a lawyer, and he served as a member of the Massachusetts militia beginning in 1891. By 1898, Williams commanded Company L of the 6th Massachusetts U.S. Volunteers, the only colored military company in Massachusetts. In May of 1898, Company L joined General Graham's 2nd Army Corps, becoming the first colored company to be attached to a white regiment in the U.S. In addition to Captain Williams, 1st Lieut. William H. Jackson and 2nd Lieut. George W. Braxton of Company L were the first African Americans to serve in a state volunteer regiment during the Spanish American War. Condition: Excellent.
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