hello bryan
What school are you doing your thesis at and in what area? My M.A. was chaired in anthro. You need to be a good historical detective to really put williams story .togeather. His story was one of the projects of my M,A. He was a infantry fifer tillhe got sick. Went home to gt well. Their he does the first three degrees of the masonic lodge. Hed gets a commision from gov morton serves as part of general siegel's body guard. Gets discharge a second time,becomes an agent fot sutlrt of the 117th Infantry. He then because he has been an officer rents the deputy farm with captain John c tobias near Helena Ark. He dies here in september 1864, The family sent a cousin for the body,If you would like to chat my number is 702 581 4070 evenings are good as well as weekends. I am in Las Vegas Neveda, Nice to meet some one on a reaserch path also

reguards

carol scott