Joseph D. Williams

Joseph D. Williams, born in Lebanon, Connecticut 1818, he was the twelfth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature, and then became appointed Adjutant General in 1855. He was a member of the Connecticut Historical Society, Good Templars, son of American Revolution, and he was a republican

Military career
At the age of 18 Williams enlisted in the East Hartford Artillery Company. In 1855 Williams was elected as Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor W. T Minor after the last two Adjutants resigned early because they did not agree with orders coming from Minor. Williams was overwhelmed with the Civil War recruiting and logistical demands that he resigned in 1863.

Personal life
He attended public schools in Hartford when he was growing up.