This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AkB.2ACE/206.243.1.2.1 Message Board Post: John - Sorry I can't be much help, but there are about 21 Texas soldiers listed as S. Williams and 11 Samuel Williams. The best bet for a soldier who enlisted early in the war is S. Williams who served in Spaight's Battalion of Volunteers, Company A. They served near Beaumont and Sabine Pass. If you want a complete list of leads, e-mail me at [email protected] Tom