Baron DeKalb Williams was named for the famous German officer who trained the colonial army in the American Revolution.

Muster Rolls for his service in the Civil War show the following:
Baron DeKalb Williams, Private, Co. D, 3 Reg't Alabama Infantry
Enlisted April 26, 1861 at Unions Springs, Alabama by R. H. Powell

Sep/Oct 1861 - Present
Nov/Dec 1861 - Present, last paid by J. W. A. Sanford 31 Oct 1861
Jan/Feb 1862 - Present, last paid by J. W. A. Sanford 31 Dec 1861
Oct 1862 - Wounded at Cold Harbor 27 June 1862, is at Middletown, Ala.
Dec 1862 - Wounded 26 June 1862 at Mechanicsville, now at Milltown, Alabama
31 Dec 1863/30 June 1864 - Absent, lost his right arm in action 8 May 1864 at the Battle of Spottsylvania.
                   Last paid by Capt. Brown 31 Dec. 1863
1 Jan 1864/30 Apr 1864 - Register of the Invalid Corps, P.A.C.S. - Paid $44 by J. Ambler 13 June 1864