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Personal William Guerrier of the Ward and Guerrier Company dies in an explosion in Wyoming
Personal William H. Bissell becomes the first Illinois governor to die in office
Legal/Political William H. Bissell denounces seccessionism in speech to US House of Representatives
Personal William H. Bissell is born in Hartwick, New York
Legal/Political - William H. Bissell serves as Governor of Illinois
Legal/Political - William H. Bissell serves in the US House of Representatives
Crime/Disasters William H. Russell arrested in New York City for plundering more than $800,000 in Indian Trust Funds
Campaigns/Elections William H. Seward continues his stumping tour for Republicans in Cleveland, Ohio
Personal William Herndon dies at his home in Fancy Creek Township, Illinois
Personal William Herndon is born in Greensburg, Kentucky
Personal William Jennings Bryan born in Marion County, Illinois
Slavery/Abolition William Lloyd Garrison writes to a friend about the impact of John Brown's death.
Battles/Soldiers William Miller of Cumberland County disobeys orders and wins the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg
Lawmaking/Litigating William Pennington of New Jersey elected Speaker of the House on the forty-fourth ballot
Legal/Political William Rufus King sworn in as Vice President in Havana, Cuba
Personal William Seward dies in Auburn, New York
Personal William Seward is born in Florida, New York
Personal William Sprague, former Rhode Island governor and senator, dies in Providence
Personal William Still dies in Philadelphia
Personal William Still is born in Medford, New Jersey
Personal William Still is hired by the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery
Personal William Still moves to Philadelphia in 1844
Personal William Still publishes his records
Battles/Soldiers William Stoker enters Company H of the 18th Texas Infantry in Jefferson, Texas
Personal William Stoker marries in Texas
Battles/Soldiers - William Stoker returns to Coffeeville, Texas on furlough
Personal William Stoker’s family moves to Troup County, Georgia
Campaigns/Elections William T. Sherman writes to his wife from Louisiana about the election
Personal William T. Sherman writes to his wife from Louisiana that she stay in Ohio
Campaigns/Elections William T. Sherman, teaching in Louisiana, writes to his wife about local attitudes on the election