Military/Violent |
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William Walker and his followers surrender to an American naval squadron and are returned to the United States |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Walker and his fellow filibusters leave Baja California for Sonora |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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William Walker and his companions are indicted in New Orleans under the Neutrality Laws |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Walker and 45 followers invade Baja California, in northwestern Mexico |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Tecumseh Sherman takes command of the Department of the Cumberland, replacing Robert Anderson |
Personal |
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William T. Sherman, teaching in Louisiana, writes to his wife with cynicism about the upcoming election |
Campaigns/Elections |
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William T. Sherman, teaching in Louisiana, writes to his wife about local attitudes on the election |
Personal |
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William T. Sherman writes to his wife from Louisiana that she stay in Ohio |
Campaigns/Elections |
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William T. Sherman writes to his wife from Louisiana about the election |
Personal |
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William Stoker’s family moves to Troup County, Georgia |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Stoker returns to Coffeeville, Texas on furlough |
Personal |
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William Stoker marries in Texas |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Stoker enters Company H of the 18th Texas Infantry in Jefferson, Texas |
Personal |
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William Still publishes his records |
Personal |
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William Still moves to Philadelphia in 1844 |
Personal |
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William Still is hired by the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery |
Personal |
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William Still is born in Medford, New Jersey |
Personal |
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William Still dies in Philadelphia |
Personal |
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William Sprague, former Rhode Island governor and senator, dies in Providence |
Personal |
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William Seward is born in Florida, New York |
Personal |
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William Seward dies in Auburn, New York |
Legal/Political |
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William Rufus King sworn in as Vice President in Havana, Cuba |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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William Pennington of New Jersey elected Speaker of the House on the forty-fourth ballot |
Battles/Soldiers |
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William Miller of Cumberland County disobeys orders and wins the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg |
Slavery/Abolition |
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William Lloyd Garrison writes to a friend about the impact of John Brown's death. |
Personal |
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William Jennings Bryan born in Marion County, Illinois |
Personal |
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William Herndon is born in Greensburg, Kentucky |
Personal |
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William Herndon dies at his home in Fancy Creek Township, Illinois |
Campaigns/Elections |
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William H. Seward continues his stumping tour for Republicans in Cleveland, Ohio |
Crime/Disasters |
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William H. Russell arrested in New York City for plundering more than $800,000 in Indian Trust Funds |