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