Day, William Howard

Life Span
to
Full name
William Howard Day
Place of Birth
New York, NY
Burial Place
Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
Black
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Family
John Day (father), Eliza Day (mother)
Education
Other
Other Education
Oberlin College
Occupation
Clergy
Journalist
Other
Other Occupation
Printer
Relation to Slavery
Free black
United States Colored Troops
Date Title
Philadelphia (PA) North American, "Reception of Colored Troops," November 15, 1865
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Reception of Colored Troops,” November 15, 1865
How to Cite This Page: "Day, William Howard," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/31838.