Wills, David

Life Span
to
Full name
David Wills
Place of Birth
Menallen Township, PA
Burial Place
Gettysburg, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
7
Family
James L. Wills (father), Jennie Smyser (wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Pennsylvania College
Occupation
Attorney or Judge
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Government
State judge
Local government
Occupation in 1860
Lawyer
Residence in 1860
David Wills' House, Gettysburg, PA
Marital status in 1860
Married
Date Event
In Pennsylvania, visitors begin to throng into Gettysburg for the upcoming visit of President Lincoln
The Wills family hosts President Lincoln for the night in Gettysburg
Visitors and townsfolk serenade President Lincoln on a warm and clear Gettysburg evening
Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery
Edward Everett, the famous orator, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg
President Lincoln delivers his "dedicatory remarks" at the consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery
President Lincoln departs Gettysburg for Washington after a brief service at the Presbyterian church
Date Title
David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 2, 1863
David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “From Gettysburg,” November 13, 1863
David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 23, 1863
Date Title
Andrew Johnson to David Wills, July 3, 1865
How to Cite This Page: "Wills, David," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6880.