Williams, Jr., Ephraim - BiographyEphraim Williams, Jr. was a popular leader in the Massachusetts militia in the 1700s. He encouraged westward expansion in the colony and was the benefactor of Williams College.
Williams, Roger - BiographyRoger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island. He was an advocate of the Separation of Church and State, Religious Freedom, and the rights of Native American Indians. His beliefs helped form the concepts found in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Wood, Thomas John - BiographyThomas J. Wood was a prominent Union general who participated in nearly every major campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Wooster, David - FactsDavid Wooster was a Connecticut militia leader who served in King George’s War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He died in 1777, during the American Revolution, soon after the Battle of Ridgefield.
Wright, Horatio Gouverneur - BiographyA prominent general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Horatio Wright served briefly as commander of the Department of the Ohio from August 19, 1862 to March 12, 1863.
Wythe, GeorgeBiography of George Wythe, Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence George Wythe was a lawyer, teacher, and…
Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk - BiographyTennessee-native Felix Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, congressman, and Confederate general who was killed at the Battle of Mill Springs during the American Civil War.