Walker, William, 1824-1860

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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to reestablish his control of the region and was captured and executed by the government of Honduras in 1860.
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referencedIn Rozet, George H. George H. Rozet correspondence, 1856-1857. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Allen, Alexander, 1894-1961. Allen, A.C., papers, 1857-1904, 1857. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn King, James Stuart. Correspondence, 1852-1853. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn United States v. Brig Arrow National Archives at San Francisco
referencedIn Sonora (Mexico : State). Sonora state documents, 1772-1871 [microform]. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Southern filibusters collection, 1851-1914 (bulk 1851-1858). Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn John Jay Almy papers, 1857-1866 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Vinton, John Rogers, 1801-1847. Papers, 1814-1861; (bulk 1837-1849). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Don C. Seitz Papers, 1854-1930 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
referencedIn Brenan, J. C. W. J.C.W. Brenan letter to his father : Stockton, Calif. : ALS, 1860 Oct. 31. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Luthereau, J. G. A. (Jean Guillaume Antoine), b. 1810. Histoire des républiques centro-américaines, ou, Grey-Town devant l'Europe / par M.M.J.A.L. et Ch. de V. Newberry Library
creatorOf Walker, William, 1824-1860. General Orders no. 212 : Granada, Nicaragua : DS, 1856 Nov. 8. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Gunwiler, J. G. J.G. Gunwiler letter, 1858. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn John H. Wheeler Papers, 1825-1882, (bulk 1852-1882) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Rand, Charles Edward, 1833-. Letters, 1852-1857. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Filibustering Expedition, from San Francisco to Lower Calif. & Sonora. Written by an Officer of Col. Walker's Expedition of 1853, San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers - Alice Phelan Sullivan Library
referencedIn Oaksmith, Appleton. Papers, 1827-1885 (bulk 1854-1856). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Dornin, Thomas Aloysius, 1800-1874. Letterbook of Thomas Aloysius Dornin, 1842-1854. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Kewen, Edward John Cage, 1825-1879. Nicaragua and Walker : In two parts. Part First. Historical Retrospect of the Isthmian States : ADS, 1879. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888. William Henry Hart diaries, 1852-1888. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Rose, Norvell. Collection, 1864-1885. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Macdonald, Charles J. Papers relating to the lawsuit of Macdonald vs. Garrison and Morgan. Court of Common Pleas : New York, 1855-1860. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn William Henry Hart diaries, 1852-1888 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn The gold rush in 1849, 1914 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Brenan, J. A. W. J.A.W. Brenan letter, 1855 Dec. 19. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Randolph, Edmund, 1819-1861. Materials relating to William Walker, 1855-1856. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Brenan, J. C. W. J.C.W. Brenan correspondence with Charles Brenan : ALS, 1856-1857. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn De Shields, Alf. Reminiscences of the Walker Filibuster Expedition : Red Bluff, California : typescript, 1910. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Harwood family. Harwood family papers, 1722-1962. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Stott, Elizabeth W. P., 1880-1974. Elizabeth W.P. Stott oral history interview : Tape and transcript, 1965 [sound recording] / conducted by Verland A. Stott and Naivenne Stott. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Belcher, Flavel. Flavel Belcher letters, 1851-1857. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Brady, Charles C., 1829-. The gold rush in 1849, [1914]. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Marshall family. Marshall family papers, 1815-1897. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Walker, William, 1824-1860. Papers concerning the Filibuster War : Nicaragua, [1851-1858]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Holbein, Jean, fl. 1790-1795. Engravings and prints from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation community [manuscript], 17th to 19th centuries. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Copies of Letters Sent by the Collector, 6/1/1853 - 2/9/1861 National Archives at San Francisco
referencedIn Filibuster Expeditions Collection, 1851-1908 San Diego History Center Document Collection
referencedIn Brenan, J. C. W. J. C. W. Brenan letter to his father, 1856 August 6. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Weekly constitutionalist, 1858 Jan. 13. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Peticolas, A. B. (Alfred Brown), 1838-1915. Drawing book : of A.B. Peticolas, 1857-1859. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Heiss, John P., ca. 1812-1865. John P. Heiss family papers, 1835-1872. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Hart, William Henry, 1829-1888. Diaries, 1852-1888 [electronic resource]. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn John Anthony Quitman papers, 1833-1858 (inclusive) 1847-1858 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Dornin, Thomas A. (Thomas Aloysius), 1800-1874. Papers of Thomas A. Dornin [manuscript], 1825-1908 (bulk 1825-1863). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gardner, Robert P., d. 1890. Robert P. Gardner military papers, 1856-1904. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Oaksmith, Appleton, ca. 1825-1887. Papers, 1840-1885. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Brinley, Edward, Jr. Papers of Edward Brinley, Jr., 1823-1925 (bulk 1840-1856) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers, 1775-1868. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Walker, William, 1824-1860. Document, 1856 March 31 [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Rogers, William K. To General [i.e. James Carson Jamison : reminiscences of William Walker's expedition into Nicaragua, 1855-1860], 1910. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Britton, Forbes, 1812-1861. In discussion of the Walker-Paulding Resolutions, 1858. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Smith, C. G. Documents relating mainly to Arizona. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895. John Jay Almy papers, 1857-1866. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Walker, William, 1824-1860. William Walker papers, 1856-1859. Library of Congress
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