Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... Bishop, Capt William W
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Capt. William W. BISHOP, of the firm of Kink & Bishop, dealers in lumber, lath, shingles, 
etc., Joliet; was born in Ulster Co., N.Y., Feb. 26, 1837; he remained on the farm until 
1859, when he came to Chicago and engaged in the lumber business, in the employ of Reed 
& Bushnell, with whom he remained until the beginning of the rebellion. In 1862, he 
entered the Union army as a member of the 103d Ill. V. I.; was elected First Lieutenant 
of Co. A, and soon afterward promoted to Captain, serving as such during the war. As 
showing the character of the services he rendered his country we copy the following:

Headquarters First Div., 16th A. C., LA Grange, Tenn., May 25, 1863.

General Order No. 87. The General commanding the First Division, takes this means of 
bringing to the notice of the entire command, the meritorious conduct of a detachment of 
the 103rd Ill., under comand of Capt. Wm. BISHOP, stationed at Porter's Creek. On the 
night of the 22nd inst., information reached Capt. BISHOP that the notorious guerrilla 
band, under the command of Sol. Street, was encamped within three miles of his station. 
He started immediately with his little command at a double-quick through the brush, and 
succeeded in completely surprising the guerrillas; killing three, wounding six and 
capturing six prisoners. Loss on our side, in the captain's own language, "Not a scratch." 
This is to be regarded as an earnest of the glory that awaits the 103rd, and it is held up 
for imitation by our troops, whenever opportunities like this may present themselves to 
any of them. A copy of this order will be sent to each officer, non-commissioned officer 
and private, who participated in the surprise. By order of Brig. Gen. Wm. S. SMITH, 
Commanding First Div. W. H. HARLAND, A. A. A. G. 

He was present during the siege of Vicksburg and battle of Mission Ridge; accompanied 
Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and on his famous march "from Atlanta to the sea," 
through the Carolinas to Washington, where with his regiment, he participated in the 
grand review of the army at the close of the war; he was mustered out of the service in 
Louisville, Ky., in 1865; returned to Chicago and engaged in the lumber business; in 
186?, he came to Joliet and entered into partnership with John P. KING in the lumber 
business. He was married in September, 1865, to Miss Julia A. KING, of Chicago, and 
has two children; Minnie D. L,. and Grace.

Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

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