august october son politician lived life state illinois territorial wisconsin hamilton born new_york attended resigned moved illinois illinois lived springfield eventually migrated lead mining region southern wisconsin established hamilton present day hamilton served political offices commander midwest indian wars moved california heels died sacramento likely cholera october early life born august new_york youngest child second youngest son william month shy seventh birthday father killed duel vice president admitted resigned following resignation west_point hamilton migrated illinois lived springfield illinois moved lead mining region political militia service hamilton held elected office member working legislature hamilton sponsored bill imposed statewide tax intended fund road repair maintenance tax proportional property value paid labor money replaced older system required able bodied man work roads days year bill passed new law met opposition repealed legislature hamilton served aide camp governor living illinois springfield later hamilton worked deputy surveyor public lands position surveyed springfield township original illinois michigan canal company prominent late hamilton served war volunteer illinois militia captain hamilton commanded company raised illinois known hamilton company command mustered service august released september hamilton moved wisconsin established hamilton april august black hawk war white settlers lead mining regions chief black hawk hamilton served volunteer militia accounts war indicated hamilton charge militia indigenous allies war onset known eager join conflict hamilton sent north prairie recruit assistance indigenous allies result successful parties aligned native americans joined war june hamilton return fort hamilton large group militia aligned native americans coincided arrival survivors june massacre survivor arrived fort time hamilton accompanied aligned afraid fort like party farm attacked retreated woods avoided fort days hunger finally drove open realized mistake june hour fight hamilton arrived battlefield aligned warriors according dodge warriors given men taken delighted dodge reported allied warriors proceeded battlefield mutilated corpses fallen hamilton served elected member hamilton lost election national level office delegate united_states congress lost election delegate known lead region southern wisconsin northern illinois hamilton unable achieve political fame desired mining career hamilton moved illinois wisconsin late 1820s established lead ore known hamilton later renamed settlement black hawk war fort erected hamilton known fort hamilton contemporary descriptions hamilton provide glimpse mining life hamilton settled present day account noted conditions foul language miners called looking set men description early provided time political opponent hamilton contrasted settlement apparently rough exterior small finer details presence edition works printed paris hamilton married presented rough appearance mother daughter general visited hamilton hamilton winter period hamilton briefly owned sold group paper known democrat gold discovered california gold fever spread midwest lead mining region hamilton set california arriving high hopes new equipment life west prove disappointment later regretted moving hamilton told friend california hung lead mines lived miserable hole california death death hamilton fell ill weeks suffered multiple symptoms including according doctor died fever resulting spinal exhaustion terminating great mental strain died sacramento california october age interred sacramento section cemetery buried named hamilton square honor hamilton california year died called mountain fever likely cholera epidemic
William S. Hamilton