William H. Boring
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| Birth name | William Harrison Boring |
| Born |
February 26, 1841 Greenfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1932 (aged 91) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Damascus Pioneer Cemetery, Damascus, Oregon, U.S.45°25′03″N 122°27′32″W / 45.417621°N 122.458978°W |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1861 – 1863 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit |
 33rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry
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| Battles/wars | Siege of Vicksburg |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Elizabeth Wilder (m. 1867; d. 1922) |
William Harrison Boring (February 26, 1841 – December 1, 1932) was an American Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War, and who was a member of the distinguished battalion in the 33rd Illinois Infantry Regiment that helped lead the fall of Vicksburg in 1863. Boring would later come to be known as a pioneer after settling the town of Boring, Oregon in 1874, which took its namesake after him.
Boring was born in Greenfield, Illinois on February 26, 1841. His mother was originally from Tennessee, and his father was from Maryland. Boring enlisted as a Union soldier during the American Civil War with the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, beginning in 1861 under Bvt. Major General Charles Edward Hovey and Colonel Charles E. Lippincott.
He was a member of the battalion that distinguished itself in the fall of Vicksburg in 1863, during which 11 of its 32 members died in battle. Boring sustained near-life-threatening injuries to his face and throat in the Siege of Vicksburg, which led to his discharge. The severity of the scars he received from his battle injuries would lead him to wear a beard for the remainder of his life.
After his discharge, Boring returned to Greenfield, where he worked on his mother's farm. On December 11, 1867, Boring married Sarah Elizabeth Wilder in Greene County, Illinois.
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