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==Biographical Sketches==
==Biographical Sketches==
Dr. William S. Battles was the son of Thomas S. and Anne Battles, a prominent abolitionist family in Shreve, Ohio. Dr. Battles played a huge role in continuing the Battles family's participation in the local [[Underground Railroad]] operations. He aided his father, [[Thomas S. Battles]] in transporting the fugitives. He also provided medical treatment for fugitives in the Wayne County area.
Dr. William S. Battles was the son of Thomas S. and Anne Battles, a prominent abolitionist family in [[Shreve, Ohio]]. Dr. Battles played a huge role in continuing the Battles family's participation in the local [[Underground Railroad]] operations. He aided his father, [[Thomas S. Battles]] in transporting the fugitives. He also provided medical treatment for fugitives in the Wayne County area.
==Background==
==Background==
Dr. Battles received his degree from Columbus Medical College as a Physician, specializing in Allopathy. Battles grew up helping his father with the Underground Railroad operations, and later stayed in Shreve to possibly continue conducting while his father [[Thomas S. Battles]] moved to Illinois.
==Life in Wooster==
==Abolitionism==
==Family==
==Family==