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Language
English
Abstract
Captain Edward J. Willis served as chaplain and captain of Company A of the 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment from December
1861 to his resignation in February 1864. Collection contains photocopies of Willis's Civil War records, including his Compiled
Service Record from April 1862 to February 1864; official report of the battle of Antietam, 23 September 1862; a request for
an extended leave to take care of his family in Orange County, Virginia, in January 1864; and letter of resignation dated
10 February 1864. Willis resigned as a minister and due to family hardship.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Capt. Edward J. Willis Civil War Records, A&M 1990, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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