Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Wills Family Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Wills Family Correspondence, Ms1982-008, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

Wills Family Correspondence was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1982.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wills Family Correspondence was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in January 2011.

Biographical Note

During the Civil War, the Wills family lived in Bedford, Virginia. Henry H. Wills was born in 1858. He was in Company K of the 10th Virginia Cavalry, and later in the Bedford Light Artillery. He was camped in Richmond and Jamestown (current day Williamsburg), Virginia.

William S. Wills was in the Charlottesville Artillery. Lindsay T. was in Company K of the 10th Virginia Cavalry, and later in the Bedford Light Artillery with Henry H. Wills.

Scope and Content

The collection contains photocopies of Civil War correspondence from William S., William L., Lindsay T., and Henry H. Wills from various camps, including Jamestown and Richmond, Virginia, and Murfreesboro, North Carolina, to Mollie and Mary Wills.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order with undated materials at the end of the folder.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865