A Guide to the Wills Family Correspondence, 1860-1865
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms1982-008
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Processed by: Sarah R. Olney, Student Assistant, Special Collections
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
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865