Wills Family Correspondence,
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1860 - 1865
Creator
- Wills family (Family)
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.
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.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains photocopies of Civil War correspondence to and from members of the Wills family.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order with undated materials at the end of the folder.
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.
- Title
- A Guide to Wills Family Correspondence, 1860-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Sarah R. Olney
- Date
- © 2011 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu