Willis, Charles Ashley, fl. 1863.
Biographical notes:
Charles Ashley Willis (fl. 1863) served in Company A of the 1st South Carolina Regiment during the Gettysburg campaign in which he was captured and hospitalized. According to family, Willis was shot in the leg at the battle of the Wilderness. Willis reportedly cut out the bullet with his pocket knife and died shortly thereafter in a hospital.
From the guide to the Charles Ashley Willis Diary, 1863, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Charles Ashley Willis served in Company A of the 1st South Carolina Regiment during the Gettysburg campaign in which he was captured and hospitalized.
From the description of Charles Ashley Willis diary, 1863. WorldCat record id: 23848803
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- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
- Gettysburg Campaign, 1863
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