Brock Collection: Papers of Edward Willis, 1861-1864.

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Brock Collection: Papers of Edward Willis, 1861-1864.

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Official correspondence and records accumulated by Edward Willis during his career in the Confederate Army. Included are the general and special orders received from Army of Northwest, War Department, Army Headquarters, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Headquarters of Cavalry Forces, dispatches and regimental records (petitions, recommendations, medical certificates, reports, requisitions, muster rolls, etc.), records of courts martial, etc.

506 pieces.4 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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