W.W.H. Davis papers, 1863-1864.

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W.W.H. Davis papers, 1863-1864.

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Chiefly correspondence and orders, relating to Davis's regiment, 104th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, re troop reviews and details, including General and Special orders and circulars from Gen. Rufus Saxton, Gen. Charles A. Heckman, and Gen. Henry M. Naglee; and letter, 16 Mar. 1863, to Capt. Ives, reporting a drunken brawl between officers and recommending their dismissal from the service. Places represented include Beaufort, Folly Beach, James Island, and St. Helena Island, S.C., and New Bern, N.C.

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Heckman, Charles A. (Charles Adam), 1822-1896

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Naglee, Henry M. (Henry Morris), 1815-1886

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 104th (1861-1865)

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Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910

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