Papers, 1862-1865.

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Papers, 1862-1865.

Correspondence, chiefly written by Willis Jones to his family, relating to his Civil War activities including his enlistment, capture (1863) at the Battle of Chickamauga, release from Florence Prison, S.C., and death in a Union hospital.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8063267

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Jones, Willis, 1831-1865

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Union soldier; enlisted as private (1862) in the 84th Illinois Infantry, Company D.; resident of Versailles, Ill. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974770 ...

United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862-1865). Company D

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Florence Prison (S.C.)

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