William H. Davis papers, 1862-1865 [microform].

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William H. Davis papers, 1862-1865 [microform].

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The collection consists of a microfilm copy of papers of William H. Davis including ten letters and two diaries dated between February 10, 1862 and February 7, 1865. Letters are written by William H. Davis to his sister and mother from camps and prisons in Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee. There are two letters from James A. Wimpy and E.T. Wimpy (relatives). The diary gives a list of names of soldiers (patients and nurses) who were in the Camp Douglas, Illinois Hospital, Ward 11 (1863), and information on the battles in which Davis participated, particularly the battles of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge.

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