Private Willis W. Pitts letters, 1860-1863

Summary

Creator:

Pitts, Willis W.

Date:

1860-1863

Extent:

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder, 8 letters)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Private Willis W. Pitts letters, ms4138, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence between Private Willis W. Pitts and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Pitts during his service in the Confederate Army from 1862 until his death in the Battle of Missionary Ridge in 1863. Pitts served in Company I, of the Georgia 37th Infantry. Also included is a letter from Mary A.A.C. Wates to Betty Pitts from 1860.

Biographical / historical:

Willis W. Pitts was a Confederate private serving in Company I, 37th Georgia Infantry in 1863. Pitts was killed during the Battle for Missionary Ridge, Tennessee.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence.

Names:

Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 37th. Company I

Places:

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Private Willis W. Pitts letters, ms4138, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.