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Manuscript Group 511
WILLIAM NEEL PAPERS
1861-1878
(1.75 cu. ft.)

Captain William Neel served in four different Pennsylvania units during the course of the American Civil War (8th, 105th, 206th PVI Regiments and 2nd Battalion) and the papers in this group relate primarily to Neel's service in these various regiments. These include muster rolls, discharge certificates, monthly returns, quarterly returns, clothing requisitions, invoices for supplies, receipts for supplies, general correspondence, special orders, general orders, letters from his wife Sarah, envelopes, etc. Also present is a list of the names of Confederate officers, a number of military manuals and law books, and Pennsylvania Adjutant General Annual Reports for 1865-1875. These annual reports reveal that William Neel was promoted to a colonel in the Ninth Division, 13th Regiment Infantry of the Pennsylvania National Guard.

2nd Battalion, 6 Months, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company C Documents, 1861-1864. (8 folders) {#511m.1} [Description] [Holdings]
8th Regiment Documents, 1861. (1 folder) {#511m.2} [Description] [Holdings]
105th Regiment Documents, 1862-1863. (1 folder) {#511m.3} [Description] [Holdings]
206th Regiment Documents, 1864-1865. (34 folders) {#511m.4} [Description] [Holdings]
Letters and Correspondence, 1861-1865. (4 folders) {#511m.5} [Description] [Holdings]
List of Books, 1861-1879. (1 box) {#511m.6} [Description] [Holdings]
Miscellaneous Documents. (2 folders) {#511m.7} [Description] [Holdings]

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