William Henry Harrison Lee papers, 1862-1863

William Henry Harrison Lee (b. ca. 1841) was a farmer from Greenville District, SC and served as a private in Co. H, 16th South Carolina Infantry (the Greenville Regiment). W. H. H. Lee enlisted on December 30, 1861. His letters are written to his wife, Mathursa Fowler Lee (b. ca. 1825). The final letter, written be Lee’s brother-in-law John G. Fowler indicates that W. H. H. Lee died "of fever" in the summer of 1863 in a hosptial at Meridian, Mississippi.

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University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library

Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
11169 Lee1 May 15, 1863 William Henry Harrison Lee Mathursa Lee Lauderdale County, MS SC
11170 Lee2 May 18, 1863 William Henry Harrison Lee Mathursa Lee MS SC
11171 Lee3 June 1, 1863 William Henry Harrison Lee Mathursa Lee Yazoo County, MS SC
11172 Lee4 June 17, 1863 William Henry Harrison Lee , John Garner Fowler Mathursa Lee Madison County, MS SC
11173 Lee5 June 23, 1863 William Henry Harrison Lee Mathursa Lee Madison County, MS SC
11174 Lee6 September 1, 1863 John Garner Fowler Mathursa Lee Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN SC

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