Willis Bowman
First Name: Willis
Last Name: Bowman
Unit:
Co. I, 2ndMississippi Infantry (Quinn’s)
Rank:
Private
Biography:
Willis Bowman (b. ca. 1823) was the step-father of Thomas Jefferson Price (b. ca. 1833), Zachariah Monroe Price (b. ca. 1840), and Henry H. Price (b. ca. 1845). According to the 1860 Census, neither Willis nor his wife, Elizabeth Willis, could read or write. Bowman served as a private in Co. I, 2ndMississippi Infantry (Quinn’s). He survived the war, and in 1870 he and Elizabeth were living in Lincoln County, MS.
Authored Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15059 | Price15 | February 9, 1863 | Willis Bowman | Elizabeth Bowman | Warren County, MS | MS |
Received Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15039 | Price3 | November 2, 1861 | Zachariah Monroe Price | Willis Bowman , Elizabeth Bowman , The “Brothers” | Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS | MS |
| 15044 | Price6 | January 24, 1862 | Thomas Jefferson Price | Willis Bowman , Elizabeth Bowman | Pass Christian, Harrison County, MS | MS |
| 15046 | Price7 | February 5, 1862 | Zachariah Monroe Price | Willis Bowman , Elizabeth Bowman | Shieldsboro, Hancock County, MS | MS |
| 15050 | Price9 | March 24, 1862 | Thomas Jefferson Price | Willis Bowman , Elizabeth Bowman | Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS | MS |
| 15052 | Price10 | March 24, 1862 | Zachariah Monroe Price | Willis Bowman , Elizabeth Bowman , Sarah "Sally" Price | Corinth, Tishomingo County, MS | Lawrence County, MS |
