<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198898">A&amp;M 2044</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>William H. Lawrence Civil War Papers, 1863-1910 <num>A&amp;M 2044</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-18 13:53:11 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>William H. Lawrence Civil War Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname source="ingest">Lawrence, William H.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 8 items (1 folder)</extent>
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    <abstract id="aspace_90f700230132fda74520eb821e83ff1a">Papers of William H. Lawrence, Second Lieutenant, 9th Company Ohio Volunteer Sharp Shooters. Includes his appointment (1864), discharge papers (1864; 2 items), and a pension certificate (1887; for "severe deafness of both ears, and disease of the heart, results of sun-stroke."). Also includes five letters Lawrence wrote to his parents during the war (1864), two in manscript and three in print form. There is also a letter to his sister (1910). Lawrence is known to have served as a Lieutenant, 9th Company Ohio Volunteer Sharp Shooters; as a 2nd Lieutenant, 60th Ohio Volunteers; and as a 2nd Lieutenant, Company "Y", 60th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William H. Lawrence Civil War Papers, A&amp;M 2044, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="ingest">Civil War - Ohio 9th Company Sharp Shooters.</subject>
    <persname source="ingest">Lawrence, William H.</persname>
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