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Abstract | William Groves Morris (1825-1918) was a carpenter and millwright from Dallas, Gaston County, N.C., who served as captain and lieutenant colonel of the 37th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. The collection includes two clippings about Morris, 1941 and 1957; and a photocopy of a compilation, titled "The Life and Letters of Colonel William G. Morris," produced, 1935-1937, by Hazel Morris Ritch Lawing, of transcriptions of Civil War letters from William Groves Morris, accompanied by a biographical sketch of him, transcriptions of family Bible records, and two postwar letters to Morris. The Civil War letters were written by Morris to his wife and family from eastern North Carolina and Virginia and, after he was captured at Gettysburg, from the federal prison at Johnson's Island, Ohio. They discuss in some detail military activities, living conditions in camp, religious activities, Morris's feelings about the war, and other matters, and offer advice about affairs at home. |
Creator | Morris, William Groves, 1825-1918. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Groves Morris (1825-1918) was a carpenter and millwright from Dallas, Gaston County, N.C., who served as captain and lieutenant colonel of the 37th North Carolina Regiment in eastern North Carolina and Virginia, 1861-1863; was captured at Gettysburg; and was imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio until February 1865. After the war he returned home to Gaston County where he continued as a carpenter and farmer and served one term in the state legislature. Morris and his wife Louisa Costner Morris had nine children.
Back to TopThe collection contains photocopies of typed transcriptions. The collection includes two clippings about William Groves Morris, 1941 and 1957; and a photocopy of a compilation, titled "The Life and Letters of Colonel William G. Morris," produced, 1935-1937, by Hazel Morris Ritch Lawing, of transcriptions of Civil War letters from William Groves Morris, accompanied by a biographical sketch of him, transcriptions of family Bible records, and two postwar letters to Morris. The Civil War letters were written by Morris to his wife and family from eastern North Carolina and Virginia and, after he was captured at Gettysburg, from the federal prison at Johnson's Island, Ohio. They discuss in some detail military activities, living conditions in camp, religious activities, Morris's feelings about the war, and other matters, and offer advice about affairs at home.
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