Morris, William Groves, 1825-1918.

Morris 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.

From the description of William Groves Morris papers, 1861; 1865; 1877; 1894; 1941; 1957 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24990407

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.

From the guide to the William Groves Morris Papers, ., 1861; 1865; 1877; 1894; 1941; 1957, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)