Letters, 1862.

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Letters, 1862.

Photocopies of handwritten letters. These items were sent to Morrison's wife, Mahala Morrison. John writes about his military activities, relates various rumors, talks about how the Union plundered areas, and mentions the battle of Corinth, Mississippi. Some of the letters was written by Franklin Reid, who related that Morrison died of wounds sustained at the "Battle of the Hatchie" in Tennessee.

18 letters (33 pages).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783208

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Morrison, Mahala.

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Morrison, John W. (John Walter), 1934-

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Insurance salesman and realtor, Harrisonburg, Va. From the description of Papers of John W. Morrison [manuscript] 1901-1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647935907 Two articles, one on the Mason-Dixon line and the other on women's suffrage. From the description of Mason and Dixon's line and woman suffrage, two articles 1902 [manuscript] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 314425151 Professor of English at the Univ...

Reid, Franklin.

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