Louis Philip Morrison papers, 1851-1856; 1862-1865 [microfilm manuscript].

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Louis Philip Morrison papers, 1851-1856; 1862-1865 [microfilm manuscript].

Correspondence of Morrison, whose parents lived in Galena, Ill., with his wife Rebecca Thacher Morrison of Burlington and Boston, Mass. Letters, 1851-1856, concern Morrison's unsuccessful attempts to establish himself in merchandising in Illinois, Michigan, and Winona, Minn. Civil War letters, 1862-1865, relate to his service with the 8th New York Regiment in northern Virginia.

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Morrison, Rebecca Thacher.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 8th.

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Morrison, Louis Philip, b. ca. 1819.

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Louis Philip Morrison (born circa 1819) served in the United States army with the 8th New York Infantry Regiment. He married Rebecca Thacher of Massachusetts in 1851 or 1852. From the guide to the Louis Philip Morrison Papers, 1851-1856; 1862-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...