George U. Morris collection 1861-1930

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George U. Morris collection 1861-1930

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The nineteen letters in this collection, dated from August 8, 1861 to March 7, 1864, provide a first person account of a naval officer's life aboard a fighting ship of the Union Navy during the Civil War. The letters were sent by George U. Morris to his fianceĢ, Mary Chase Steele, while Morris participated in blockading the Confederacy. In addition the collection includes a photo of Morris, copies from the National Archives of Mrs. Morris's claim for a naval pension, and a brief diary, probably by Mary Morris, about visiting the Centennial Fair in Philadelphia in 1876.

.2 linear ft.

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599243

Berea College, Hutchins Library

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Morris, Mary Chase Steele.

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Morris, George U. 1830-1875.

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George Upham Morris (1830-1875) was born in Massachusetts. He entered the United States Navy in 1847 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1852. He then served on the Princeton, the Dolphin, the Decatur, the Cyane and the Cumberland, until it was sunk in 1862. During the battle with the C.S.S. Virginia (the ironclad constructed on the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack), Morris was acting commander of the Cumberland. Later Morris was given command of the gunboat U.S.S. Port Royal. ...

Virginia (Ironclad)

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