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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06451.041 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from members of the Morris family in Co. A, 63 Penn. Vols. |
| Title | Wilmore W. Morris to Susannah L. Morris. Regarding being well enough to play football, and new weapons |
| Date | 1 January 1862 |
| Author | Morris, Wilmor W. (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Morris, Susannah L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Jesse has a cold but "is able to kick foot ball." It is not true that Charles was shot, Wilmor just received a letter from him and "he said it was good funn he did not get hurt." They have received new French rifles which are "warented to shoot 1,000 yards." The rifles are "the len[g]th of a shot gunn and the bayonets are longer than musket bayonet[s]." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Union Forces Sports and Games Health and Medical Injury or Wound Weaponry Military Camp |
| People | Morris |
| Place written | Camp Johnson |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 63 Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company A |