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Morris, Martha Elizabeth Wright (d. 1919)
Papers, 1911-30. 3 items.
Draft of an address given by Martha Morris in 1916, with
additions to 1919, describing various war-related experiences,
i.e., her acquaintance with the Confederate spy, Rose O'Neal
Greenhow, casual meetings with President Lincoln, life in New
Orleans, La., under the military governorship of Gen. Nathaniel
P. Banks, and her work with the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Also contains a clipping with a picture of Mrs. Greenhow and
her daughter.
654
Morris—Popham Families
Papers, 1667-1892. ca. 770 items.
Contains three letters from Charles Fleming to his parents,
May-July 1861, concerning camp life and training at the Washington
Navy Yard; and a letter by Charles R. Carmer(?), 71st
New York State Militia, Aug. 5, 1862.
Finding aid available.
655
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
(1791-1872) Artist; Inventor
Papers, 1793-1944. ca. 10,000 items.
Includes a few letters to Morse concerning the effect of the
war on his business interests in the South, chiefly the confiscation
of telegraph equipment by Confederate authorities.
Finding aid and microfilm copy (35 reels) available.
656
Morse Family
Papers, 1806-65. ca. 75 items.
Contains the commission of Charles N. Morse as 1st lieutenant
in the 1st Louisiana Artillery Regiment, Apr. 17, 1862;
miscellaneous orders; an ordnance invoice; and printed rules
and regulations concerning ordnance.
657
Mosby, John Singleton (1833-1916) Partisan Ranger;
Col., Virginia Cavalry
Papers, 1861-86. 70 items.
Photocopies.
Correspondence, orders, commissions, reports, and circulars
concerning the organization and activities of Mosby's
Rangers. Contains remarks on public enthusiasm for the war
in 1861, the treatment of prisoners of war, casualties, the death
of Maj. John Pelham, the capture of Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton,
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