Morris, Thomas A., 1811-1904 to Virginians

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GLC#
GLC05046
Type
Documents
Date
8 June 1861
Author/Creator
Morris, Thomas A., 1811-1904
Title
to Virginians
Place Written
Grafton, West Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 14 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written in Grafton, West Virginia (then Virginia). Brigadier General Morris writes from the Headquarters of the United States Volunteers to issue a proclamation of the Commanding General, Department of Ohio. Declares "I have now the pleasure of announcing that we have routed and completely discomfited the secessionists at Phillippi. Their forces are demoralized ... In full confidence of your ability and desire to protect yourselves, I now call upon you to come to the support of your Constitutional Government." Accompanied by a separate paper border.

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