Morris, Thomas A. (Thomas Armstrong) (1811-1904) to Virginians
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05046 Author/Creator: Morris, Thomas A. (Thomas Armstrong) (1811-1904) Place Written: Grafton, West Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 8 June 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.4 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
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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