Morris, Wilmor W. (fl. 1861-1862) to: "Brother an[d] friends."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06451.049 Author/Creator: Morris, Wilmor W. (fl. 1861-1862) Place Written: Camp Fair Oak[s] 6 miles of Richmond, [Va.] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/06/10 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
Wilmor is not sure whether Jesse went to Philadelphia or not but assures them that "god will shield us in the day of Battle." He describes the recent Battle of Fair Oaks, whose battlefield "was the most terrifying place I ever seen the dead lay thick." He claims the Confederates meant to take them all prisoner and "a heap of the nobility came out too see us runn." He has heard that the Confederate soldiers are tired and that they had to "force the North Carolina troops too fight they don't know that the state has returned too the union an[d] called her Troops home."
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