Morris, Wilmor W., fl. 1861-1862 to: "Dear Friend."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06451.038 Author/Creator: Morris, Wilmor W., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Camp Hays, Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/09/15 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
A guard "charged on the bush with 4 men expecting to find a man with a cigar in his mouth" but found only a firebug. He has received more of his uniform now. He saw two "female soldiers" passing on the road with "blue velvet wa[i]st and a dark skirt to the knee and blue pants…tha [they] look grand." There was a dance and he and several friends "got fo[u]r shirts and made dresses so we imitation [imitated] ladys." General Kearney said his men would have to fight by the beginning of next month or they "would be sirrounded [surrounded] so that thare provisions would be impos[s]ible to get" but "one half of thare armey is not fit for active service [and] thare are [they are] with out cloathing and arms."
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