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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06451.027 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from members of the Morris family in Co. A, 63 Penn. Vols. |
| Title | Joseph W Morris to George M. Morris regarding being two miles from Yorktown where "Cornwallis gave oup [up] his sword to Washington." |
| Date | 7 March 1862 |
| Author | Morris, Joseph W. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Recipient | Morris, George M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Joseph's division is close to the Confederate forts which have fired at the camp but have not hit anyone yet. The soldiers "holler[e]d over to them if they co[ul]d not dew any better than that they had better quit." They are two miles of Yorktown where "Cornwallis gave oup [up] his sword to Washington." General McClellan, who "was dressed verry common," is with the division and "has sent a flag of truse to General McGruder." Joseph assumes "the ball will be opened this afternoon if they dew not surrender." He was on picket 300 yards from the forts while the Confederates, "belching and singing," threw a shell into a nearby house, burning it down. He "could hardly keep from shooting at them," aiming his gun several times to do so but managing to resist. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Union Forces Confederate States of America Fortification Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Battle Surrender Union General Confederate General or Leader Truce Artillery Wartime Pillaging and Destruction |
| People | Morris |
| Place written | Camp York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 63 Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company A |