William W. Morris
Written as “Gen. Morris”
William Walton Morris Jr. was a career army officer who, as a brigade commander, was chiefly in charge of the defense of Fort McHenry and Baltimore harbor during the Civil War (Wikipedia).
Willie wrote from the fort in July 1862: “Gen. Morris has not much feeling for the sick men. They were lying around under the guns and any place there was any room to lie” — until General Wool “came in here and gave Morris such a jawing” (Willie, July 27, 1862).
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- 1862 Jul 27