Alfred Morris diary
Collection
Identifier: W-0115
Scope and Contents
Alfred Morris's diary contains entries written from October 12, 1862 to September 5, 1863. The diary of this Union soldier contains two sets of entries; the first set describes the company's movement through Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas. These entries, written between October 12, 1862 and September 5, 1863, describe the Battle of Prairie Grove, the Siege of Vicksburg, and the capture of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The second set of entries are more religious in tone, describing the prayer meetings that Morris attended between February 3 and May 21 1864. The second set of entries appear in a non-linear order, with the earliest entries in this section are written on the final twenty pages with later entries appear on the nineteen pages immediately before the earlier ones. Morris's diary also includes lists of personal expenses; letters written and received; and regimental casualties.
Dates
- 1862 - 1863
Creator
- Morris, Alfred (Author, Person)
Physical Description
Diary is fragile, and pages are separating from the spine.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Morris was born on November 13, 1843, in Van Buren County, Iowa. On August 21, 1862, Morris enlisted in Company H of the Ninteenth Iowa Infantry, where he served as a regimental fifer. As a member of the regiment, Morris participated in the Battle of Prairie Grove, the Siege of Vicksburg, the capture of Yazoo City, Mississippi, and the Battle of Sterling's Plantation. Morris died on March 1, 1865, in Van Buren County, Iowa.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Diary written by Union soldier Alfred Morris, containing entries written between October 1862 and September 1863.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
Physical Description
Diary is fragile, and pages are separating from the spine.
General
Title on Spine: A Morris' Diary 1862-63, Co. H. 19th Iowa
Processed by
Haley Aaron, 2013
Creator
- Morris, Alfred (Author, Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred Morris diary
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- January 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository