Too rich for my blood, but check out this group of items from a member of the 14th Brooklyn, who was in the regiment at the time of First Bull Run. The belongings of Captain C. H. Morris of Co. K are up for auction by Heritage Auction Galleries – absentee bidding ends November 20. Hat tip to Paul Taylor at With Sword and Pen. Anyone with any info on Captain Morris please chime in – I haven’t turned up anything on him yet.
UPDATE – Reader Mike Peters contributes:
Charles H. Morris, 30, “enrolled” in the 14th Brooklyn to serve 3 years on 18 April 1861. Mustered in as 2nd Lt. of Company H on 23 May 1861. Became Captain on 16 July 1861. Was discharged for disability 18 January 1863. (From the 14th’s regimental history, The History of the Fighting Fourteenth, compiled by Tevis and Marquis. Anybody know where I can find a digital copy?)
Here’s the detail of Morris’ CDV from the above Heritage Auctions photo:
Harry Smeltzer
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