Henry Ruffner Morrison papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

This collection is open for use.

Terms of access:

This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any material used from Washington and Lee University Special Collection and Archives should be fully credited to the source.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Ruffner Morrison Papers (WLU Coll. 0789), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.07 Linear Feet 7 folders
Creator:
Morrison , Henry Ruffner, 1840-1879
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry Ruffner Morrison Papers (WLU Coll. 0789), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is composed of letters to and from Rockbridge County, Virginia native Henry Ruffner "Ruff" Morrison before and during the American Civil War. Correspondents include his brother Luther, his father Robert, family member and neighbor Sarah H. Crawford, associate Thomas Perry Gwynn, and fellow Washington College (Va.) alumni and soldiers John W. Reilly and Thomas W. Read. Highlights include a December 2, 1860 letter from Morrison while he was living in Macon, Georgia written to his father regarding sectionalism and disunion.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Ruffner Morrison graduated from Washington College in 1858. In June of 1861, he enlisted in the Washington College (Va.) infantry company known as the "Liberty Hall Volunteers." The unit would become Company "I" of the 4th Virginia Infantry of the Stonewall Brigade, Confederate States Army. He transferred to Company C, 1st Virginia Cavalry, in 1863 to join his brother Robert C. Morrison. After being wounded in early 1864, he transferred to the 26th Battalion of Virginia Infantry as a staff officer until the war ended.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Morrison family descendents in 2024.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard