Thomas A. Morris
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Thomas Armstrong Morris was an American railroad executive and civil engineer from Kentucky and a soldier, serving as a brigadier general of the Indiana Militia in service to the Union during the earl
Union General Thomas Armstrong Morris in 1866 engraving by George Edward Perine
Battle of Rich Mountain
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The Battle of Rich Mountain took place on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.
Thomas A. Morris
…Morris was the overall Union commander at the Battle of Philippi. He fought in several other engagements in West Virginia including the battles at Rich Mountain and Corrick's Ford. Around noon on July 13, 1861, Morris attacked the rear guard of the retreating Confederate forces at Corrick's Ford on the Cheat…
Battle of Rich Mountain, Beverly Pike, Virginia, between a division of General Mc Clellan's command, led by General Rosecrans, and the Confederates under General Pegram, July 12, 1861
Battle at Laurel Mountain (several kilometers away from Rich Mountain) fought concurrently. Confederates on Laurel Mountain retreated in great disorder after hearing of the defeat of Confederate forces on Rich Mountain.
Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War
Camp Garnett