Content Description From the Collection: The Hattie M. and Merritt Morse papers document the experience of a 19th-century New Hampshire family during the American Civil War. Hattie was married to Merritt Morse, a Union serviceman stationed in South Carolina, the Sea Islands, and Virginia. These papers contain correspondence received by Hattie and artifacts from Merritt's service: carte de visite photographs, a leather wallet with a Confederate ten-dollar bill, and a pair of Lemaire field glasses. The bulk of the...

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Collection is open for research; a portion is available digitally.