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A.R.C. in North Russia. Major Morris, U.S.A. in command of the American engineering forces in North Russia. The engineers were an indispensible part of the American forces in North Russia, because everything in the line of tools and skilled artisans was nowhere to be found in Archangel, and everything of a skilled nature in the whole district was done by the engineers, who became General Utility men in the widest meaning of the words. With Major Morris is Lieut. Giffels, who came back from the front to get A.R.C. supplies for this men. They had lost nearly everything they possessedin the course of their rapid campaigning was through the deep wooded swamps where it was impossible to make any progress with the weight of the normal pack carried by the American soldier. The men therefore were frequently compelled to discard the greater part of their equipment. Ordinarily when men arrived at the hospitals, they were practically without equipment and without any toilet requisites, even a toothbrush

A.R.C. in North Russia. Major Morris, U.S.A. in command of the America...

Title and note information from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Russia. Data: New England, Atlantic, Penn, Potomac, Central Division. 1918. Syracuse Post Standard. 1919. Gift; American National Red Cross 1... More

Major Morris, C.B., Royal Artillery - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photographs

Major Morris, C.B., Royal Artillery - Roger Fenton's Crimean War Photo...

Charles Henry Morris seated on horse facing left with bell tent in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Horatio Gates to Major Morris, October 27, 1780

Horatio Gates to Major Morris, October 27, 1780

Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.