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Birth
Thomas Morrell was born within the month of march on an unknown day -
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Timespan
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Serving time
Thomas served until the end of the war and died later on in 1923. He survived the Civil War. -
Small pox outbreak in winchestor
Small pox is a unique disease to humans. -
Camped at the sight of the battlefield of kernstown
Battlefield of KernstownThis was the opening battle of stonewall jacksons campaign through Shenandoah Valley. -
Almost like home
While camping at rockbridge he states that while seeing all the civilians it almost looks like home. -
Almost gave out but did not because of fear
He wanted to take a break on the side of a road but he was scared that if he did he and his comrads would be captured by yankees. -
Sends wife letter
this letter is important because it says he has cloth in his trunk that he needs her to make him new clothe this is saying that hisc clothes are getting raggy or dirty. -
Late Battle of Sharpsburg
In this battle they lost twelve horses and many men. Sharpsburg is was a little town with only a few hundred inhabitants. -
Started moving from scottsville
Scottsville was a little town in kentucky that they had camped at until September 27th 1862 -
16 miles below
He sent his wife a letter saying they were moving 16 miles away and moving is a huge part of war. -
Cold night
This is important because it show thhat nights got cold they were not staying in nice houses the living conditions were not that good. -
Near death experience
On this day he had a near death experience -
Camped at Blue Run Church.
Blue Run Church is a chuch in the state of Virginia. -
Decides to Follow dDandridge
A member of his company decided to go to rockbridge so Thomas went too. -
Believed their would be no fighting for a month
He believed their was incredible on silence along the lines. This also made him believe that their were going to be no fights becauuse they hear silence rarely. -
prayer, divine service, and suspension die.
The general gave troops order to think of that day as a prayer, divine service, and suspension day. -
enlisted in 1st Rockbridge Artillery
The Firsst Rockbridge Artillery started in 1861 fought in most major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia until its surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9 1865 -
treasurer of virginia military institute
He was treasurer from 1872-1882. -
Commisioner of revenue
He became Commissioner of the Revenue for the Virginia.This means he is one of five locally elected constitutional officers.He was elected sometime within this year. -
Finds a new home
Within this year he had gotten a farm to live in -
Thomas gets married.
Wade married a women by the name of Minnie Lee O'Rork in march 1901 he had two children one girl one boy.
