Private Josephus S. Morris
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Title
Private Josephus S. Morris
Subject
Company H ("Tecumseh's Scouts"), 67th Regiment N.C. Troops
Description
In April 1863, an over-sized heavy artillery company from Craven County, commanded by Captain John N. Whitford, was converted to infantry and split into two companies. The new organization, formally the 1st Battalion N.C. Local Defense Troops, was commonly known as “Whitford’s Battalion N.C. Partisan Rangers.” By the end of 1863 the battalion grew to ten companies and in January 1864 was renamed the “67th Regiment N.C. Troops.” However, the regiment remained under state control, and did not muster into the Confederate Army. Throughout its service, the regiment was employed in the defense of eastern North Carolina, often cooperating with Confederate authorities.
Company H (“Tecumseh’s Scouts”), 67th North Carolina, was recruited from several eastern counties under partial or total Federal control. The captain, Christopher C. Foy, left a memorable impression: “Captain Foy was a man of 60 years, was six feet and a half high, wore a long, flowing white beard that reached to his waist and was unique both in personal appearance and in the influence which he wielded over the men of his company. He was familiarly known in the regiment by the name of ‘Tecumseh.’ When the writer first saw him he was marching at head of his company of 65 or 70 men, who were following him, Indian-like, in single file.”
Service records of enlisted men of the 67th North Carolina are sparse. Private Josephus S. Morris was from Onslow County and enlisted in Company H on May 23, 1864. He was present on June 30, 1864, and after that date there are no further military records for him. Morris (May 13, 1836-August 18, 1922) is buried in the Jacksonville Municipal Cemetery, Onslow County, North Carolina.
Morris is clad in a Richmond Depot pattern uniform coat of blue-gray English Army cloth. The buttons appear to be a U.S. eagle pattern. The lighter colored trousers may also be of imported English blue kersey wool.
Company H (“Tecumseh’s Scouts”), 67th North Carolina, was recruited from several eastern counties under partial or total Federal control. The captain, Christopher C. Foy, left a memorable impression: “Captain Foy was a man of 60 years, was six feet and a half high, wore a long, flowing white beard that reached to his waist and was unique both in personal appearance and in the influence which he wielded over the men of his company. He was familiarly known in the regiment by the name of ‘Tecumseh.’ When the writer first saw him he was marching at head of his company of 65 or 70 men, who were following him, Indian-like, in single file.”
Service records of enlisted men of the 67th North Carolina are sparse. Private Josephus S. Morris was from Onslow County and enlisted in Company H on May 23, 1864. He was present on June 30, 1864, and after that date there are no further military records for him. Morris (May 13, 1836-August 18, 1922) is buried in the Jacksonville Municipal Cemetery, Onslow County, North Carolina.
Morris is clad in a Richmond Depot pattern uniform coat of blue-gray English Army cloth. The buttons appear to be a U.S. eagle pattern. The lighter colored trousers may also be of imported English blue kersey wool.
Creator
Unknown Photographer
Contributor
North Carolina Office of Archives and History
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Citation
Unknown Photographer, “Private Josephus S. Morris,” Tar Heel Faces, accessed May 18, 2024, https://tarheelfaces.omeka.net/items/show/120.
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