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Marion Morrison
b. 1821
A Presbyterian minister, teacher, and Civil War chaplain, this 19th-century writer left a vivid firsthand record of the Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. His work blends careful reporting with the perspective of someone who lived through the events he described.
1 Audiobook
A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry
by Marion Morrison
About the author
Born in Adams County, Ohio, in 1821, Marion Morrison studied at Miami University and later became a Presbyterian minister. He was also closely connected to the early years of Monmouth College, where he served as professor of mathematics and natural sciences.
During the American Civil War, Morrison served as chaplain of the Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. That experience shaped his best-known book, A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry (1864), a regimental history written from direct involvement rather than distant hindsight.
His writing is especially valuable because it combines the voice of a participant with a strong interest in preserving the story of ordinary soldiers. For listeners who enjoy Civil War history, his work offers both personal immediacy and a sense of how people of his time understood the conflict.