This collection consists of a single letter written by Will. [William] H. Morgan, of Company E, 38th Indiana Infantry during the American Civil War. Written from Pilot Knob, Missouri on November 5, [1861?], the letter is addressed to Morgan's mother and is written on patriotic stationery, bearing an image of George Washington astride a horse with a caption "strike for the memory of Washington." Morgan discusses family and mutual acquaintances, reports that he is well, and relays the rumor that the regiment will be building barracks and moving into winter's quarters. He also predicts that "secessionism is broke up about here now." The letter is accompanied by a typed transcript.