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of August 12, 1876, reported the arrival in Tucson of Sgt. W. W. Morris on August 7. The
October 1876 post report for Camp Lowell, Tucson, states that W. W. Morris, Q. M. Sgt., 6th Cavalry, had arrived at the post on August 8. While at Camp Lowell, he was again nominated for a Medal of Honor for an
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April 1875 engagement with the
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