Documenting the American South

Monument Name

Captain Reid R. Morrison and Battery F, Mooresville

Type

Marker

Subjects

World War I

City

Mooresville

County

Iredell

Description

The memorial consists of a bronze plaque attached to a flat arch top marker, almost five feet tall. The stone has a smooth face with rusticated edges. The bronze plaque holds the inscription above which appears the crossed cannon insignia of United States artillery units. The plaque is 26 inches wide by 20 inches high.

Images: Plaque

Inscription

TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPT. REID R. MORRISON / AND / THE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF / BATTERY “F” 113th F.A. / ORGANIZED AUGUST 5 TH , 1917 / DISCHARGED MARCH 28th , 1919 / ENGAGEMENTS: / ST. MIHIEL / MEUSE ARGONNE / DEFENSIVE SECTOR

Custodian

City of Mooresville

Dedication Date

1951

Decade

1950s

Geographic Coordinates

35.582180 , -80.807340 View in Geobrowse

Supporting Sources

Fletcher, Arthur Lloyd. History of the 113th Field Artillery 30th Division (Raleigh, N.C.: The History Committee of the 113th F.A., 1920), in Documenting the American South, http://docsouth.unc.edu, (accessed August 3, 2016) Link

Jacobs, Cindy. Legendary Locals Of Mooresville (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2012), 108-109, (accessed July 28, 2016)

“Captain Reid R. Morrison, Commanding Batter F,” from "North Carolinians and the Great War: The Impact of WWI on the Tar Heel State" in Documenting the American South, http://docsouth.unc.edu, (accessed July 28, 2016) Link

“Mooresville Lake Norman North Carolina: Mooresville History,” Facebook.com, (accessed July 28, 2016) Link

“War Memorial Center,” Town of Mooresville, www.ci.mooresville.nc.us, (accessed December 13, 2015) Link

Public Site

Yes

Materials & Techniques

Bronze, Granite

Monument Dedication and Unveiling

The memorial was dedicated in 1951 at a reunion of members of Battery F, 113th Field Artillery.

Subject Notes

The members of Company F came largely from Iredell, Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Counties. The men departed for training camps from the Mooresville depot with an American flag and a bible provided by First Presbyterian Church but no uniforms. The battery’s commanding officer was Captain Reid R. Morrison.

Location

This memorial and the Mooresville Mill World War II Roll of Honor stand to the right of the entrance to the War Memorial Center, located at 220 North Maple St., Mooresville, NC. To the left of the entrance is the World War II Gold Star Boys plaque.

Landscape

The Memorial Center is surrounded by well-maintained lawn, trees and seasonal greenery.