Private
Colonel
Morgan
Born about in Napoleon, Gallatin, Kentucky, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 19
in Morris Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Colonel Morgan is a part of US Black heritage.
Private Colonel Morgan served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Side: USA
Colonel Morgan was born about 1844[1] in Napoleon[2], Kentucky. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the US Civil War.
He stood about 5 feet and 8 inches tall with dark skin, brown eyes, and black hair.[2]
Occupations
- 1863[1]: Tobacconist
Residences
- 1863: Cincinnati, Ohio (military enlistment)[1]
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company K of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second[3] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 19 years old, single, and working as a tobacconist when he enlisted on 5 May 1863 from Cincinnati, Ohio. He went missing in action at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner on 18 July 1863 and is presumed killed in action.[1]
Projects
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emilio, McKay Roster
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Company K descriptive roll
- ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
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