★ Morell, George W.

George Webb Morell​

Born: January 8, 1815

Birthplace: Cooperstown, New York

Father: Judge George Morell 1786 – 1845

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)​

Mother: Maria Webb 1793 – 1868

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan)​

Wife: Catherine Schermerhorn Creighton 1819 – 1880

(Buried: Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, Scarbrough, New York)​

Education:

1835: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (1st​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1835 – 1836: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army Engineers​

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1835 – 1836: Assistant Engineer Lake Erie Harbor Improvements​

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1836 – 1837: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army Engineers​

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1836: Assistant Engineer Ohio and Michigan Boundary Survey​

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1836 – 1837: Assistant Engineer Construction of Fort Adams​

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1837: Resigned from United States Army on June 30th​​

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1837 – 1838: Assistant Engineer Charleston and Cincinnati Railroad​

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1838 – 1839: Assistant Engineer Michigan Central Railroad​

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1842 – 1861: Attorney in New York City, New York​

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1849 – 1852: Major in New York State Militia​

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1852 – 1861: Colonel in New York State Militia​

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1854 – 1861: Commissioner of Circuit Court, Southern New York​

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1854 – 1861: New York City Notary Public​

Civil War Career:

1861: Colonel Inspector of 1st​ Division of New York Militia​

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1861: Chief of Staff to Major General organizing regiments in NYC​

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1861: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1861 – 1864: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1861: Served in the Operations around Harpers Ferry​

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1861 – 1862: Guarded the Approaches into Washington, D.C.​

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1862: Served in the Skirmish at Howard's Bridge, Virginia​

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1862: Appointed Brevetted Major General but expired in 1863​

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1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1862: Commander of forces guarding upper Potomac River​

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1862 – 1863: in Washington, D.C., Waiting on orders​

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1863 – 1864: Commander of Draft at Indianapolis, Indiana​

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1864: Mustered out of the Volunteer Army on December 15th​​

Occupation after War:

1864 – 1883: Farmer in Scarbrough, New York​

Died: February 12, 1883

Cause of Death: Chronic malarial poisoning

Place of Death: Scarbrough, New York

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Scarbrough, New York

 

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He was brevetted but not confimed as a major general because he supported Fitz Porter as a "friendly witness" at his trial.That Brevet expired on March 4, 1863. He was friendly to politically unpopular Porter but unfriendly towards the government's position.