James Dada Morgan
Born: August 1, 1810
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
1st Wife: Jane Stratchan 1811 – 1851
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)
2nd Wife: Harriet Evans 1823 – 1897
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)
Children:
Lt. William Morgan – 1917
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)
James S. Morgan 1833 – 1837
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)
James Morgan 1841 – 1914
(Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California)
Occupation before War:
Copper Shop Owner in Quincy, Illinois
Served in the Quincy Grays State Militia
Member of C. M. Pomeroy, Pork Packing Business Firm
Led Mounted Riflemen in the Illinois, Mormon War
Served in the Mexican – American rising to Brevet Major
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel of 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Island No. 10
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
Brigade Commander during Stones River Campaign
1863: Division Commander of Reserves in Chickamuga Campaign
1863: Served on Garrison Duty in Nashville, Tennessee
1863: Brigade Commander during the Chattanooga Campaign
1863: Seeing light service in the Battle of Missionary Ridge
1864: Brigade Commander during the Atlanta Campaign
1864: Division Commander during the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: Division Commander during Battle of Jonesborough, Georgia
1864: Division Commander in Sherman’s March to the Sea
1865: Right Flank Commander at Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry, Battle of Bentonville
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army in August
Occupation after War:
Banker and Businessman in Quincy, Illinois
Vice President of First National Bank of Quincy, Illinois
Director of Whitney and Holmes Organ Company
Director of Newcomb Hotel in Quincy, Illinois
Incorporator and President of Quincy Gas Company
Treasurer for Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Home
Died: September 12, 1896
Place of Death: Quincy, Illinois
Age at time of Death: 86 years old
Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
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