Thomas Armstrong Morris
Born: December 26, 1811
Birthplace: Nicholas County, Kentucky
Father: Morris Morris 1780 – 1864
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Mother: Rachel Morris 1786 – 1863
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Wife: Elizabeth Rachel Irwin 1822 – 1893
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Children:
John Irwin Morris 1842 – 1897
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Eleanora J. Morris Chambers 1848 – 1904
(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Education:
1834: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (4th in class)
Occupation before War:
1834 – 1835: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1835 – 1836: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1836: Resigned from United States Army on April 13th
1836 – 1841: Resident Engineer of Canals and Railroads in Indiana
1841 – 1847: Chief Engineer of Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
1847 – 1852: Chief Engineer of Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad
1847 – 1852: Chief Engineer of Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railroad
1852 – 1854: Chief Engineer of Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad
1854 – 1857: President of Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad Co.
1859 – 1861: President of Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland R.R.
Civil War Career:
1861: Indiana State Quartermaster General of Militia
1861: Brigadier General of Indiana State Militia
1861: Leader of the “Indiana Brigade”
1861: Union Army Commander at Battle of Philippi, West Virginia
1861: Participated in the Battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia
1861: Participated in the Battle of Corrick’s Ford, West Virginia
1861: Mustered out of the Indiana State Militia on July 27th
1861 – 1868: Chief Engineer of Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad
1862: Declined appointment as Brig. General in Union Army
1862: Declined appointment as Major General in Union Army
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1868: Chief Engineer of Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad
1868 – 1871: President Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad
1871 – 1873: Receiver Indianapolis, Lafayette and Cincinnati R.R.
1877 – 1888: Member of Commission to build new state capitol in Indiana
1890 – 1904: President of Indianapolis Water Company
Died: March 24, 1904
Place of Death: San Diego, California
Age at time of Death: 93 years old
Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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