COL Morrow, Henry Andrew

Henry Andrew Morrow​

Born: July 10, 1829

Birthplace: Warrenton, Virginia

Wife: Isabella Graves 1836 – 1911

(Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan)​

Children:

Colonel Frank James Morrow 1873 – 1951​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

Page for United States Senate​

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Served in the Mexican – American War​

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City Recorder for the City of Detroit, Michigan​

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Attorney in Detroit, Michigan​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1865: Colonel of 24th​ Michigan Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Wounded on the First Day of Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​

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1864: Wounded in right leg during the Battle of Wilderness, Virginia​

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1864: Brevetted Brigadier General in the Union Army​

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1865: Wounded during the Battle of Dabney's Mills, Virginia​

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1865: Brevetted Major General in the Union Army​

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1865: Discharged from Union Army on June 30th​​

Occupation after War:

Served in the United States Army rising to the rank of Colonel​

Died: January 31, 1891

Place of Death: Hot Springs, Arkansas

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan

 

[John Hartwell]

[National Tribune, 19 February, 1891]​