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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 3. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Field telegrams. (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Morton , James St. Clair 1851 - (search)
Morton, James St. Clair 1851-
Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 24, 1S29; graduated at West Point in 1851: and was employed by Congress to explore a railroad route across the Isthmus, in Central America, through the Chiriqui country in 1860.
He superintended the fortifying of the Tortugas in March, 1861, and was made chief engineer of the Army of the Ohio in May, 1862.
Rosecrans placed him in command of the pioneer brigade late in that year, and he rendered efficient service in the battle of Stone River.
He was wounded at Chickamauga; was chief engineer of the 9th Army Corps in the Richmond campaign in 1864; and was killed while leading an attack on Petersburg, June 17, 1864. General Morton was author of a Manual on fortifications and other engineering works.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, Chapter 85 : (search)
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865, chapter 26 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Arkansas, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Georgia, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Kentucky, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Louisiana, 1864 (search)
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles, Missouri, 1864 (search)