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2LT James Shelby Morgan

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2LT James Shelby Morgan Veteran

Birth
Ireland
Death
27 Jun 1915 (aged 78)
San Joaquin County, California, USA
Burial
Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.1220555, Longitude: -120.5925004
Plot
Section C, Lot N1/3, Block 13, Plot 11
Memorial ID
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James S. Morgan

Residence Princeton IN;
Enlisted on 8/17/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 9/3/1862 he was commissioned into "E" Co. IN 80th Infantry
He Resigned on 8/26/1864
(Resigned for the good of the service)

Born February 22, 1837 at Valparasio, Porter County, Indiana. He died June 27, 1915 at Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California.

James Shelby Morgan was 24 years old, a resident of Princeton in Gibson County, Indiana, and had just earned a Bachelor of law degree from Indiana University when he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant by Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton on August 17, 1862.

James enlisted 2 days later in what became Company E of the 80th Indiana and was mustered into the Union Army at the rank of 2nd Lieut. for a 3 year term of service on September 3, 1862 at Camp Gibson near Princeton, Indiana.

Father was Isaac Morgan (1801-1855)
Mother was Sarah Blachley (1805-1875)
His wife was Martha Bell Depp (1846-1923)
They married September 24, 1863 at Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.
James S. Morgan

Residence Princeton IN;
Enlisted on 8/17/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 9/3/1862 he was commissioned into "E" Co. IN 80th Infantry
He Resigned on 8/26/1864
(Resigned for the good of the service)

Born February 22, 1837 at Valparasio, Porter County, Indiana. He died June 27, 1915 at Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California.

James Shelby Morgan was 24 years old, a resident of Princeton in Gibson County, Indiana, and had just earned a Bachelor of law degree from Indiana University when he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant by Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton on August 17, 1862.

James enlisted 2 days later in what became Company E of the 80th Indiana and was mustered into the Union Army at the rank of 2nd Lieut. for a 3 year term of service on September 3, 1862 at Camp Gibson near Princeton, Indiana.

Father was Isaac Morgan (1801-1855)
Mother was Sarah Blachley (1805-1875)
His wife was Martha Bell Depp (1846-1923)
They married September 24, 1863 at Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Inscription

LIEUT.

CO. E.
80 IND. INF.



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  • Created by: Ron West
  • Added: Aug 3, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74366591/james_shelby-morgan: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT James Shelby Morgan (22 Feb 1837–27 Jun 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74366591, citing Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA; Maintained by Ron West (contributor 47389384).