Posted by Scott Hann
on 6/4/2008, 2:50 pm
76.99.85.160
I'm seeking information about Captain Emmett M. Morrison, 15th Virginia Infantry (Civil War).
Thus far, I've consulted V.M.I. (where he graduated from in 1861), the website "Antietam on the Web" (he lost his arm at the battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam, MD), September 17, 1862), the 15th Virginia Infantry, by Louis H. Manarin, the Southern Historical Society Papers, and a few other sources I can't remember. A brief synopsis is listed below.
Most of all, I'm looking information about his services during the battle of Sharpsburg, preferably letters or newspaper accounts written by or about him. Unfortunately, I don't have access to Confederate Veteran magazine which might shed a little light on him as well.
Captain Morrison was born in Smithfield, VA on 8/21/1841, and died there on 06/08/1932. I understand he is buried at St. Luke's Church, Benns, near Smithfield, VA. His profession is listed as "teacher." In 1872 he was appointed Brigadier General of the 8th Brigade, 4th Division of Virginia Militia. This commission is the only holding related to Morrison listed in V.M.I.'s online database.
Any information you can provide, or suggestions you care to make would be most welcome.
(PS For a thrilling account Captain Morrison's exploits at Antietam please see the following website:
http://aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=575&from=results I feel certain that there's more information available about his conduct during the battle. It is alleged that he captured the revolver of a dying Union officer (Captain James R. Barnett, 35th New York Infantry) and used it until he was seriously wounded. I looking for any account that would confirm this.)
Emmett Masalon Morrison
Residence Isle Of Wight County VA;
Enlisted on 4/25/1862 as a Captain.
On 4/25/1862 he was commissioned into "C" Co. VA 15th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 9/17/1862 Sharpsburg, MD
* Wounded 9/17/1862 Sharpsburg, MD (Right shoulder)
* Confined 9/21/1862 Fort Delaware, DE
* Paroled 3/28/1863 Fort Delaware, DE
* Transported 3/28/1863 Fort Monroe, VA
* On rolls 12/15/1864 (place not stated)
* POW 4/6/1865 Sailor's Creek, VA
* Confined 4/9/1865 Sandusky, OH
* Oath Allegiance 7/25/1865 Sandusky, OH (Released)
Promotions:
* Major 8/19/1862
* Lt Col 1/24/1863
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 8/19/1862 from company C to Field & Staff
Other Information:
Born 8/21/1841 in Smithfield, VA
(Wife; Sarah A. Wilson. Postmaster in 1894.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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