This was Chessley B. Morris, the 12th and last child of Wettenhall Warner Morris and Sarah Richardson of Washington Parish, Louisiana. He was a Confederate soldier only 24 when he died a POW on Johnson's Island, Ohio.
His Confederate Service Record:
Morris, C. B.,Pvt. 3rd Lt. Co. I, 9th La. Inf. En. March 8, 1862, Franklinton, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct., 1863. Rolls Nov., 1863, to Aug., 1864, Absent, taken prisoner Nov. 7, 1863, Rappahannock River. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured Rappahannock River, Nov. 7, 1863. Forwd. to Old Capitol Prison, Wash., D. C., Nov. 8, 1863. Transfd. to Johnson's Island, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1863. Died Sept. 27, 1864. Buried on Island. Born La., occupation farmer, Res. Franklinton, La., age when enlisted 22, married.
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Morris, Charles B. : Lt. 9th Louisiana, Co. I
Captured Nov. 7, 1863 at Rapidan, Virginia (Rappahannock Station)
Arrived Nov. 14, 1863
Died Sept. 27, 1864 of typhoid
Buried grave 193
This was Chessley B. Morris, the 12th and last child of Wettenhall Warner Morris and Sarah Richardson of Washington Parish, Louisiana. He was a Confederate soldier only 24 when he died a POW on Johnson's Island, Ohio.
His Confederate Service Record:
Morris, C. B.,Pvt. 3rd Lt. Co. I, 9th La. Inf. En. March 8, 1862, Franklinton, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct., 1863. Rolls Nov., 1863, to Aug., 1864, Absent, taken prisoner Nov. 7, 1863, Rappahannock River. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured Rappahannock River, Nov. 7, 1863. Forwd. to Old Capitol Prison, Wash., D. C., Nov. 8, 1863. Transfd. to Johnson's Island, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1863. Died Sept. 27, 1864. Buried on Island. Born La., occupation farmer, Res. Franklinton, La., age when enlisted 22, married.
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Morris, Charles B. : Lt. 9th Louisiana, Co. I
Captured Nov. 7, 1863 at Rapidan, Virginia (Rappahannock Station)
Arrived Nov. 14, 1863
Died Sept. 27, 1864 of typhoid
Buried grave 193
Inscription
Co I 9th Alabama Infantry, should say Louisiana.
Gravesite Details
Company I, 9th Alabama Infantry (Wilcox's Brigade). Died Sept. 27, 1865.
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