[Burial data from the Grave Registration Database, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War]
According to military records, Lorenzo Bevans Morey was a native of Marietta, Fulton Co., IL. At the start of the Civil War, he was single and a book keeper, living in Genesco, Henry Co., IL. He enlisted at age 24 in Rock Island, IL, on Aug 14, 1861 to serve 3 years in Company A, 37th Illinois Infantry. He mustered into the unit as 1st Sergeant on Sep 18, 1861 at Chicago. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 31, 1861; 1st LT on July 20, 1862; and Captain on Sep 27, 1863.
Capt Morey's unit fought initially in Missouri and Arkansas, participating in the campaign for Springfield, MO and the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, AR. The regiment then participated in the siege of Vicksburg, MS. It was in the actions at Atchafalaya and Sterling's Farm in LA and then went to Brownsville, TX to guard the Rio Grande.
Capt Morey reenlisted for 3 more years as a "veteran" and mustered in again on Feb 24, 1864 at Brownsville. The 37th IL Infantry then served duty between TN, MS, LA, and AR. In Jan 1865, the regiment moved to FL, where it later was involved in the Siege of Spanish Fort, the capture of Fort Blakely, and the occupation of Mobile, AL. In June 1865, the unit moved to Galveston, TX, and then on to Houston, where it served on railroad guard duty until Feb 1866. However, Capt Morey did not travel to Texas with his regiment but resigned his commission on June 3, 1865 and left the service, returning to Illinois.
According to military records, Lorenzo Bevans Morey was a native of Marietta, Fulton Co., IL. At the start of the Civil War, he was single and a book keeper, living in Genesco, Henry Co., IL. He enlisted at age 24 in Rock Island, IL, on Aug 14, 1861 to serve 3 years in Company A, 37th Illinois Infantry. He mustered into the unit as 1st Sergeant on Sep 18, 1861 at Chicago. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 31, 1861; 1st LT on July 20, 1862; and Captain on Sep 27, 1863.
Capt Morey's unit fought initially in Missouri and Arkansas, participating in the campaign for Springfield, MO and the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, AR. The regiment then participated in the siege of Vicksburg, MS. It was in the actions at Atchafalaya and Sterling's Farm in LA and then went to Brownsville, TX to guard the Rio Grande.
Capt Morey reenlisted for 3 more years as a "veteran" and mustered in again on Feb 24, 1864 at Brownsville. The 37th IL Infantry then served duty between TN, MS, LA, and AR. In Jan 1865, the regiment moved to FL, where it later was involved in the Siege of Spanish Fort, the capture of Fort Blakely, and the occupation of Mobile, AL. In June 1865, the unit moved to Galveston, TX, and then on to Houston, where it served on railroad guard duty until Feb 1866. However, Capt Morey did not travel to Texas with his regiment but resigned his commission on June 3, 1865 and left the service, returning to Illinois.
[Burial data from the Grave Registration Database, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War]
According to military records, Lorenzo Bevans Morey was a native of Marietta, Fulton Co., IL. At the start of the Civil War, he was single and a book keeper, living in Genesco, Henry Co., IL. He enlisted at age 24 in Rock Island, IL, on Aug 14, 1861 to serve 3 years in Company A, 37th Illinois Infantry. He mustered into the unit as 1st Sergeant on Sep 18, 1861 at Chicago. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 31, 1861; 1st LT on July 20, 1862; and Captain on Sep 27, 1863.
Capt Morey's unit fought initially in Missouri and Arkansas, participating in the campaign for Springfield, MO and the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, AR. The regiment then participated in the siege of Vicksburg, MS. It was in the actions at Atchafalaya and Sterling's Farm in LA and then went to Brownsville, TX to guard the Rio Grande.
Capt Morey reenlisted for 3 more years as a "veteran" and mustered in again on Feb 24, 1864 at Brownsville. The 37th IL Infantry then served duty between TN, MS, LA, and AR. In Jan 1865, the regiment moved to FL, where it later was involved in the Siege of Spanish Fort, the capture of Fort Blakely, and the occupation of Mobile, AL. In June 1865, the unit moved to Galveston, TX, and then on to Houston, where it served on railroad guard duty until Feb 1866. However, Capt Morey did not travel to Texas with his regiment but resigned his commission on June 3, 1865 and left the service, returning to Illinois.
According to military records, Lorenzo Bevans Morey was a native of Marietta, Fulton Co., IL. At the start of the Civil War, he was single and a book keeper, living in Genesco, Henry Co., IL. He enlisted at age 24 in Rock Island, IL, on Aug 14, 1861 to serve 3 years in Company A, 37th Illinois Infantry. He mustered into the unit as 1st Sergeant on Sep 18, 1861 at Chicago. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on Dec 31, 1861; 1st LT on July 20, 1862; and Captain on Sep 27, 1863.
Capt Morey's unit fought initially in Missouri and Arkansas, participating in the campaign for Springfield, MO and the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, AR. The regiment then participated in the siege of Vicksburg, MS. It was in the actions at Atchafalaya and Sterling's Farm in LA and then went to Brownsville, TX to guard the Rio Grande.
Capt Morey reenlisted for 3 more years as a "veteran" and mustered in again on Feb 24, 1864 at Brownsville. The 37th IL Infantry then served duty between TN, MS, LA, and AR. In Jan 1865, the regiment moved to FL, where it later was involved in the Siege of Spanish Fort, the capture of Fort Blakely, and the occupation of Mobile, AL. In June 1865, the unit moved to Galveston, TX, and then on to Houston, where it served on railroad guard duty until Feb 1866. However, Capt Morey did not travel to Texas with his regiment but resigned his commission on June 3, 1865 and left the service, returning to Illinois.
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