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|---------Thomas MORGAN (1751, VA - 1845, TN)
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|------Thomas MORGAN (1784, TN) - 1860, Missouri)
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James MORGAN (1825, TN - 1865, TN)
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|------Sarah Elizabeth WILLET (1787, Kentucky - )
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Not much is known of his life before 1860. He enlisted as a Private in the Union Army at Pine Knot, Tennessee in Co. G., 5th Regiment, East Tennessee Inf. He was sent home due to illness several times during the war. After his final illness he returned to service in January 1865, and his Regiment was sent to participate in the battle of Fort Fisher. The troops were transported in an open boat during a winter storm. He took ill and after the Regiments' return to Nashville; was hospitalized and died shortly after. His wife was notified of his death and walked to Nashville to claim his body. Due to his excellent performance as a soldier, his Captain recommend an Army wagon and an escort to transport his body to Georgetown. His wife applied for a pension, but because the court house in Bradley County, Tennessee was burned by the Union Army, there were no records. In a deposition by those present at their wedding, they verified the date and location of the ceremony. She received a pension of $2.00 per month for herself and each child, until they turned sixteen. At the time of her death her pension had increased to $20.00 per month.
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