Polk County IA Archives Obituaries.....MORGAN, ANSON D. October 6, 1862 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kathryn !Gaskill katielouscrafts@mchsi.com January 6, 2006, 10:30 am "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by LEONARD BROWN, 1869 ANSON D. MORGAN, AGE, twenty-nine; residence Des Moines; native of Illinois; private; enlisted Oct. 22d, 1861; promoted to 3d corporal Aug. 6, 1862; died October 6, of wounds received at Corinth. “A good soldier, always ready for duty," says Lieutenant Wilkins. “Probably the most discipline-loving soldier in the company; faithful and brave; fought with great coolness and courage; had a strong constitution and did not become subject to prevailing diseases to any great extent. In the battle of Corinth, Oct. 3, 1862, he fought bravely, and was mortally wounded -shot in the breast. He was left on the field, and died in the hands of the enemy. He left a family," says Captain Studer. Additional Comments: This is taken from "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM" OR, MEMOIRS OF 'COMMON MEN.'" by LEONARD BROWN, published by Redhead & Wellslager, 41 Court Ave.Des Moines,IA. 1869. This book contains remembrances of fallen soldiers from Polk County during the Civil War. This includes some genealogical material as well. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/polk/obits/m/morgan189gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb