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248……..(Born N.
Y.)
Lewis N. Morris
(Ap’d N. Y.)………17
Military History.
– Cadet at the Military Academy, Oct. 15, 1815, to July 1, 1820, when he was
graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1,
1820.
Transferred to 3d Infantry,
Aug. 24, 1820.
Served: on
Recruiting service, 1821; in garrison t Chicago, Ill., 1821-22; on frontier
duty at Ft. Howard, Wis., 1824-25; on Recruiting service, 1825-26; on
frontier duty at Ft. Howard, Wis., 1826; on
(First Lieut., 3d Infantry, Dec. 31, 1825)
Commissary duty at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1827-28, -- Ft. Armstrong, Ill, 1828-30, -- Des
Moines Rapids, Io., 1830, -- Ft. Armstrong, Ill., 1830-31, -- and Ft. Jesup,
La., 1831-33; on Recruiting service, 1833-37; in garrison
(Captain, 3d Infantry, Oct.
31, 1833)
at Ft. Towson, I. T.,
1837-40; in the Florida War, 1840-42; in garrison at Ft. Stansbury, Fla.,
1842-43, -- and Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1843-44; on frontier duty at Ft.
Jesup (Camp Wilkins), La., 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas,
1845-46; and in the War with Mexico, 1846, being engaged in the Battle of
Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- and
Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21,
(Bvt. Major, May 9, 1846,
for Gallant and Distinguished Conduct in
the Battles of Palo Alto
and resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
1846, where while gallantly
leading his regiment in the assault of the enemy’s works, he was
Killed, Sep. 21, 1846:
Aged 46.
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