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Compiled by the National Archivists before
the microfilming of the Civil War records. |
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Entries in blue are references
and my additions.
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Mason Morfit |
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{Found at Findagrave.com} |
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Morfit was born in the District
of Columbia in 1836. He was an Attorney in Baltimore in 1860, living
with his parents. His father was an Attorney and a brother was
studying medicine. He married Elizabeth Meigs Garrison (1843 - 1927), of Beaufort, N.
C., and they had nine
children. He died in 1921, in Missouri, while visiting his son. |
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Uniform of Major
Morfit
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| Morfit, Mason -- Capt. & A. Q.
M.; Maj. & Q. M. |
| May 24, 1861 |
Appointed Transportation Agent
at Weldon, N. C.
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| July 20, 1861 |
Travel request
issued at Weldon
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| September 2, 1861 |
Shipped ammunition
from Petersburg
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| November 5, 1861 |
Reports on
transportation from Petersburg
|
| November 8, 1861 |
QMG says he his not
needed in Petersburg now
|
| November 18, 1861 |
Was involved in
shipping old iron to Tredegar
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| Branch told to get
books and papers from Morfit for Transportation Agent duties
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| On Duty on Richmond |
| January 3, 1862 |
Appointed Capt. & A. Q. M.; to report to Q. M.
Gen. Formerly a Transportation Agent |
| January 10, 1862 |
Reports from Bristol
about arrangements to get supplies across burned bridges in the area
and will leave for Knoxville the next day
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| January 21, 1862 |
Purchased 5 cars
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| January 25, 1862 |
President of East
Tennessee & Virginia RR writes that Morfit wanted him to give up
some Memphis & Charleston RR locomotives
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| January 28, 1862 |
Sent to Memphis to return cars
to proper roads
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| February 6, 1862 |
Purchased car springs from the
Georgia RR
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| February 8, 1862 |
Approved extra car for Gen.
Magruder
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| February 18, 1862 |
Purchased 5 cars
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| March 1, 1862 |
Sent to forward
Government freight throughout the Confederacy
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| March 8, 1862 |
Capt. Morfit ordered to car
makers
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| March 21, 1862 |
At Richmond signs voucher for mileage from March 6 to
18, 1862
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| March 23, 1862 |
Lee asks for him to
accompany a stalled troop train to Petersburg
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| March 25, 1862 |
Purchased 3 box cars
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| April 2, 1862 |
Submits 1st Quarter
Property Return
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| April 12, 1862 |
Reports
transportation furnished to Troops
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| April 17, 1862 |
Ordered to travel to Knoxville
to see into the delays along the route; also sent to Augusta and
Charleston to settle accounts
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| April 19, 1862 |
Reports from
Lynchburg regarding shipping stores
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| April 21, 1862 |
Reports from Bristol
regarding shipping freight
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| April 24, 1862 |
Reports from Atlanta
on commissary supplies
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| April 26, 1862 |
Reports 21 cars of
iron at Charleston for Norfolk
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| May 16, 1862 |
Commissary General
requested Morfit be sent to expedite stalled commissary supplies
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| May 21, 1862 |
At Richmond signs voucher for traveling expenses from
April 23 to May 2, 1862
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| May 24, 1862 |
Provides coal to
Georgia RR
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| June 8, 1862 |
Recommended by Ashe
for Chief of Transportation Bureau
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| June 12, 1862 |
Question raised
whether a written order of his remains in force
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| June 21, 1862 |
Received 5 new box cars
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| June 23, 1862 |
Continued Finley in
his position as Transportation Agent
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| June 26, 1862 |
Ordered to take over the duties Major
Ashe had performed
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| June 27, 1862 |
Approves bill for
rent of Nashville & Chattanooga RR rolling stock
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| July 3, 1862 |
Accepts
responsibility for 20 cars purchased from the Georgia RR
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| July 9, 1862 |
Investigates
availability of iron for Sharp
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| July 17, 1862 |
Forwards his
instructions
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| July 18, 1862 |
Submits quarterly
Property Report
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| July 22, 1862 |
Noted as QM
scheduling sick trains out of Richmond
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| July 29, 1862 |
Had been involved in
issue regarding Manassas Gap RR locomotive #3
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| August 1, 1862 |
Capt. M. Morfit, Q. M. Dept, assigned as one of a
commission to inquire into & report upon the railroad
transportation of Confederate States
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| August 2, 1862 |
Mentioned as agent
of QMG in dealing with managers of Richmond & Petersburg RR
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| August 7, 1862 |
Receives
recommendations for Ashe's job
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| August 20, 1862 |
Probably in Augusta
at meeting of Commission
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| August 21, 1862 |
Ordered to see to
shipments of lumber on South Side RR for hospital
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| August 28, 1862 |
Fremont questions QM
General about a Morfit letter
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| Reports Nashville &
Chattanooga RR wants to rent Louisville & Nashville RR locomotive
#38
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| August 31, 1862 |
Paid CS train hands
| NA,
RRB 8-31-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31A-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31B-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31C-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31D-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31E-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31F-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31H-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31I-62 |
| NA,
RRB 8-31J-62 |
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NA, RRB
9-25-62 |
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| September 3, 1862 |
Orders quartermasters to ship
medical supplies to a Richmond doctor
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| September 8, 1862 |
Gives Ordnance
Department routes for shipments west
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| September 23, 1862 |
Buys pile driver
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| Applies to Davis for
position of Chief of Transportation
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| September 29, 1862 |
Requested assignment as
Superintendent of RRs
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| September 30, 1862 |
Paid CS train hands
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| September ?, 1862 |
Ordered 1030 pounds of iron bar
from Tredegar for the Wilmington & Weldon RR {Tredegar Foundry
Sale Book}
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| October 1, 1862 |
Paid for supplies
and locomotive repair work for the previous quarter
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| Paid for fireman
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| October 6, 1862 |
Suggest one person
be in charge of captured RR property
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| October 8, 1862 |
Arranges ambulance
trains
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| October 9, 1862 |
Informs RRs of how
the captured locomotives will be divided
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| October 11, 1862 |
QMG recommends
appointment of Morfit to position of Chief of Rail Road
Transportation
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| October 16, 1862 |
Pleads for consideration for the
Virginia Central RR
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| Notified of proposed
disposition of captured car wheels
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| Investigated freight
procedures
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| October 17, 1862 |
Appointed Edward R.
Dorsey Transportation Agent at West Point, Ga.
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| Ordered to
investigate a wreck caused by a government engineer
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| Ordered to
investigate problems with North and South Carolina RRs
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| Responded to
Charlotte & South Carolina RR request for locomotives and cars
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| October 18, 1862 |
Wrote Mr. Goodwin to send his
account to Morfit and he would try to get it paid
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| Asks Secretary of
War be informed that the Government needs the rest of the enemy
abandoned car parts
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| Recommends not
shipping ordnance by mail trains
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| October 20, 1862 |
Recommends taking
action to provide rolling stock to roads in the west
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| October 22, 1862 |
Supporting shipment of material
for Piedmont RR construction
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| October 24, 1862 |
Requests a train to
Tarboro for corn
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| Receives report of
use of Manassas Gap RR cars by Virginia Central RR
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| October 25, 1862 |
Investigated the
shipping of 2 Navy guns to Mobile
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| October 29, 1862 |
Informed that losses
are due to cars damaged by troops
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| October 30, 1862 |
Responds to Orange &
Alexandria RR complaint about use of cars
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| Asks for receipt for
cars Ashe had purchased from Georgia RR
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| October 31, 1862 |
Paid CS train hands
| NA,
RRB 10-23-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31A-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31B-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31H-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31I-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31J-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31K-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31M-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31N-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31O-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31P-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31Q-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31R-62 |
| NA,
RRB 10-31S-62 |
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| November 5, 1862 |
Confirms
availability of transportation for ice
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| November 6, 1862 |
Replies to South
Side RR regarding notice of troop movements through Junction
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| November
4, 1862 |
Suggests a report on
the condition of the RRs and their methods of transportation
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| Comments regarding
the distribution of captured locomotives on the Orange & Alexandria
RR
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| November 7, 1862 |
Recommends
impressing the iron of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford RR
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| November 13, 1862 |
Signs for QM General
reporting the assignment of a Transportation Agent
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| November 25, 1862 |
Requested
consideration for Richmond & Danville RR depot
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| His letter regarding
locomotive Spark mentioned
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| November 26, 1862 |
Promoted to Major
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| November 28, 1862 |
Facilitates shipment
of bricks to Selma
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| November 29, 1862 |
Ordered to note
shortage of coal cars
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| November 30, 1862 |
Paid for repairs to several
locomotives
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Paid CS train hands
| NA,
RRB 11-30A-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30B-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30I-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30J-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30K-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30M-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30N-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30O-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30P-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30R-62 |
| NA,
RRB 11-30S-62 |
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NA, RRB
11-30AD-62 |
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| December 1, 1862 |
Paid Agent
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| December 5, 1862 |
Tries to get stuck gun moving to
Charleston
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| December 10, 1862 |
QMG refers to him as
in charge of RR transportation and reports his answer regarding
flats for cannon to Mobile
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| December 12, 1862 |
Ordered to retain a
complaint from South Carolina RR
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| December 18, 1862 |
QMG refers to him as
in charge of RR Transportation and reports on support given to
Wilmington & Weldon RR
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| December 19, 1862 |
Management of North
Carolina RR to be investigated
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| December 20, 1862 |
Reports he is unable to improve
the North Carolina RR unless he is sent there in person
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| December 23, 1862 |
Reported problems controlling
rolling stock
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| December 20, 1862 |
At R. R. Transportation Office Q. M. Dept. Richmond,
signs as Major. & Q. M.
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| December 29, 1862 |
Reports on the status of
relations with Mr. Goodwin
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| Reports on repairing
the Cowpasture River bridge
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| December 31, 1862 |
Paid train hands
and Agents
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| January, 1863 |
Appears to have been responsible
for the use of all CS Government rolling stock
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| January 2, 1863 |
Wilmington QM
reports conflict between his and QMG's orders
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| January 6, 1863 |
Writes QMG regarding
disposition of RR property
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| January 10, 1863 |
Ordered to report
regarding the pay for Transportation Agent Rogers
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| January 15, 1863 |
Reports on his trip
to Bristol and Knoxville
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| January 20, 1863 |
At R. R. Transportation Office at Richmond, signs as
Major & Q. M.
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| Signs Finley's
retainer as Agent
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| January 21, 1863 |
Relieves
Transportation Agent in Montgomery
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| January 31, 1863 |
Reports from West
Point Ga enroute to Vicksburg
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| February, 1863 |
Made a trip that included
Atlanta and Augusta looking for CS Government cars
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| February
20, 1863 |
Reports Charlotte
backed up, recommends shifting freight through Wilmington
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| Reports on 2
Transportation Agents' claims
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| March 2, 1863 |
Recommends issue
orders forcing RRs to ship govt freight
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| March 23, 1863 |
Approved bill for rental of
rolling stock
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| March 25, 1863 |
Asks how to pay
Whitford
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| April 15, 1863 |
Requested relief from
responsibility for certain rolling stock
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| April 30, 1863 |
Recommended for
promotion to Major
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| May 5, 1863 |
States he leaves
Charlotte for Columbia,
S. C. today
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| May 15, 1863 |
Reports from Columbia
and leaves for Charleston
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| May 25, 1863 |
As a result of his visit to
Columbia, Capt. Sharp is assigned to expedite Government freight
there
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| May 26, 1863 |
A QM ordered to
receipt to Morfit for CS Army Car No 1 (in Meridian)
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| Writes report on
improving shipping speed
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| May 29, 1863 |
Request permission to
drop some cars from his property return
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| June 6, 1863 |
Sent to Charleston
and Wilmington to find and forward Government freight from abroad
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| June 9, 1863 |
Reports on matters at
Wilmington
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| June 12, 1863 |
Reports on matters at
Charleston and is ordered to ship goods to Richmond
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| June 14, 1863 |
After getting cargos
ready for shipment, requests orders back to Richmond
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| June 16, 1863 |
Sends bills of lading
of ships with Government stores in Wilmington. Ask to be returned to
his duties in Richmond
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| June 17, 1863 |
QMG orders meat
shipped to Richmond
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| June 18, 1863 |
President Wilmington
& Weldon RR presents a plan to improve through freight at Wilmington
and asks for Morfit to implement it
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| June 20, 1863 |
In Wilmington,
requests QMG send Jacobs to Harpers Ferry to collect RR property
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| June 24, 1863 |
QMG requests Mason
be assigned to Wilmington
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| June 26, 1863 |
Major & Q. M. ordered to report to Gen. D. H. Hill
for assignment to duty at Wilmington, N. C.
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| June 29, 1863 |
Was given an order relating to
RR transportation in Wilmington
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| June 30, 1863 |
Provides report of
his inspection trip to Wilmington and Charleston
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| June ?, 1863 |
Is informed that the
pontoons have not arrived
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| Transportation Agent at Wilmington |
| July 1, 1863 |
Previous order revoked and is assigned to duty at
Wilmington to supervise the transportation and forwarding of all
supplies, etc., reporting to Gen. Whiting
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| July 6, 1863 |
At Petersburg, would
prefer orders there, but will leave for Wilmington soon
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| July 8, 1863 |
Asks if his orders
have been changed
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| July 12, 1863 |
Order assigning him
to Wilmington
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| Suggestion he be
stationed in Petersburg
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| Transportation Agent at Petersburg, Va. |
| July 13, 1863 |
Arrives at
Wilmington and reports the ships in Quarantine
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| July 14, 1863 |
Major & Q. M., relieved from duty at Wilmington
and ordered to report to Petersburg, Va., to take charge of R. R.
transportation
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| July 16, 1863 |
Reports on
Government stores on ships at Wilmington
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| July 17, 1863 |
Reports cargos being
discharged from ships
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| July 18, 1863 |
Reports that stores
are leaving Wilmington from runner ships
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| July 21, 1863 |
From Petersburg,
asks about his duties
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| July 23, 1863 |
Suggested he run the RR
transportation in Petersburg
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| July 25, 1863 |
Suggests he control
all transportation
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| July 31, 1863 |
Informed that there
was no government freight for Richmond or Petersburg at Weldon
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| August 1,
1863 |
Reports all
government supplies have been shipped from Wilmington
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| Calls attention to
danger to Lee's supply line from raids
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| August 5, 1863 |
Ordered to arrange
for 3 barrels of rosin to be shipped weekly
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| August 7, 1863 |
Reports on oil and
corn shipments
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| August 8,
1863 |
Reports on
transportation of freight
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| Reports on moving
pontoon train and on refusal of Wilmington & Weldon RR to allow cars
north of Weldon
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| August 10, 1863 |
Asked to visit
Richmond
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| August 13, 1863 |
Prior approval of rental of
rolling stock mentioned
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| August 15, 1863 |
Reports confusion in
his department from lack of cars and conflicting orders
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| August 17, 1863 |
Reports on car
damage on Petersburg connector
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| August 19, 1863 |
Questions concerning his
exercise of authority
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| Instructed to send
cars to Richmond for guns and carriages
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| His letters to
Wilmington & Weldon RR are subject of discussion between Secretary
of War and QMG
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| August 24, 1863 |
His views on
capability of Richmond & Petersburg RR referred to in a Whitford
letter
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| August 29, 1863 |
Reports on shipment
of damaged goods
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| August 31, 1863 |
Reports government
tug under repair and wants to hire one to move goods
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| September 1, 1863 |
Wilmington & Weldon
RR Superintendent states communication is good with Morfit
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| September 3, 1863 |
At Petersburg, Va., signs as Major & Q. M.
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| September 4, 1863 |
Shipping ambulances
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| QMG authorizes him
to take steps to ensure no backup of freight in Petersburg
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| September 5, 1863 |
Reports depots clear
of Government freight
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| September 7, 1863 |
Makes General Order
118 report
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| September 8, 1863 |
Participates in
sending Longstreet's troops to Georgia
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| September 24, 1863 |
Asks to hire a clerk
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| September 26, 1863 |
Writes QMG on
transportation issues
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| October 1, 1863 |
Informed 600
prisoners enroute to him
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| October 2, 1863 |
Accounts for a RR
car
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| October 3, 1863 |
Proposes route for
salt shipments
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| October 4, 1863 |
The ambulances are
on the way
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| October 5, 1863 |
Gen. G. E. Pickett, comdg. Dept. of N. C. Headquarters
at Petersburg, Va. mentions Major Morfit as Transportation Agent at
that place
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| October 5, 1863 |
Asks QMG for
permission to visit Richmond on business
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| Reports the lack of
promised coal cars by the Richmond & Petersburg RR
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| October 9, 1863 |
Informed 468
prisoners enroute to him
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| October 10, 1863 |
Told 400 prisoners
had departed for his location
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| Submits his reports
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| October 13, 1863 |
Recommendation
regarding shipping salt is not approved
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| Receives
instructions regarding cars for which he was responsible
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| Questions the
definition of Fuel Commutation
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| October 17, 1863 |
Reports his depots
are free of government freight
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| October 20, 1863 |
Reports corn
arriving slowly and suggest sending some by way of Wilmington
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| October 21, 1863 |
At Petersburg, Va., signs as Major & Q. M.
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| October 22, 1863 |
Reports medical
related abuses in transportation
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| October 23, 1863 |
Requests cotton for
his locomotives
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| October 29, 1863 |
Informed that prisoners are headed his way
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| November 7, 1863 |
Receives telegram
from QMG regarding Morfit's contact with Fremont
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| November 14, 1863 |
Contacts Sims about traffic in
Petersburg
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| Asks QMG to increase
the pay of the train hands on the Government tracks
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| November 15, 1863 |
Writes Sims about
Morfit's view of their positions
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| November 19, 1863 |
Approves purchase of
grease for Government engines
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| November 23, 1863 |
Forwards request for
a detail
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| Sent messenger to
Richmond
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| November 25, 1863 |
President of
Petersburg RR writes Quartermaster General about Morfit and use of
the Government connection in Petersburg
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| November 26, 1863 |
Reports that
southern cars go through to Richmond without unloading
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| November 30, 1863 |
Relieved of duty in Petersburg
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| December 1, 1863 |
Letters regarding his being
relieved in Petersburg
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| December 15, 1863 |
Presence desired in Richmond for
conference with QMG
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| December 19, 1863 |
Ordered to inspect QM Posts and
Depots on the Virginia & Tennessee RR (supply line for
Longstreet)
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| December 22, 1863 |
Reports on Mr.
Howard and Lynchburg situation
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| December 23, 1863 |
Major & Q. M. ordered to relieve Capt. H. McCoy,
A. Q. M., in charge of Federal prisoners at Danville, Va.
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| December 27, 1863 |
Reports on Salem, Va
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| December 30, 1863 |
Ordered to inspect
accounts of temporary
Post QM at Bristol
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| January 3, 1864 |
Reports on Abingdon,
Va.
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| January 5, 1864 |
Ordered to end his
inspection and return to Richmond
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| January 28, 1864 |
At Petersburg, Va., signs voucher for commutation of
fuel for January 1-28, 1864 and signs as Major & Q. M.
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| Commanding Prison Guard at Danville, Va. |
| February 1, 1864 |
Assumes command
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| March 6, 1864 |
At Danville, Va., signs as Major & Q. M., and
writes in regard to prison guard
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| March 10, 1864 |
Mentioned as Commanding Prison Guard Forces at
Danville, Va., under Gen. J. H. Winder, Commanding Department of
Henrico.
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| April 20, 1864 |
Mentioned as Commanding Prison Guard Forces at
Danville, Va.
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| April 25, 1864 |
Requests Board of
Survey to investigate damage to prison
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| June 4, 1864 |
Mentioned as Major & Q. M. commanding Prison at
Danville, Va.
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| August 1, 1864 |
Reports he let got
his detectives last may
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| September 20, 1864 |
Recommends Yankee
prisoners make shoes
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| October 10, 1864 |
While in Richmond,
asks for order for Salisbury QM to secure lumber for the building of
a prison
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| October 12, 1864 |
Relieved from command at Danville, Va., and assigned
to duty at Salisbury, N. C., as Prison Q. M. By order W. M. Gardner
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| Johnson's (B. T.) Command |
| October 20, 1864 |
Secretary of Wars
says he will purchase Federal currency for all Bureaus
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| October 21, 1864 |
Requests lumber and
wood be provided prisons
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| October 29, 1864 |
Asks for teams and
wagons to haul wood
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| November 11, 1864 |
Informed he is QM of
all prisoners at Salisbury
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| November 23, 1864 |
Addressed as Major & A. Q. M. at Salisbury, N. C.
(General Johnson was assigned temporary command of Salisbury Dec.
17, 1864 and was commanding in February, March and April, 1865)
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| December 12, 1864 |
Called for clothing
for 7525 POWs
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| Authorized to
impress 30 wagons and teams
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| February 7, 1865 |
Asks for pay for
foremen of carpenter and blacksmith shops
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| February 17, 1865 |
Results of
inspection of Salisbury POW camp
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| February 21, 1865 |
Coordinates
movements of troops and prisoners
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| February 28, 1865 |
Signs as Major & Q. M. of Prison at Salisbury, N.
C.
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| March 5, 1865 |
Suggested as suitable man to run
unloading of trains at Salisbury
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| March 9, 1865 |
Signs as Major & Q. M. of Prison at Salisbury, N.
C.
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| March 24, 1865 |
Mentioned as Major & Q. M. Post Salisbury, N. C.
and ordered by General Beauregard to obey General Bragg's order
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| April 6, 1865 |
Ordered to send staff wagons
from Salisbury to Raleigh
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| April 19, 1865 |
Mentioned as Major & Q. M. Post Salisbury, N. C.
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| April 26, 1865 |
Paroled as Major & Q. M. of General B. T.
Johnson's staff (N. C. Surrender)
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| June 1, 1865 |
Union evaluation of Morfit's
responsibility regarding the Salisbury POW camp
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| 1921 |
Obituary
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