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MORHISER, William H.
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MORHISER, William H. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 28, 1844--Wichita Falls, TX, Jan. 20, 1844). Morhiser attended school in Dubuque and after the CIVIL WAR broke out, he enlisted in Co. H, 16th I.V.I. After serving eighteen months in that regiment, he served as headquarters scout for the First Brigade, McCook's Division, in the Army of the Cumberland. He was taken prisoner on July 30, 1864, and was confined in Andersonville.
After the war, he studied photography in St. Louis and lived in Springfield, Missouri before returning to Dubuque. He was a member of the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (G. A. R.), the I.O.O.F. and the Encampment and the Veteran Corps. In September, 1868, he was married to Miss Mary Checkham, a native of England; they had four children.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 847