A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Vermont > Rutland http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=627 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=55692 Submitted by: Joan H. Bixby Article Title: Rutland Daily Herald Article Date: January 8 1885 Article Description: Obituary of L.R.Morgan Article Text: Subject: Morgan, Rutland Rutland Herald--Jan.8,1885 DEATH OF A RUTLAND MAN IN MISSOURI L.R.Morgan died in Harrisonville,Cass county, Mo., recently,after a short illness, of hemorrhage of the lungs,aged 43 years, nine months and 18 days. He leaves a widow and six children to mourn his death.He was the only son of the late E.H.Morgan of Whipple Hollow, and was a grandson of the late Lensey Round, Sr. of Clarendon. He was a member of the 1st Vermont cavalry during the late war,and was wounded at Gettysburg, thereby losing the use of his arm,but continued his service in the veteran corps to the close of war.The few remaining members will grieve to hear of his sudden death.He was not inactive in keeping up the old campfires stories, being vice-commander of the G.A.R. encampment at Harrisonville. Mo., and having been, re-elected one week before his death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VT-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com