Thomas Gibbes Morgan letters, 1859, 1861.

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Thomas Gibbes Morgan letters, 1859, 1861.

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Morgan's letters (1859) to his nephew in Providence, Rhode Island, describe the death and funeral of his grandfather, Philip Hicky of Hope Estate. Letters (1861) refer to the appointment of his son, James Morris Morgan, as a midshipman in the Confederate States Navy. They include news received from his sons, Captain Thomas Gibbes Morgan, Jr., and George Mather Morgan.

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Hicky, Philip, 1778-1859.

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Philip Hicky was the son of Daniel Hicky, a planter in the District of Manchac, West Florida, Louisiana. Philip Hicky operated several large plantations including Hope Estate Plantation. As captain of cavalry in the Spanish militia, he was active in the West Florida Rebellion (1810). During the War of 1812, he served as a colonel in the 11th Regiment, Louisiana Militia. He also served in the Louisiana senate and built the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. From the ...

Confederate States of America. Navy

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Built in Philadelphia as the Habana, the CSS Sumter was originally used as a blockade runner in New Orleans. In 1861, she was purchased for use by the Confederate Government. Under the command of Raphael Semmes, she captured a number of Union flag merchant ships off the coasts of Cuba and South America, as well as other locations in the western hemisphere. When her boilers became unfit for use and repairs and supplies could not be obtained, she was sold at public auction at Gibraltar on December...

Morgan, George Mather.

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Morgan, Thomas Gibbes, 1799-1861

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Baton Rouge lawyer and judge, he married Eliza Ann McKennan. They had one son, Philip Hicky Morgan, before she died. He then married Sarah Fowler in 1830, and they had eight children: Eliza Ann Lanoue, Lavinia Marie Drum (1832-1912), Captain Thomas Gibbes, Jr. (1837-1864), George Mather (d. 1863), Harry Waller (d. 1861), Sarah Fowler Dawson (1842-1909), Miriam Dupre, and James Morris. From the description of Thomas Gibbes Morgan letters, 1859, 1861. (Louisiana State University). Worl...

Morgan, James Morris, 1845-1928

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James Morris Morgan (1845-1928) was a Confederate naval officer; a soldier in Egypt, 1870-1871; a businessman in Washington, D.C.; and author. From the guide to the James Morris Morgan Papers, ., 1776-1950, (bulk 1900-1925), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Confederate naval officer. From the description of Literary manuscript of James Morris Morgan, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83552522 C...