Morrow, Henry A.

Col. Henry A. Morrow
July 10, 1829-Jan. 31, 1891*

Berrien County Record, Buchanan, Michigan, Thursday, February 5, 1891, page 3, col. 3. 

COL. HENRY A. Morrow, of the First U.S. Infantry, died at Hot Springs, Ark., on Sunday. Col. Morrow was born in Virginia, but came to this state when quite young. In 1862 he raised the 24th Mich. Inf. and was commissioned Colonel Aug. 15. he was a good officer and was several times promoted until he ranked as Bvt. Major General of volunteers. After the war he was made Lieut. Col. Of the 36th U.S. Inf., and in 1870 was commissioned Colonel and assigned the First Reg. Inf. He was married before the war to Miss Belle Graves, daughter of the late Maj. Wm. Graves, of Niles, who with four children, survives him. He was about 62 years of age. Funeral in Niles, tomorrow, at 2 o'clock.

 

*There is discrepancy on date of death. Cemetery record says January 31 date of death; obituary dated Thursday, February 5, says death occurred on Sunday which would have been February 1.