Charles Fessenden Morse

Charles Fessenden Morse
Charles Fessenden Morse c. 1897
Born(1839-09-22)September 22, 1839
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1926(1926-12-11) (aged 87)
Buried
AllegianceUnion
Service / branchUnion Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles / warsBattle of Gettysburg
Alma materHarvard University, S.B. (1858)
Other workLetters written during the Civil War, 1861-1865
Signature
Morse's residence in Kansas City, designed by Peabody & Stearns

Charles Fessenden Morse (September 22, 1839 – December 11, 1926) was a Lieutenant Colonel and Captain in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War and, afterward, an influential businessman and civic leader in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

  1. ^ Conrads, David (1999). "Charles F. Morse". Missouri Valley Special Collections. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 2008-11-24.[permanent dead link]