Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-02

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We copy the following from The cinclnnAti
Commercial and Cleveland Lsadsr We know
u no man on shoui shs appolHtmens Of a high po.
ss.;;;ss 4: cbnfesei to more ad
vantage to the country than Gen. MoReAS. He
has given evidence Of his, bravery and military
capacity;
A correspondent at wheeling suggests tho,
name Of Gen. Geo. w. Morgan, 0f Nc. Vernon,
Ohio, as q man qualified by ability and military
experience for position id our army In the'pres-
ent emergency. tgp5 egFie1 sF8a5fa
Gen Morgan was In the Mexicanwar as Col.
onel Of the third volunteer regiment from Ohio,
and was transferred by the War Department 10
the regular army service, and made Colonel
Of one of the ten new regiments created at that
time. l i WHAAaoses
de was wounded at the battle of Cherubusco,
and for his distinguished bravery and services,
he was brevetted by the government with the
title OF Major General tf ~. tn
Giving up the army com mission at the close
Of the war, Gen. Morgan resumed his protes
sion of the Law. He was afterward sent as Con-
sui to Marseilles under Pierce's Administration,
and on the accessionof Mr.. Buchanan he was
appointed Minister to Portugal, from whence he
has Just returned home. " e'aA 81
Our correspondent suggests the advantage TO
the governments OF availiDg itself of the expert
snce and ability Of Gen. Morgan in the feld.---
OommeTciai
From one we'll acquainted with the antece
dents Of Gen. Morgan, we learn that at the
| age Of Is years, he wentas Cd Lieutenant of q
volunteer company to Texas, and Immediately
after the massacre at the Alamo, and at the age
Of l6. was promoted and assigned to the com
uand of Galveston City. After the Texan war
closed with the battle Of San JAcinto, Gen
Morgan returned to the United States, and
commenced the study Of law In Mount Vernon,
sctiDg as deputy in the Clerks Office TO pay ex-
penses At the breaking out OF the Mexican
var, he Joined company in MT. Vernon as
private, and before the election of officers, was
chosen to drill the company. This he did so
veil, that oil competitors for the post Of captain
declined In his favor, and he was unanimously
| elected to the command of the company. AT
/ Camp Washington, near Cincinnati, where the
regiment was formed, Captain Morgan's com
i ,any pi esented go hue an appearances aud we're
i so perfect in drill, that he was chosen Colonel
II The regiment. Que of the most desperate
contests In Mexico was fought by four COM
nnies of Col. Morgan's regiment, against
| 2 UO0 Mexican cavalry, In which the enemy
sers beaten off, and military men, at that time,
| gave the Colonel the high credit OF eaying that
,othiDg could have saved his Command but the
nigh state of discipline to which be had brought
his men. The battle was fought on the sRme
lay as that OF Buens Vista, and was scarce NO.
sIced at the time, the more brilliant battle
sclipsiug that gained by the Ohio troops near
lpe. village of Marin.
Chiefly at the instance of Gen. Houston, who
1as repeatedly pronounced HIM the most prom
,sipg officer within the circle Of bic acqusint-
sncs, Col. Morgan, before HE return to Ohio,
Sas appointed Colonel In the 10 h Regiment,
| chiefly recruited from Ohio and Michigan, and
fought from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico.
At the battle Of ContFeFas he was detached
rom his own Division to that Of Gen. Twiggs
and occupied the Pedrigal, q movement gallautly
executed, and which resulted In turning the
fortune Of the day In favor Of our uoops /
was this movement, in fact, that caused the ia
nous quarrel between Gen Scott and Gen. Pill
low. each claiming the credit of giving th'
order, Aa
No man was ever more loved by his men
and no commander ever more enj yed their Ell
tire confidence His bravery and skill has neve
been Questioned, aud we have heard frequen
/ expressions of regret that the country at thi
time had not the aid of his military services
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