... Edwin Wright, b. May 1, 1814.
EDWIN WRIGHT MORGAN was appointed July 1, 1833, cadet at West Point. July 1, 1837, was graduated and promoted in the army to Second Lieutenant 2d Artillery, July 1, 1837. Served in the Florida War, 1837-38 ; in the Cherokee Nation, 1838 (First Lieutenant 2d Artillery, July 7, 1838) ; in transferring the Indians to the West ; on the Northern Frontier, at Buffalo, N.Y., 1838-39, and became principal Assistant Engineer of the State of Pennsylvania, and Chief of several surveys, 1839-46. He volunteered, and was reappointed in the U.S. Army, with rank of Major, 11th Infantry, April 9, 1847. Served in the War with Mexico, 1847-48, as Lieut.-Colonel 13th Infantry, September 13, 1847, was disbanded, July 31, 1848. He became Superintendent of Western Military Institute, Blue Licks, Ky., 1849-51. Chief Engineer of Shelby Railroad, Ky., 1852-54. Vice-President of Shelby College, Ky., 1853-54. Joint Superintendent of Kentucky Military Institute, 1854-56. Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics, Lehigh University, at Bethlehem, Pa., 1866=69. Died April 16, 1869, at Bethlehem, Pa., aged 55. ...
