Son of Jacob O. 'Jakie' BUSH and Elizabeth Ann Doremus.
Wife was Mary E. VAN NESS.
Enlisted in Civil War on 9/17/1862 into the 9 month only, 26th NJ Infantry Regiment 'D' Company as a 1st Lieutenant. He enlisted the day after the worst civil war battle at the Battle of Antietam. After in the service just two months, the highest ranking Union General McClellan was relieved on 11/7/1862 by General Burnside.
Then both the Union and Confederate soldiers rested 2 months.
Three months later on 12/9/1862, 'Morris' was promoted to full Captain. This was just 4 days before the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on 12/13/1862. On 12/13/1862 Saturday morning, a dense fog hung in the Rappahannock Valley. The fog lifted at 10 AM. After waging battle until dark, the union men bivouacked in the streets of Fredericksburg Virgina. On Sunday morning 12/14/1862, the men dug trenches along the edge of town for a Confederate assult which did not come that day. On Monday, a truce was made to remove the wounded and bury the dead. That Monday December night in a cold rain storm, the defeated Union army moved out in the darkness crossed the Rappahannock VA river over pontoons.
He resigned 3 months later on 3/8/1863. Check to see if it was health reasons.
So he was in Civil War just 6 months. The 26th regiment mustered or quit anyway on 6/27/1863 when it ended it's 9 month service.
He was close friends of Albert and Minnie Pierce who are in Hillside Cemetery in Fairfield NJ.
Wife was Mary E. VAN NESS.
Enlisted in Civil War on 9/17/1862 into the 9 month only, 26th NJ Infantry Regiment 'D' Company as a 1st Lieutenant. He enlisted the day after the worst civil war battle at the Battle of Antietam. After in the service just two months, the highest ranking Union General McClellan was relieved on 11/7/1862 by General Burnside.
Then both the Union and Confederate soldiers rested 2 months.
Three months later on 12/9/1862, 'Morris' was promoted to full Captain. This was just 4 days before the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on 12/13/1862. On 12/13/1862 Saturday morning, a dense fog hung in the Rappahannock Valley. The fog lifted at 10 AM. After waging battle until dark, the union men bivouacked in the streets of Fredericksburg Virgina. On Sunday morning 12/14/1862, the men dug trenches along the edge of town for a Confederate assult which did not come that day. On Monday, a truce was made to remove the wounded and bury the dead. That Monday December night in a cold rain storm, the defeated Union army moved out in the darkness crossed the Rappahannock VA river over pontoons.
He resigned 3 months later on 3/8/1863. Check to see if it was health reasons.
So he was in Civil War just 6 months. The 26th regiment mustered or quit anyway on 6/27/1863 when it ended it's 9 month service.
He was close friends of Albert and Minnie Pierce who are in Hillside Cemetery in Fairfield NJ.
Son of Jacob O. 'Jakie' BUSH and Elizabeth Ann Doremus.
Wife was Mary E. VAN NESS.
Enlisted in Civil War on 9/17/1862 into the 9 month only, 26th NJ Infantry Regiment 'D' Company as a 1st Lieutenant. He enlisted the day after the worst civil war battle at the Battle of Antietam. After in the service just two months, the highest ranking Union General McClellan was relieved on 11/7/1862 by General Burnside.
Then both the Union and Confederate soldiers rested 2 months.
Three months later on 12/9/1862, 'Morris' was promoted to full Captain. This was just 4 days before the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on 12/13/1862. On 12/13/1862 Saturday morning, a dense fog hung in the Rappahannock Valley. The fog lifted at 10 AM. After waging battle until dark, the union men bivouacked in the streets of Fredericksburg Virgina. On Sunday morning 12/14/1862, the men dug trenches along the edge of town for a Confederate assult which did not come that day. On Monday, a truce was made to remove the wounded and bury the dead. That Monday December night in a cold rain storm, the defeated Union army moved out in the darkness crossed the Rappahannock VA river over pontoons.
He resigned 3 months later on 3/8/1863. Check to see if it was health reasons.
So he was in Civil War just 6 months. The 26th regiment mustered or quit anyway on 6/27/1863 when it ended it's 9 month service.
He was close friends of Albert and Minnie Pierce who are in Hillside Cemetery in Fairfield NJ.
Wife was Mary E. VAN NESS.
Enlisted in Civil War on 9/17/1862 into the 9 month only, 26th NJ Infantry Regiment 'D' Company as a 1st Lieutenant. He enlisted the day after the worst civil war battle at the Battle of Antietam. After in the service just two months, the highest ranking Union General McClellan was relieved on 11/7/1862 by General Burnside.
Then both the Union and Confederate soldiers rested 2 months.
Three months later on 12/9/1862, 'Morris' was promoted to full Captain. This was just 4 days before the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia on 12/13/1862. On 12/13/1862 Saturday morning, a dense fog hung in the Rappahannock Valley. The fog lifted at 10 AM. After waging battle until dark, the union men bivouacked in the streets of Fredericksburg Virgina. On Sunday morning 12/14/1862, the men dug trenches along the edge of town for a Confederate assult which did not come that day. On Monday, a truce was made to remove the wounded and bury the dead. That Monday December night in a cold rain storm, the defeated Union army moved out in the darkness crossed the Rappahannock VA river over pontoons.
He resigned 3 months later on 3/8/1863. Check to see if it was health reasons.
So he was in Civil War just 6 months. The 26th regiment mustered or quit anyway on 6/27/1863 when it ended it's 9 month service.
He was close friends of Albert and Minnie Pierce who are in Hillside Cemetery in Fairfield NJ.
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