Father: Henry Mason Morfit (1793-1865)
Mother: Catharine Campbell (1801-1893)
08/22/1850 - Lived with parents and sibs, 1st District, Baltimore County, MD (indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Charles Morfit)
1859 - A.M. degree, Loyola College of Baltimore
07/03/1860 - Medical student, Baltimore City, Baltimore Co, MD ([pupil of Dr. Nathan Ryan Smith and Dr. William Alexander Hammond0 [lived with parents, and sibs; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Charles Morfit]
1861 - M.D. degree, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (from MD)
1861- Offered an appointment as an Asst. Surgeon, U.S. Navy - declined
06/10/1861 - Asst. Surgeon, C.S. Navy
07/30/1861 - President Jefferson Davis presented a communication for the advice and consent of the Confederate States Congress with lists of appointments for the Navy of the Confederate States of America which included, "Charles M. Morfit, of Virginia, late and assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be assistant Surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States." The communication was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
1861 - Served on the C.S. United States
1861-1862 - Acting Surgeon, New Orleans Station, C. S. Navy
1861-1862 - Served on the CSS Ivy, New Orleans Station, C.S. Navy
04/00/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Jackson Station, C.S. Navy
06/20/1862 - Asst Surgeon, CSS Arkansas
09/30/1862 - Renominated, Asst. Surgeon, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
10/02/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
10/23/1862 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon to rank from 10/02/1862
00/00/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, CSS Stono, Charleston Station [SC]
08/20/1863 - Captured near Savannah, GA - escaping from the CSS Oconee
00/00/1863 - Prisoner, Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC
11/18/1863 - Prisoner, Fort McHenry, MD (listed as Charles M. Moffet)
11/21/1863 - Paroled and exchanged
1863-1864 - Served on CSS Raleigh, Wilmington Station [NC]
1864 - Asst. Surgeon, CSS Albemarle
1864 - Served, Richmond Station [VA]
1864 - Asst. Surgeon, CSS Chickamauga
05/31/1864 - Renominated, Asst. Surgeon, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs
06/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
07/28/1864 - Passed Asst. Surgeon, C. S. Navy
11/28/1864 - Confirmed as Passed Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
05/05/1865 - Paroled, U.S. Provost Marshall's Office, Augusta, GA
12/01/1865 - Father, Henry, died in Washington, DC (buried, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC; FindAGrave #158309140)
1867 - Taught practical medicine, Washington University, Baltimore, MD
1868 - Member, Baltimore Medical Association
07/23/1870 - Practiced medicine, 4th Ward, Baltimore, MD (lived with mother, Catharine, and sibs; indexed in the 1870 U .S. Census as "Charles Moffit")
06/20/1872 - Married, Mary Elizabeth Fisk [a.k.a. Fiske] (1850-1912), Washington, DC
1874 - Practiced medicine, 87 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD
1876 - Vaccine Physician, Baltimore, MD
1880 - Coroner for East District, Baltimore, MD
1880 - Member, Medical and Surgical Society, Baltimore, MD
06/03/1880 - Practiced medicine, 2nd Precinct, 4th Ward, Baltimore, MD (lived with wife Mary, his mother-in- law, two daughters, and one son)
1886,1890 - Practiced medicine, Baltimore, MD
08/02/1893 - Mother, Catherine, died (buried, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC; FindAGrave #158308999)
06/04/1900 - Practiced medicine, 1501 Linden Ave, Baltimore, MD (lived with wife, Mary, and one son; indexed in the 1900 U.S. Census as Chas M. Morfit)
04/15/1910 - Practiced medicine (general practice), Election District 4, Baltimore, MD (lived with wife, Mary E.; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as Charles M. Morfit)
10/22/1912 - Wife, Mary Elizabeth, died (buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC, Plot - Corcoran; Lot - 26; FindAGrave #42962742)
01/14/1920 - Practiced medicine, 1506 John St., Baltimore City, MD (lived with sister, Fannie, V. Morfit; indexed in the 1920 U. S. Census as Charles W. Morfit)
02/15/1925 (or 02/17/1925) - Died of senility, Baltimore, MD (buried: Oak Hill Cemetery,
Washington, DC, Plot - Corcoran; Lot - 26; FindAGrave #50300023)

Terry Foenander and SLGMSD, the creator of this memorial provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/07/2011. Updated 04/10/2019.
Unpublished database.

The following was added by the creator of this memorial:

Children of Dr. Charles McLean Morfit and Mary Elizabeth Morfit:

Mary Fisk born April 19, 1873, died December 15, 1876.
Clarence Mason born August 13, 1875, married at All Saints’ Church at Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland to Claire Stewart Mister.
Catherine Campbell born August 20, 1877, died June 9, 1880.
Ada Fisk born July 28, 1879, died July 8, 1880.
Charles Campbell born July 16, 1881.

Dr. Morfit was offered the position of Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy in 1861 but declined so the offer was revoked The same year he joined the C.S. Navy in the same capacity. Dr. Morfit was captured and imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison and Fort McHenry.