Quartermaster George H. Morisey

Quartermaster George H. Morisey, entered the service as private of Company H, 12th Iowa, September 16, 1861; was mustered into the United States service Nov. 25, 1861; as Sergeant Major of the regiment. He served faithfully and gallantry at Forts Henry and Donelson; was captured with the regiment at Shiloh and remained in prison at Mobile, Montgomery and Macon until October 8, 1862, when he was sent to Libby prison, Richmond, and from there paroled October 18, 1862. He was granted furlough and remained at his home until Jan. 3, 1863, when he rejoined his regiment at St. Louis. He was engaged with his regiment in the Vicksburg campaign, and on the 29th of May 1863 was commissioned Quartermaster. July 11, 1863, he was sent out from Jackson, Miss., in charge of a forage train and was captured and sent to Richmond, Va., where he was confined eleven months; was then sent to Macon, Ga., where he remained three months, until July 28, when he was sent to Charleston, S. C., and placed under fire of the Union batteries where he remained two months, and was then sent to Columbus He escaped from prison at Columbus Nov. 29, 1864, and made his way to Union lines, traveling only in the night and arrived at Knoxville, Tenn. — 400 miles from Columbus — January 7, 1865. His description [sic] of the journey of forty nights is graphic and replete with adventures. He rejoined his regiment in the field in such feeble health that he was obliged to muster out February 12, 1865. He returned to his home at Manchester, Iowa, where he was for many years Recorder of Deeds. Recently he has been employed in Government services at Washington, D. C.

SOURCE: David W. Reed, Campaigns and battles of the Twelfth Regiment Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry, p. 255-6