Ground marker located in the New Soldiers' Lot, pictured below.
George
C. Morse
1828
- January 5, 1905
9th Battery Mass. Vols.; Artificer; Res. Salem; harness maker; 32; transf. from 1st Battery, March 12, 1865; disch. April 26, 1865, near Petersburg, Va., as Supernumerary. See 1st Battery Mass. Lt. Arty. (3 yrs.).
1st Battery Mass. Vols.; Artificer; Res. Salem; harness maker; 30; enls. and must. Sept. 6, 1861; re-enlist. Dec. 23, 1863; transf. to 9th Battery, as Artificer. See 9th Batty. Mass. Lt. Arty.
Listed on grave stone:
- George C. Morse, 1828-1905, 1st Mass. Light Artill.
Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - City of Cambridge
- Name: Morse, George
- Name of Cemetery: Cambridge
- Place: Cambridge
- Location: Grave No. 52, Row 3, Soldiers new lot
- Date of Burial in This Cemetery: Jan 8, 1905
- Marker Placed: no
- Branch of Service: Army
- Organization: 1st Mass L. A., Field Art.
- Born: 1828
- Died: Jan. 5, 1905 Chelsea
- Cause of Death: Senile Asthenia
- Was Deceased Member of Veteran Organization: Charles Beck Post 56 GAR
- Name and Address of Next of Kin: Ellen Morse, 31 Flagg St. Camb.
- Undertaker: D. F. Corcoran
- Graves Registration Officer: Edward F. Sullivan
- Type of Stone: Flat Govt.
Map
of Grave Location
Cambridge Cemetery,
Cambridge, Mass.
Main Ave., New Soldiers'
Lot, Row 3, Grave 52
Funeral Announcement
The Boston Globe - January 9, 1905
Funeral of George C. Morse.
The funeral of George C. Morse, who died at the Soldiers' home, Chelsea, Friday, was held at his home, 375 Western av, Cambridge, yesterday afternoon. Mr Morse was a member of the 1st Mass light artillery, and was also a member of Charles Beck post 56, G.A.R. The service was held at 2 o'clock and a delegation from the post was present, besides other veterans. The burial was in Cambridge cemetery.