Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Col. Charles Morrow Photographs |
Collection |
Col. Charles H. Morrow Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
021PC28 |
Date |
ca. 1915-1920 |
Description |
This is a small collection which features photographs of Colonel Charles H. Morrow in his World War 1 uniform, either posed alone or with various officials. It is unclear where exactly these images were taken, but Morrow spent significant time in the States, the Philipines, Tianjin, and Siberia during this period. Not all of the individuals in this collection have been identified. Charles Haskell Morrow (1877-1935) was born on November 28, 1877, in Somerset, Kentucky. He was the twin of Kentucky Governor Edwin P. Morrow (1877-1935), and the son of Colonel Thomas Z. Morrow (1835-1913) and Virginia "Jennie" Bradley Morrow (1842-1900). Colonel Morrow began his military career as a Second Lieutenant in the First Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Louisville Legion). Prior to the First World War, Morrow served as a member of the Miles Expedition to Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, a lieutenant of volunteers during the Philippine Insurrection from 1899 to 1901, and a captain of Philippine Scouts from 1903 to 1909. During World War One, Morrow was stationed in the Philippines and later served as second in command of the 15th U.S. Infantry in Tianjin, China. He was also the Executive Officer of an American Red Cross flood relief camp while in Tianjin. From 1918 to 1920, Morrow commanded the 27th U.S. Infantry in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. In this period, Morrow helped capture the city of Khabarovsk, administered a prisoner of war camp in Krasnaya Rechka, and was responsible for guarding the Lake Baikal Sector. Colonel Morrow received the Distinguished Service Medal (United States), the Cross of Vladimir (Russia), the Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), and the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan for his actions in Siberia. After the war, he returned to Kentucky and served as the Senior Instructor for the Kentucky National Guard until 1925. From 1925 to 1930, Morrow was the Senior Instructor for Kentucky's organized reserves. He was the camp commandant of the United States Army Post at Fort Niagara, New York, and commanded the 28th U.S. Infantry from 1930 to 1935. In this role he championed the large-scale restoration of Old Fort Niagara and the effort to make it a historic site. On December 21, 1935, Charles Morrow died of a heart attack at Fort Niagara. He was survived by his wife, Eugenia Fetter Morrow (1880-1970), whom he married in 1927. Related Collections: Col. Charles H. Morrow Added Photograph Collection [022PC8] Morrow, Col. Charles H. Papers [Mss. A M872] Images Include: 021PC28.01 - Negative of Col. Morrow in uniform. 021PC28.02 - Photograph of Col. Morrow standing outside with four men in military dress, and his wife Eugenia Fetter (Powell) Morrow. There is writing on the back which appears to say "General Hale Brooks Welcome". 021PC28.03 - Photograph of Col. Morrow posing in front of a building's porch steps with three men in Christian religious dress. 021PC28.04 - Photograph of Col. Morrow and Pierre E. Flandin, minister of public works in France in 1934, posed at what appears to be an outdoor military gathering. |
Search Terms |
Armed Forces - Officers Command of troops Generals Military uniforms Soldiers World War (1914-1918) |