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Biographical Note
David Banister Morgan, born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Aug. 22, 1772, trained as a civil engineer before relocating to Louisiana, where he become commander of the Louisiana and Mississippi militia, including during the Battle of New Orleans, 1814-1815, under General Andrew Jackson. Morgan died at Covington, Louisiana, July 15, 1848.