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| name=Benjamin Morgan Harrod​

| name=Benjamin Morgan Harrod​

(American civil engineer who directed the construction of the water and sewerage systems in New Orleans)

(American civil engineer who directed the construction of the water and sewerage<br> systems in New Orleans)

| nationality=[[United States|American]]​

| nationality=[[United States|American]]​

| birth_date=February 19, 1837​

| birth_date=February 19, 1837​

'''Benjamin Morgan Harrod''' (February 19, 1837 &ndash; September 8, 1912) was an [[United States|American]] [[civil engineer]] who from 1895 to 1902 directed the construction of the water and sewerage systems in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].​

'''Benjamin Morgan Harrod''' (February 19, 1837 &ndash; September 8, 1912) was an [[United States|American]] [[civil engineer]] who from 1895 to 1902 directed the construction of the water and sewerage systems in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].​

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The son of Charles Harrod and the former Mary Morgan, Harrod was educated in New Orleans by private tutors. He graduated with two degrees in 1856 and 1859 from [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 1861, he enlisted in the Crescent Rifles during the [[American Civil War]]. As a first lieutenant, he was captured by the [[Union Army]] in 1863 during the siege of Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]]. He was paroled and then joined the Second Regiment of Engineers in Petersburg, south of [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]]. Harrod was part of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] staff with General [[Robert E. Lee]] in the final surrender after the Battle of [[Appomattox Court House]], Virginia, on April 9, 1865.<ref name=la Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>''The Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' bases its article on Harrod on ''Who Was Who in America, 1897-1942'' (1967) and the ''New Orleans Daily Picayune'' (since the ''New Orleans Times Picayune,'' September 8, 1912.</ref>​

The son of Charles Harrod and the former Mary Morgan, Harrod was educated in New Orleans by private tutors. He graduated with two degrees in 1856 and 1859 from [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 1861, he enlisted in the Crescent Rifles during the [[American Civil War]]. As a first lieutenant, he was captured by the [[Union]] Army in 1863 during the siege of Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]]. He was paroled and then joined the Second Regiment of Engineers in Petersburg, south of [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]]. Harrod was part of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] staff with General [[Robert E. Lee]] in the final surrender after the Battle of [[Appomattox Court House]], Virginia, on April 9, 1865.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-h/|title=Harrod, Benjamin Morgan|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association: ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>''The Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' bases its article on Harrod on ''Who Was Who in America, 1897-1942'' (1967) and the ''New Orleans Daily Picayune'' (since the ''New Orleans Times Picayune,'' September 8, 1912.</ref>​

After the war, Harrod from 1877 to 1880 was the chief engineer for the state of Louisiana. He was a member of the Louisiana River Commission from 1879 to 1904. As chief engineer of the city of New Orleans from 1888 to 1902, he directed the water/sewerage project. He was thereafter named by [[U.S. President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to the [[Panama Canal]] Commission but did not live to see the completion of the canal in 1914. Harrod shared Roosevelt's interest in [[conservation]] of natural resources through his work in the Audubon Society. Harrod was a member of the Society of Civil Engineers and the Louisiana Engineering Society.<ref name=lahist/>

After the war, Harrod from 1877 to 1880 was the chief engineer for the state of Louisiana. He was a member of the Louisiana River Commission from 1879 to 1904. As chief engineer of the city of New Orleans from 1888 to 1902, he directed the water/sewerage project. He was thereafter named by [[U.S. President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to the [[Panama Canal]] Commission but did not live to see the completion of the canal in 1914. Harrod shared Roosevelt's interest in [[conservation]] of natural resources through his work in the Audubon Society. Harrod was a member of the Society of Civil Engineers and the Louisiana Engineering Society.<ref name=lahist/>