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Alfred Mordecai, Sr. was born on January 3, 1804, at Warrenton, North Carolina, the son of Jacob Mordecai of Warrenton and Rebecca Myers of Newport, Rhode Island. His father had six children from the previous marriage with Judith Myers.
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Alfred Mordecai, Sr. was born on January 3, 1804, at Warrenton, North Carolina, the son of Jacob Mordecai of Warrenton and Rebecca Myers of Newport, Rhode Island. His father had six children from the previous marriage with Judith Myers.
His adult life was sharply divided into two periods. Throughout the first he was an officer of the United States Army, with unusual opportunities and responsibilities, which came to him because of his exceptional abilities. Following his resignation from the army at the outbreak of the Civil War, he lived and died a civilian.
Although circumstances dictated a complete change in his career, his ability brought him marked success in his later occupations. He was appointed as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, June 24, 1819.
Graduating first in his class, he was commissioned second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1823.
He was detailed as assistant professor at the Military Academy, but was relieved in 1825 to become assistant engineer in the construction of Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and in 1828 he became assistant to the chief of engineers.
He was commissioned captain in the ordnance department on its creation in 1832, and from 1833 to 1838 commanded successively the Washington and the Frankford, Pennsylvania, arsenals.
From 1838 to 1842 he was assistant to the chief of ordnance, becoming in 1839 a member of the ordnance board and retaining membership thereon for many years.
During the war with Mexico he was in command of the Washington arsenal and was brevetted major in 1848 for meritorious services on this duty. He was commissioned major in the ordnance department, December 31, 1854.
In 1853 he visited Mexico in connection with war claims, and from 1855 to 1857 he served on the military commission to the Crimea. His observations made while on the latter duty were published by order of Congress in 1860.
On the outbreak of the Civil War, Mordecai, Sr. , in common with many other professional army officers of Southern birth, was confronted with the necessity for a momentous personal decision. He was a soldier of unusual ability, who had enjoyed many positions of trust in the service of his country; on the other hand he felt as keen obligations to his state. His decision was that he should fight against neither.
Mordecai, Sr. resigned from the army, May 5, 1861, and became a teacher of mathematics in Philadelphia. From 1863 to 1866 he was assistant engineer of the Mexico & Pacific Railroad, running from Vera Cruz through the City of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. From 1867 to 1887 he was treasurer and secretary of canal and coal companies controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Alfred Mordecai, Sr. died on October 23, 1887, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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On June 1, 1836, Alfred Mordecai, Sr. married to Sara Ann Hays, by whom he had eight children.