Timothy Dwight Morris (1817-1894) was an American colonel who commanded the 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War as well as commanding the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Corps during the Battle of Antietam.

Dwight was born on November 22, 1817, at South Farm, Connecticut as the son of James Morris III who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.

[1] Morris would graduate from Union College in 1832 and would be a Judge of Probate in his district in 1845 until 1851.

[2][4] During the battle itself, his brigade would relieve Colonel Max Weber's Brigade at Sunken Road and took positions at the northern parts of Bloody Lane and the 14th Connecticut was sent to relieve Israel B. Richardson’s Division.

[5][6] After Antietam, Morris would be involved in several skirmishes until he was honorably discharged on October 23, 1863, for disability.