Editing Daniel Morgan

{{Short description|American Revolutionary War soldier and politician (c. 1736–1802)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Daniel Morgan
| image name          = DanielMorgan.jpeg
| state               = [[Virginia]]
| district            = [[Virginia's 1st congressional district|1st]]
| party               = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| term                = March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799
| preceded            = [[Robert Rutherford (congressman)|Robert Rutherford]]
| succeeded           = [[Robert Page (Virginia politician)|Robert Page]]
| birth_date          = 1736
| birth_place         = [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]], [[Province of New Jersey]], [[British America]]
| death_date          = 6 July 1802
| death_place         = [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]], [[Virginia]], U.S.
| resting_place       = [[Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse|Mount Hebron Cemetery]], Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
| occupation          = Soldier
| spouse              = Abigail Curry<ref>{{Cite book | last = Higginbotham | first = Don | title = Daniel Morgan | publisher = UNC Press Books | year = 1979 | page = [https://archive.org/details/danielmorganrevo0000higg/page/11 11] | isbn = 978-0-8078-1386-7 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/danielmorganrevo0000higg/page/11 }}</ref>|
| allegiance          = {{flagu|United States|1795}}
| rank                = [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]]
| branch              = {{flagicon image|Gadsden flag.svg}} [[Continental Army]]<br>{{Dodseal|Board}} [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears        = 1775–1783; 1794
| battles             = {{tree list}}
*[[American Revolutionary War]]
**[[Invasion of Canada (1775)|Invasion of Canada]]
**[[Battle of Saratoga]]
**[[Battle of Freeman's Farm]]
**[[Battle of Bemis Heights]]
**[[Battle of Cowpens]]
*[[Whiskey Rebellion]]
{{tree list/end}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Daniel Morgan'''  (c. 1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from [[Virginia]]. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the [[American Revolutionary War]] of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the [[Whiskey Rebellion]] of 1791–1794.

Born in [[New Jersey]] to James and Eleanor Morgan, a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] family, Morgan settled in [[Winchester, Virginia]]. He became an officer of the Virginia militia and recruited a company of riflemen at the start of the Revolutionary War. Early in the war, Morgan served in [[Benedict Arnold]]'s [[Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec|expedition to Quebec]] and in the [[Saratoga campaign]]. He also served in the [[Philadelphia campaign]] before resigning from the army in 1779.

Morgan returned to the army after the [[Battle of Camden]], and led the [[Continental Army]] to victory in the [[Battle of Cowpens]]. After the war, Morgan retired from the army again and developed a large estate. He was recalled to duty in 1794 to help suppress the Whiskey Rebellion, and commanded a portion of the army that remained in [[Western Pennsylvania]] after the rebellion. A member of the [[Federalist Party]], Morgan twice ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]], winning election to the House in 1796. He retired from Congress in 1799 and died in 1802.

==Early years==
Daniel Morgan is believed to have been born in the community of [[New Hampton, New Jersey|New Hampton]] in [[Lebanon Township, New Jersey]].<ref name="hmdb.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=17920|title=Major General Daniel Morgan Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/lebanon_township_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm|title=Lebanon Township, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites &#124; Lebanon Township Historic Sites|website=www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com}}</ref> All four of his [[Edward Morgan Log House|grandparents]] were [[Welsh people|Welsh]] immigrants who lived in Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.morganloghouse.org/genealogy/morgan_family_chart.pdf Edward Morgan Log House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727094643/http://www.morganloghouse.org/genealogy/morgan_family_chart.pdf |date=July 27, 2011 }}, Genealogy, accessed November 12, 2011.</ref> Morgan's parents were born in Pennsylvania and then later moved to New Jersey together.  Morgan was the fifth of seven children of James Morgan (1702–1782) and Eleanor Lloyd (1706–1748). When Morgan was 17, he left home following a fight with his father. After working at odd jobs in [[Pennsylvania]], he moved to the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. He finally settled on the Virginia frontier, near what is now [[Winchester, Virginia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Daniel Morgan : an inexplicable hero|last=Swisher, James Kenneth|isbn=978-1-63393-750-5|location=[Virginia Beach, Virginia]|oclc=1083137885|date = 2019}}</ref>

He worked clearing land, running a sawmill, and as a [[teamster]].<ref name=":0" /> In a little more than two years, he saved enough to buy his own team.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/gendanielmorgan00grahrich|title=The life of General Daniel Morgan : of the Virginia line of the Army of the United States, with portions of his correspondence|last=Graham|first=James|date=1859|publisher=New York : Derby & Jackson|others=University of California Libraries}}</ref> With multiple extra wagons, this operation quickly expanded into a thriving business.<ref name=":0" /> Morgan served as a civilian teamster during the [[French and Indian War]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/generaldanielmor00morg|title=General Daniel Morgan: Reconsidered Hero|last=Morgan|first=Richard L.|date=2001|publisher=Morganton (N.C.): Burke County Historical Society|others=North Carolina Humanities Council}}</ref> with [[Daniel Boone]], sometimes said to be his cousin.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hiXwK-_8DRkC&q=%22daniel+morgan%22+cousin+%22daniel+boone%22&pg=PA17|title=Daniel Boone in Pennsylvania|first=Paul A. W.|last=Wallace|date=2007|publisher=Diane Publishing Inc.|isbn=9781422314975|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>Robert Morgan says although Boone reportedly claimed Morgan as a cousin, historians have been unable to confirm it.{{cite book|last= Morgan |first= Robert |author-link= Robert Morgan (poet) |date= 2007 |title= Boone: A Biography |page= 43 |location= Chapel Hill, N.C. |publisher= Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
 |isbn= 978-1-56512-455-4}}</ref> During the retreat from [[Fort Duquesne]] ([[Pittsburgh]]), he was punished with 500 lashes (a usually fatal sentence) for attacking an officer.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Morgan thus acquired a disdain for British authorities and their treatment of provincials.<ref name=":0" /> Later, when he led troops, he banned flogging.<ref name=":0" />

He continued as a wagoner, which much of the profits initially being spent on alcohol, gambling, and female company, and resulted in several appearances before a Virginia magistrate, for charges from assault, through the burning down of a neighbours tobacco shed, to horse theft. Though he earned enough to purchase a house, between Winchester and [[Berryville, Virginia|Battletown]], with 225 acres of land, and ten slaves, by 1774.<ref>Higginbotham pp. 13–15</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontiersman Daniel Morgan |url=https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/frontiersman-daniel-morgan/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Warfare History Network |language=en-US}}</ref> He would meet Abigail Curry, who would teach him to read and write, and by who he would have two daughters, Nancy and Betsy, and later marry.<ref name=":0" />

Morgan later served as a [[rifleman]] in the provincial forces assigned to protect the western settlements from French-backed Indian raids. He led a force that relieved Fort Edwards during its siege and successfully directed the defence afterward.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He served in [[Dunmore's War]], taking part in raids on [[Shawnee]] villages in the [[Ohio Country]].

==American Revolution==
After the American Revolutionary War began at the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]] on April 19, 1775, the [[Continental Congress]] created the Continental Army in June 1775.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> They called for the formation of 10 [[rifle]] [[Company (military unit)|companies]]<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> from the middle colonies to support the [[Siege of Boston]],<ref name=":0" /> and late in June 1775, Virginia agreed to send two.<ref name=":1" /> Morgan was chosen by a unanimous vote by the Committee of [[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick County]] to form one of these companies and become its commander.<ref name=":2" />

Morgan recruited 96 men<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> in 10 days<ref name=":2" /> and assembled them at Winchester on July 14. This was even larger than authorized strength.<ref name=":0" /> His company of marksmen was nicknamed "[[Morgan's Riflemen]]". Another company was raised from [[Shepherdstown, West Virginia|Shepherdstown]] by his rival, Hugh Stephenson. Stephenson's company initially planned to meet Morgan's company in Winchester but found them gone. Morgan marched his men {{convert|600|mi}} to [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in 21 days, arriving on August 6, 1775.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/425|title=e-WV &#124; Bee Line March}}</ref><ref>[[David McCullough|McCullough, David]]. ''[[1776 (book)|1776]]'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005) p. 38</ref> Locals called it the "Bee-Line March", noting that Stephenson somehow marched his men 600 miles from their meeting point at Morgan's Spring, in 24 days, so they arrived at [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] on Friday, August 11, 1775.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theclio.com/|title=Clio - Welcome|website=Clio}}</ref> The [[long rifle]]s used were more accurate and had a longer range than other firearms at that time – {{Convert|300|yd}} as compared to {{Convert|80|yds}} for standard smooth-bore [[musket]]s – but took much longer to load.<ref name=":0" /> As they were handmade, calibres varied, requiring differently sized bullets.<ref name=":0" /> When his men were done training Morgan used them as snipers, shooting mostly British officers who thought they were out of range; sometimes they killed 10 British in a day.<ref name=":0" /> This caused great outrage within and without the British army; amongst others, [[George Washington|Washington]] disapproved of this [[Guerrilla warfare|way of war]], and when gunpowder began to run out he forbade Morgan to fight in such a manner.<ref name=":0" />

===Invasion of Canada===
In June that year, the Continental Congress authorized an [[Invasion of Canada (1775)|invasion of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Daniel Morgan : of the Virginia line of the Army of the United States, with portions of his correspondence|last=Graham|first=James|year=1859|pages=56}}</ref> Colonel [[Benedict Arnold]] convinced General Washington to start an eastern offensive in support of [[Richard Montgomery|Montgomery]]'s invasion. Washington agreed to dispatch three companies from his forces at Boston, provided they agreed. Every company at Boston volunteered, and a lottery was used to choose who should go. Morgan's company was one of them. Benedict Arnold selected Captain Morgan to lead the three companies as a battalion. Arnold's expedition set out from [[Fort Western]] on September 25, with Morgan leading the advance party.<ref>Peckham, Howard H. ''The War for Independence: A Military History'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958) p. 30</ref>

The [[Arnold's expedition to Quebec|Arnold Expedition]]<ref>Historians have never reached a consensus on the use of a standard name for this epic journey</ref> started with about 1,050 men; by the time they reached Quebec on November 9, that had been reduced to 675.<ref>{{Cite book|title=General Daniel Morgan: Reconsidered Hero|last=Morgan|first=Richard|year=2001|pages=13}}</ref>  When Montgomery's men arrived, they launched a joint assault. The [[Battle of Quebec (1775)|Battle of Quebec]] began in a blizzard on the morning of December 31. The Patriots attacked in two pincers, commanded by Montgomery and Arnold.

Arnold attacked against the lower city from the north, but he suffered a leg wound early in the battle. Morgan took command of the force, and he successfully overcame the first rampart and entered the city. Montgomery's force initiated their attack as the blizzard became severe, and Montgomery and many of his troops, except for [[Aaron Burr]], were killed or wounded in the first British volley. With Montgomery down, his attack faltered. British General [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Carleton]] consequently was able to lead hundreds of the Quebec militia in the encirclement of the second attack. Carleton was also able to move his cannons and men to the first barricade, behind Morgan's force. Divided and subject to fire from all sides, Morgan's troops gradually surrendered. Morgan handed his sword to a French-Canadian priest, refusing to give it to Carleton in formal surrender. Morgan thus became one of the 372 men captured, and he remained a prisoner of war until he was exchanged in January 1777.

===11th Virginia Regiment and Morgan's Riflemen===
When he rejoined Washington early in 1777, Morgan was surprised to learn he had been promoted to [[colonel]] for his bravery at Quebec. He was ordered to raise and command a new infantry regiment, the [[11th Virginia Regiment]] of the Continental Line.

On June 13, 1777, Washington also gave Morgan command of the [[Morgan's Riflemen|Provisional Rifle Corps]], a [[light infantry]] force of 500 riflemen chosen from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia regiments of the Continental Army. Morgan simultaneously led the 11th Virginia Regiment, his permanent unit, and this provisional unit.

Washington wrote the following letter to Morgan on August 16, 1777: "Sir: After you receive this, you will march, as soon as possible, with the corps under your command, to Peekskill, taking with you all the baggage belonging to it. When you arrive there, you will take directions from General Putnam, who, I expect, will have vessels provided to carry you to Albany. The approach of the enemy in that quarter has made a further reinforcement necessary, and I know of no corps so likely to check their progress, in proportion to its number, as that under your command. I have great dependence on you, your officers and men, and I am persuaded you will do honor to yourselves, and essential service to your country..... I am, sir, your most obedient servant George Washington."

Many were from his own 11th Regiment, including his friend Captain Gabriel Long, and Long's best snipers, including Corporals John Gassaway, Duncan MacDonald and Private Peter Carland. After their victory at Saratoga, Washington sent them to harass General [[William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe|William Howe]]'s rearguard, and Morgan did so during their entire withdrawal across [[New Jersey]].

===Saratoga===
[[File:Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Surrender of General Burgoyne]]''<br />Col. Morgan is shown in white, right of center]]
A detachment of Morgan's regiment, commanded by Morgan, was reassigned to the army's Northern Department and on Aug 30 he joined General [[Horatio Gates]] to aid in resisting [[John Burgoyne|Burgoyne's]] offensive. He is prominently depicted in the painting of the ''[[Surrender of General Burgoyne]]'' at [[Battles of Saratoga|Saratoga]] by [[John Trumbull]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key to the Surrender of General Burgoyne |url=http://americanrevolution.org/burgkey.html|access-date=February 2, 2008}}</ref>

====Freeman's Farm====
Morgan led his regiment, with the added support of [[Henry Dearborn]]'s 300-man [[New Hampshire]] infantry, as the advance to the main forces. On September 19, at [[Battle of Freeman's Farm|Freeman's Farm]], they ran into the advance of General [[Simon Fraser of Balnain|Simon Fraser's]] wing of Burgoyne's force. Every officer in the British advance party died in the first exchange, and the advance guard retreated.

Morgan's men charged without orders, but the charge fell apart when they ran into the main column led by General [[James Inglis Hamilton|Hamilton]]. Benedict Arnold arrived, and he and Morgan managed to reform the unit. As the British began to form on the fields at Freeman's farm, Morgan's men continued to break these formations with accurate rifle fire from the woods on the far side of the field. They were joined by another seven regiments from Bemis Heights.

For the rest of the afternoon, American fire held the British in check, but repeated American charges were repelled by British bayonets.

====Bemis Heights====
[[File:Riflemen at Saratoga.jpg|thumb|The Provisional Rifle Corps at Bemis Heights.]]
Burgoyne's next offensive resulted in the [[Battle of Bemis Heights]] on Oct. 7. Morgan was assigned command of the left (or western) flank of the American position. The British plan was to turn that flank, using an advance by 1,500 men. This brought Morgan's brigade once again up against General Fraser's forces. Daniel Morgan's sharpshooters were ordered to specifically shoot British officers and their Native American Guides. In order to cause maximum confusion and disorder among British Troops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yost |first=Russell |date=2012-02-16 |title=Daniel Morgan - The Most Innovative General of the Revolution |url=https://thehistoryjunkie.com/daniel-morgan/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=The History Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref>

Passing through the Canadian loyalists, Morgan's Virginia sharpshooters got the British light infantry trapped in a crossfire between themselves and Dearborn's regiment. Although the light infantry broke, General Fraser was trying to rally them, encouraging his men to hold their positions when Benedict Arnold arrived. Arnold spotted him and called to Morgan: "That man on the grey horse is a host unto himself and must be disposed of — direct the attention of some of the sharpshooters amongst your riflemen to him!" Morgan reluctantly ordered Fraser shot by a sniper, and [[Timothy Murphy (sniper)|Timothy Murphy]] obliged him.

With Fraser mortally wounded, the British light infantry fell back into and through the [[redoubt]]s occupied by Burgoyne's main force. Morgan was one of those who then followed Arnold's lead to turn a counter-attack from the British middle. Burgoyne retired to his starting positions, but about 500 men poorer for the effort. That night, he withdrew to the village of [[Saratoga, New York|Saratoga]], New York (renamed [[Schuylerville, New York|Schuylerville]] in honor of [[Philip Schuyler]]) about eight miles to the northwest.

During the next week, as Burgoyne dug in, Morgan and his men moved to his north. Their ability to cut up any patrols sent in their direction convinced the British that retreat was not possible.

===New Jersey and retirement===
After Saratoga, Morgan's unit rejoined Washington's main army, near [[Philadelphia]]. Throughout 1778 he hit British columns and supply lines in [[New Jersey]] but was not involved in any major battles. He was not involved in the [[Battle of Monmouth]] but actively pursued the withdrawing British forces and captured many prisoners and supplies. When the Virginia Line was reorganized on September 14, 1778, Morgan became the colonel of the [[7th Virginia Regiment]].

Throughout this period, Morgan became increasingly dissatisfied with the army and the Congress. He had never been politically active or cultivated a relationship with the Congress. As a result, he was repeatedly passed over for promotion to [[brigadier]], favor going to men with less combat experience but better political connections. While still a colonel with Washington, he had temporarily commanded Weedon's brigade and felt himself ready for the position. Besides this frustration, his legs and back aggravated him from the abuse taken during the Quebec Expedition. He was finally allowed to resign on June 30, 1779, and returned home to Winchester.

Being ordered by [[General]] [[George Washington]], in the summer and fall of 1779, Morgan and his riflemen were part of [[Sullivan's Expedition]] into the [[Southern Tier]] and [[Finger Lakes]] regions of New York.

In June 1780, he was urged to re-enter the service by General Gates but declined. Gates was taking command in the Southern Department, and Morgan felt that being outranked by so many militia officers would limit his usefulness. After Gates' disaster at the [[Battle of Camden]], Morgan thrust all other considerations aside, and went to join the Southern command at [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]].

===Southern Campaign===
[[File:Banastre-Tarleton-by-Joshua-Reynolds.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''[[Portrait of Banastre Tarleton]]'' by Sir [[Joshua Reynolds]]]]He met Gates at Hillsborough, and was given command of the light infantry corps on Oct. 2. At last, on October 13, 1780, Morgan received his promotion to brigadier general.

Morgan met his new Department Commander, [[Nathanael Greene]], on December 3, 1780, at [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. Greene did not change his command assignment, but did give him new orders. Greene had decided to split his army and annoy the enemy in order to buy time to rebuild his force. He gave Morgan's command of about 600 men the job of foraging and enemy harassment in the backcountry of [[South Carolina]], while avoiding direct battle.<ref>Golway, Terry. ''Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution'' (New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2005) p. 241</ref>

When this strategy became apparent, the British General Cornwallis sent Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]]'s [[British Legion (American Revolution)|British Legion]] to track him down. Morgan talked with militia who had fought Tarleton.  Morgan decided to disobey orders and provoke a battle.

====Battle of Cowpens====
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[[File:Morgan Cowpens medal etching.jpg|thumb|left|Medal voted for Morgan by Congress]]
Morgan chose to make his stand at [[Cowpens, South Carolina]]. On the morning of January 17, 1781, they met Tarleton in the Battle of Cowpens. Morgan had been joined by militia forces under [[Andrew Pickens (congressman)|Andrew Pickens]] and [[William Washington]]'s dragoons. Tarleton's legion was supplemented with the light infantry from several regiments of regulars.

Morgan's plan took advantage of Tarleton's tendency for quick action and his disdain for the militia,<ref name="Golway, p. 248">Golway, p. 248</ref> as well as the longer range and accuracy of his Virginia riflemen. The marksmen were positioned to the front, followed by the militia, with the regulars at the hilltop. The first two units were to withdraw as soon as they were seriously threatened, but after inflicting damage. This would invite a premature charge from the British.

The tactic resulted in a [[pincer movement|double envelopment]]. As the British forces approached, the Americans, with their backs turned to the British, reloaded their muskets. When the British got close to the Americans, they turned and fired at point-blank range. In less than an hour, Tarleton's 1,076 men suffered 110 killed and 830 captured; 200 British prisoners of war were wounded. The British Legion, among the best units in Cornwallis's army, was effectively useless. The captured commander of a battalion of the [[71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders]], Archibald McArthur, said after the battle that, "He was an officer before Tarleton was born; that the best troops in the service were put under 'that boy' to be sacrificed".<ref>Golway, pp. 245-248</ref><ref name="Buchanan, 326">Buchanan, John. ''The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas''. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1997, {{ISBN|0-471-16402-X}}, p. 326</ref>

Cornwallis had lost not only Tarleton's legion but also his light infantry, losses that limited his speed of reaction for the rest of the campaign. For his actions, Virginia gave Morgan land and an estate that had been abandoned by a Tory. The damp and chill of the campaign had aggravated his [[sciatica]] to the point that he was in constant pain; on February 10, he returned to his Virginia farm.<ref name="Golway, p. 248"/> In July 1781, Morgan briefly joined [[Marquis de la Fayette|Lafayette]] to pursue Banastre Tarleton once more, this time in Virginia, but they were unsuccessful.<ref>Peckham, p. 167</ref>

==Later life==
[[File:Daniel Morgan House.jpg|thumb|[[Daniel Morgan House]], Winchester, where he died in 1802]]
[[File:Mount Hebron Cemetery - 5.jpg|thumb|The grave of Daniel Morgan at [[Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse|Mount Hebron Cemetery]] in [[Winchester, Virginia]]]]
[[Image:DanielMorganSPTBG.jpg|thumb|Statue of General Morgan erected in 1881 in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[South Carolina]]]]
[[Image:Morgan Square in Spartanburg, SC IMG 4820.JPG|thumb|Morgan Square in Spartanburg]]
[[Image:North Daniel Morgan Avenue sign in Spartanburg, SC IMG 4841.JPG|thumb|North Daniel Morgan Avenue sign in Spartanburg]]
Morgan resigned his commission after serving six-and-a-half years, and at 46 returned home to Frederick County. He was admitted as an original member of the [[Society of the Cincinnati]] in the state of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers Represented in the Society of the Cincinnati |url=https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/soldiers-and-sailors-of-the-revolutionary-war/officers-represented-in-the-society-of-the-cincinnati/ |website=The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>Metcalf, Bryce (1938). ''Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the [[Society of the Cincinnati]], 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies'' Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., p. 229.</ref> He turned his attention to investing in land rather than clearing it, and eventually built an estate of more than {{convert|250000|acre|sqkm}}. As part of his settling down in 1782, he joined the [[Presbyterian Church]] and, using [[Hessian (soldiers)|Hessian]] prisoners of war, built a new house near Winchester, Virginia. He named the home [[Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)|Saratoga]] after his victory in New York. The Congress awarded him a gold medal in 1790 to commemorate his victory at Cowpens.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09081/957151-426.stm|title=Eyewitness 1818: No jail could hold this Pittsburgh thief|author=Len Barcousky|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=March 22, 2009|access-date=August 25, 2011}}</ref>

In 1794, he was briefly recalled to national service to help suppress the [[Whiskey Rebellion]], and the same year, he was promoted to major general. Serving under General [[Henry Lee III|"Light-Horse Harry" Lee]], Morgan led one wing of the militia army into [[Western Pennsylvania]].<ref>Higginbotham, pp. 189–91.</ref> The massive show of force brought an end to the protests without a shot being fired. After the uprising had been suppressed, Morgan commanded the remnant of the army that remained until 1795 in Pennsylvania, some 1,200 militiamen, one of whom was [[Meriwether Lewis]].<ref>Higginbotham, pp. 193–98.</ref>

Morgan ran for election to the [[US House of Representatives]] twice as a Federalist. He lost in 1794, but won in 1796 with 70% of the vote by defeating Democratic-Republican [[Robert Rutherford (congressman)|Robert Rutherford]]. Morgan served a single term from 1797 to 1799.
[[File:Grave of Daniel Morgan, Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia - Sarah Stierch - A.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Daniel Morgan in the [[Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse|Mount Hebron Cemetery]]]]
He died at his daughter's home in Winchester on July 6, 1802. He was buried in Old Stone Presbyterian Church graveyard. The body was moved to the [[Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse|Mount Hebron Cemetery]] in Winchester, Virginia, after the [[American Civil War]]. His wife, Abigail, died in 1816 and was buried in [[Logan County, Kentucky]].

==Legacy==
[[Daniel Morgan Parkinson]], militia officer, official and entrepreneur of frontier [[Wisconsin]], was the son of Morgan's sister Mary, and was named after his famous uncle.<ref>Tenney, Horace Addison & David Atwood. ''Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Career of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a History of Early Settlement in Wisconsin'' Madison: David Atwood, 1880; pp. 124-25</ref> [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[John Hunt Morgan]] claimed to be one of his descendants.<ref>[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h407.html United States History: Morgan's Raiders<br/>His father claimed to be a descendant of the Revolutionary War hero, Daniel Morgan.</ref><ref>[http://www.geni.com/people/Brig-Gen-John-Hunt-Morgan-CSA/6000000011154199199 GENi: Brig. General John Hunt Morgan (CSA)]<br/>It is said that he was a lineal descendant of Daniel Morgan, of Revolutionary fame.</ref>

In 1820 Virginia named a new county—[[Morgan County, West Virginia|Morgan County]]—in his honor. (It is now in [[West Virginia]].) The states of [[Morgan County, Alabama|Alabama]], [[Morgan County, Georgia|Georgia]], [[Morgan County, Illinois|Illinois]], [[Morgan County, Indiana|Indiana]], [[Morgan County, Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[Morgan County, Missouri|Missouri]], [[Morgan County, Ohio|Ohio]], and [[Morgan County, Tennessee|Tennessee]] followed their example. The North Carolina city of [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]] is also named after Morgan, as well as the Kentucky city of Morganfield (originally Morgan's Field) which was founded in 1811 on land which was part of a Revolutionary War land grant to Daniel Morgan.  Morgan actually never saw the land, but his daughter's cousin-in-law,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/cowp/learn/historyculture/daniel-morgan.htm|title=Daniel Morgan - Cowpens National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)|first1=Mailing Address: Cowpens National Battlefield 338 New Pleasant Road|last1=Gaffney|first2=SC 29341 Phone:461-2828 Contact|last2=Us|website=www.nps.gov}}</ref> [[Presley O'Bannon]], the "Hero of Derna" in the Barbary War, acquired the land, drew up a plan for the town and donated the land for the streets and public square.

In 1881 (on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens), a statue of Morgan was placed in the central town square of [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[South Carolina]]. It is located in Morgan Square and remains in place today.

In late 1951, an attempt was made to reinter Morgan's body in [[Cowpens, South Carolina]], but the Frederick-Winchester Historical Society blocked the move by securing an injunction in circuit court. The event was pictured by a staged photo that appeared in [[Life (magazine)|''Life'' magazine]].<ref>"Who Will Get the General's Body?: Two Southern Towns Battle Over Grave of Daniel Morgan, Herow of Cowpens."  ''Life'', Vol. 31, No. 10 (September 3, 1951), pp. 53–54, 56, and 59.</ref>

In 1973, the home [[Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)|Saratoga]] was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].

[[Fort Morgan (Alabama)|Fort Morgan]] is a historic [[masonry]] pentagonal [[bastion fort]] at the mouth of [[Mobile Bay]], [[Alabama]], United States.

Morgan and his actions served as one of the key sources for the fictional character of Benjamin Martin in ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'', a motion picture released in 2000.

There is a street named after him in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

A statue of Morgan was erected at the McConnelsville library, in Morgan County, Ohio in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.whiznews.com/2017/06/morgan-county-unveils-new-statue/|title=Morgan County unveils new statue |date=2017 |website= www.whiznews.com|access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref>

In [[Winchester, Virginia]], a middle school is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wps.k12.va.us/dmms/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128223437/http://www.wps.k12.va.us/dmms/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Daniel Morgan Middle School - Winchester Public Schools|archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Daniel Morgan House]] at Winchester was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2013.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130215.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=February 15, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/04/13 through 2/08/13|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202144919/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130215.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the early 1780s, Morgan joined efforts with Col. Nathaniel Burwell to build a water-powered mill in [[Millwood, Virginia]]. The [[Burwell-Morgan Mill]] is open as a museum and is one of the oldest, most original operational grist mills in the country.

A statue of Morgan is on the west face of the Saratoga Monument in [[Schuylerville, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Saratoga National Historical Park |url=http://revolutionaryday.com/usroute4/schuylerville/default.htm |website=Revolutionary Day |access-date=July 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810094036/http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute4/schuylerville/default.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Babits, Lawrence E. <cite>''A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens''</cite>. University of North Carolina Press, 1998. {{ISBN|0-8078-2434-8}}.
* Bodie, Idella. <cite>The Old Waggoner</cite> (Juvenile nonfiction). Sandlapper Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-87844-165-4}}
* Calahan, North. <cite>Daniel Morgan: Ranger of the Revolution</cite>. AMS Press, 1961; {{ISBN|0-404-09017-6}}
* Graham, James, <cite> The Life of General Daniel Morgan of the Virginia Line of the Army of the United States: with portions of his correspondence</cite>. Zebrowski Historical Publishing, 1859; {{ISBN|1-880484-06-4}}
* [[Don Higginbotham|Higginbotham, Don]]. <cite>Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary Rifleman</cite>. University of North Carolina Press, 1961. {{ISBN|0-8078-1386-9}}
* Ketcham, Richard M. <cite>''Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War''</cite>.  John Macrae/Holt Paperbacks, 1999. {{ISBN|9780805061239}}.
* LaCrosse Jr., Richard B. <cite>''Revolutionary Rangers: Daniel Morgan's Riflemen and Their Role on the Northern Frontier, 1778–1783''</cite>. Heritage Books, 2002. {{ISBN|0-7884-2052-6}}.
* Zambone, Albert Louis, ''Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life.'' Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2018.

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120926215726/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Clarke/021-0070_Saratoga_1970_Final_Nomination_NHL.pdf Nomination form for Saratoga to the National Historic Register]
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* {{cite web |title=Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security |website=dmgs.org |date=August 28, 2020 |url=http://dmgs.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803095314/http://dmgs.org/ |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |url-status=usurped |ref={{sfnref|dmgs.org|2020}} |access-date=December 22, 2024}}
* [https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org The Society of the Cincinnati]
* [https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org The American Revolution Institute]

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