Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byRobert Rutherford
Succeeded byRobert Page
Personal details
Born1736
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British America
Died6 July 1802
Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia
Political partyFederalist
SpouseAbigail Curry[1]
OccupationSoldier
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Continental Army
United States Army
Years of service1775–1783; 1794
RankBrigadier general
Battles/wars

Daniel Morgan (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 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 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.

  1. ^ Higginbotham, Don (1979). Daniel Morgan. UNC Press Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8078-1386-7.