George Washington Morgan
Born: September 20, 1820
Birthplace: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Father: Thomas Morgan 1780 – 1829
Mother: Catherine Duane 1782 – 1863
Wife: Sarah H. Hall 1827 – 1911
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Children:
Harriet Duane Morgan Coffinberry 1852 – 1937
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio)
Infant Morgan 1855 – 1855
(Buried: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio)
Education:
Attended Washington College in Pennsylvania
1841 – 1843: Attended West Point Military Academy – Resigned (due to poor grades)
Occupation before War:
Served in the Texas Army rising to the rank of Captain
1839: Resigned from the Texas Army and returned to Pennsylvania
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican American War rising to Colonel
1847: Wounded at the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico
1848: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at two battles
1848 – 1856: Attorney in Mount Vernon, Ohio
1856 – 1858: United States Counsel to Marseilles, France
1858 – 1861: United States Minister to Portugal
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Division Commander in Southeastern, Kentucky
1862: Drove the confederates from Cumberland Gap
1862: Forced to retreat in September towards the Ohio River
1862: Attacked by John Morgan’s soldiers
1862: His 8,000 men marched over 200 miles to Greenup, Kentucky
1862: Served in the Kanawha River Valley, Defending Charleston
1863: Division Commander during the Vicksburg Campaign
1863: Sherman was angry at Morgan for his role at Chickasaw Bluffs
1863: Redeemed himself at the capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas
1863: Suffered from bad health and didn’t support black soldiers
1863: Resigned from the Union Army on June 8th
Occupation after War:
Opposed Government interference, State Institution, Slavery
1864: Campaigner in Ohio for the George B. McClellan Campaign
1865: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Ohio
1867 – 1868: United States Congressman from Ohio
1867 – 1868: Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
1868: Voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
1869 – 1873: United States Congressman from Ohio
1869 – 1873: Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
1869 – 1873: Member of the House Committee on Military Affairs
1869 – 1873: Member of the House Committee on Reconstruction
Spoke out against the Grant Administration, and Radical Republicans
1876: Delegate at Large to Democratic Party National Convention
Died: July 26, 1893
Place of Death: Fortress Monroe, Virginia
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ohio
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