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 MORGAN

MORGAN

organist to the Harmonic Union of Exeter Hall. He came to the United States in 1853, and was at different times organist of St. Thomas's and Grace churches (Episcopal), St. Ann's and St. Stephen's (Roman Catholic), and of the Reformed Dutch church, New York city ; of the Brooklyn Taber- nacle, and of the Grand Lodge of Masons of New York city ; and gave recitals in various cities in the United States. He conducted annually Len- ten recitals in Chickering Hall, New York, 1880- 93. He was married, Jan. 16, 1860, to Eleanor, daughter of Thomas and Susan Keller, of New York. Their daughter, Maud Morgan, born in New York city, Nov. 22, 1864, made her first ap- pearance as a harpist in a concert with Ole Bull in 1875. Mr. Morgan was the first to in- troduce into the United States the organ music of Bach and Mendelssohn. He composed an anthem sung by the Harmonic society in 1852, and published an Episcopal service in F, besides eighty compositions and several songs. He died in Tacoma, Wash., July 10, 1892.

MORQAN, George Washington, soldier, was born in Washington, Pa., Sept. 20, 1820 ; son of Thomas and Katherine (Duane) Morgan, and grandson of Col. George (q.v.) and Mary (Bayn- ton) Morgan, and of Col. William and Katherine

(Corcoran) Duane. He entered Washing- ton college, Pa., but left in 1836, at the age of sixteen, in order to enlist in a company organized and commanded by his brother, Capt. Thomas Jefferson Morgan, to assist Texas in gaining her independence. Upon his arrival in Texas

f^/y^ // ^^ Jie ^^''^s commissioned

. /rjieria^ ^ l.e.tenant in the ^ Texan army and sub-

sequently gained the rank of capUiin, and was in command of Galveston when only eighteen. He retired from the service, Sept. 6, 1839. In 1841 lie entered the U.S. Military academy. He left West Point in 1843, and removed to Mount Ver- non, Ohio, where he entered upon the practice of law in partnerehip with his preceptor, John K. Miller, in 1845. On the outbreak of the Mexican war he became colonel of the 2d Ohio volunteer regiment and served under General Taylor, and in 1847 was appointed colonel of the 15th U.S. infantry, which regiment he commanded at Con- treras and at Churubusco, where he was severely wounded. He was brevetted brigadier-general by recommendation of General Scott, and received

the thanks of the Ohio legislature and a gold sword from the citizens of Ohio for gallantry dis- played in these battles. He survived all officers who held the rank of general in the Mexican war. He was U.S. consul at Marseilles, France, 1856-58 ; U.S. minister to Portugal, 1858-61 : was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, and commanded the 7th division. Army of the Ohio, in April, 1862, and was ordered to occupy Cum- berland Gap, Ky., and if ix)ssible drive the Con- federates out of east Tennessee. General Morgan turned the Confederate position by marching through Big Creek and Rogers Gap and took pos- session of Cumberland Gap on June 18, 1862. In- trenchments were tl«"own up and the place was strongly fortified, but its importance in a general campaign was unproportionate to the force re- quired to maintain it, and on Sept. 17, 1862, after a succession of efforts by Col. John H. Morgan to render the place untenable, and provisions be- coming scarce, the fort was evacuated and the division made its way through eastern Kentucky to the Ohio river at Greenup, closely followed by Generals Carter Stevenson, Humphrey Marshall and John H. Morgan, who failed to intercept his march. He did not reach Greenup until Oct. 2, 1862. He commanded the 3d division, right wnng, 13th army corps, under Gen. William T. Sherman, at the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Vicksburg, Miss., and the 13th army corps. Army of the Mississippi, under Gen. John A. McClemand, at the capture of Fort'Hindman, Ark., Jan. 11, 1863. He resigned from the army on account of failing health in June, 1863, and practised law in Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1863-93. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio in 1865 ; and represented the thirteenth district of Ohio in the 40th, 41st and 42d congresses, 1867-73. His election to the 40th congress was successfully contested by Columbus Delano, who took his place in June, 1868, and served throughout the second session of the 40th congress. He was a delegate at large from Ohio to the Democratic national convention at St. Louis, June 28. 1876. He died at Old Point Comfort, Va., July 26, 1893.

MORQAN, (James) Appleton, lawyer and au- thor, was born in Portland, Maine, Oct. 2. 1846 ; son of Peyton Randolph and Joanna Dodge (Apple- ton) Morgan, grandson of Brigade- Major Abner Morgan, a soldier in the Massachusetts Continental line in the Revolutionary war, and of Gen. James Appleton, a soldier in the war of 1812 ; and a descendant of Myles Morgan, an original settler of Springfield, Mass., who emigrated from Bristol, England, in 1636. He was graduated from Racine college in 1867, and from the law department of Columbia university in 1869 ; was admitted to the bar in 1871 and practised in New York city. He was associate counsel for the Erie railway,