George H. Morgan

Infobox Military Person
name=George Horace Morgan
born= birth date|1855|1|1
died= death date and age|1948|2|14|1855|1|1


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placeofbirth=Canada
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=1880 -
rank= Colonel
unit=
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battles=Indian Wars Battle of Big Dry Wash World War I
awards=Medal of Honor
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George Horace Morgan (January 1, 1855 – February 14, 1948) was an American cavalry officer and Medal of Honor recipient. He was the son of a Civil War general, George N. Morgan, and graduated from West Point, the U.S. Military Academy, in 1880.

Morgan served in all the United States' wars from the Indian Wars to World War I. He was wounded by an Apache in the Battle of Big Dry Wash in the Arizona Territory in 1882, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. The bullet remained near his heart until it shifted in 1948 and caused his death. He is the namesake of Camp Morgan in Bosnia.

Death and burial

Morgan attained the rank of Colonel, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 3d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Big Dry Fork, Ariz., July 17, 1882. Entered service at: Minneapolis, Minn. Birth: Canada. Date of issue: July 15, 1892.

Citation:

:Gallantly held his ground at a critical moment and fired upon the advancing enemy (hostile Indians) until he was disabled by a shot.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars

External links

*findagrave|7869995 Retrieved on 2008-01-05
* [http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html|Army Medal of Army website]

Persondata
NAME= Morgan, George H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= January 1, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH= Canada
DATE OF DEATH= February 14, 1948
PLACE OF DEATH=