George H. Morgan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George H. Morgan

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1855

Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1948

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.
He was post commander of Fort Myer, Virginia, when he held the rank of major, March–June 1899. 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 received the Medal of Honor.
The bullet remained near his heart for over 60 years until it shifted in 1948 and caused his death.
He is the namesake of Camp Morgan in Bosnia.
Three other men, First Lieutenant Frank West, Second Lieutenant Thomas Cruse and First Sergeant Charles Taylor were also awarded Medals of Honor in this action.
West and Cruse are also Academy graduates.