Historedia
Person

Daniel Morgan

Events
3
Episodes
5
Years
1781–1794

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Daniel Morgan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Guilford Court House

    1781

    Role: American General

    1. 3-7 February 1781 · Guilford Court House areaArmy Consolidation

      Greene joined Morgan's troops and Lee's cavalry at Guilford Court House in early February 1781.

    2. 15 March 1781 · Near Greensboro, North CarolinaBattle of Guilford Court House

      British forces defeated the Americans on 15 March 1781, securing the field but suffering heavy losses.

  2. Incorporation of Morgansborough, North Carolina

    1784

    Role: Namesake of the town

    1. 1784 · Morgansborough (later Morganton), Burke County, North CarolinaIncorporation of Morgansborough

      Morgansborough, named for Daniel Morgan, was chartered in 1784 as the first chartered town in western North Carolina; sources support only the year, not a specific act or date.

  3. Whiskey Rebellion

    1794

    Role: Major General in the federal army

    1. October 1794 · Carlisle, PennsylvaniaWashington moves to Carlisle to guide the army

      President Washington traveled west in October 1794 toward Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where the militia he ordered mobilized was gathering, to guide the US Army's suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.

    2. October 1794 · Western PennsylvaniaCollapse of the insurrection

      As the federal army marched west into western Pennsylvania in October 1794, the Whiskey Rebellion collapsed without resistance.

Sources

  1. Battle of Guilford Court House Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
  2. Daniel Morgan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
  3. Whiskey Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28