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History Details For - Daniel Morgan12/27/1734At the start of the French and Indian War, Morgan served as a civilian wagoner for the British Army, gaining the nickname, 'The Old Wagoner.' He was a wagoner serving the army at Braddock's Defeat in 1755. In Spring 1756, while Morgan was taking supplies to Fort Chiswell, he irritated a British Lieutenant who struck him with the flat of his sword. Morgan then knocked the officer out with one punch. Morgan was court-martialed and sentenced to 500 lashes. Morgan later always maintained that they had miscounted and only given him 499 and the British still 'owed him one more lash.'Following Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the raising of ten companies of riflemen from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia in June. Virginia raised two companies. Daniel Morgan was choice to lead one of the companies. On July 15, Morgan and his company set out from Winchester, Virginia. They arrived in Boston on August 6, 1775. When Congress decided to invade Canada, three of the rifle companies would accompany Benedict Arnold. Morgan's company won one of the selections by lots. He distinguished himself in the Saratoga Campaign in September-October 1777, but received little recognition for his efforts. Links:
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