Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-09
on July the 9Th. lso2.

Oh July the 9Th, lSo2.
in The 67th year OF his age.
Patriotism and yalor were the
prominent features of his character
and
the honorable services he rendered
TO his country
during the Revolutionary War
crowned him with glory. and will
remain in the hearts OF his
countrymen
a Perpetual Monument
TO his
memory.
Beneath this humble broken slab.
with grass growing between the
cracks, almost covering the inscrip-
ton. lies the hero OF many contests
While standing by his rude grave IL
seemed that / was looking back
through the mists OF centuries. and
saw this brave young captain when
the call was made by General Wash
ington for troops TO come 10 Boston.
gathering about him the young men
of the hamlet. making hasty arrange
ments for the long weary march of
July IA, IT'S, when they started for
Quebec. then the well remembered
/ hand-to-hand conflict was fought and
the British batteries were taken. the
/ heroic soldiers were overwhelmed and
made prisoners. Then. after their re-
lease following them back TO Win
| chester when General Morgan was or
dered TO select a regiment and join
/ the force under the command of Gen
/ eral Gates, in this engagement win
ming his promotion to the rank of
| Brigadier General because of his
| bravery and military ability in re-
polling Burgoyne
| Near General MOrgans grave are
1 the ruins of the old stone church in
which many of the prisoners taken
| in the engagement with Burgoyne,
! land sent TO Winchester were kept
several days. In 1899 the old Presby
! terrain church i'm Winchester was
| built. of which General Morgan be-
came a member This old church di-
| iapidated. is now used for a negro
| schoolhOuse. The. children play
amongst the yawning graves, climb
them to break the few whole slabs
and make the destruction greater in
this sacred spot.
in 1900 when infirm with age Cen
eral Morgan left his country seat,
Saratoga" going to Winchester to
live with his youngest daughter, Mrs.
Heard; two years later she stood by
his side holding his withered hands
while death dimmed the loving eyes
and softly pressed down the lids for
rest.
ITO the outer world he was a man
seemingly careless of any religious
| thought, but through many battles he
prayed for help, and with the mel
lowing touch of age he openly ac-
knowledged himself a christian In
the old Presbyterian church yard he
was buried. At the close of the Civil
War, the rumor went abroad that
the Federals were going to take his
remains away; the people, fearing
they would do so. removed them at
night and buried them in Mount Heb
ron where they now rest the fiat
stone not being put in place until
all danger from vandalism had
passed.
1t was the intention to remove the
remains of his body-guard or Dutch
Mess and bury them around their gal
liant leader, but for want of means
this project was not carried out, and
the neglected grave is in the center
of large plat-or lot, with the va
cant places untitled.
The boast OF herdIdy the pOmp of
pOUcF.
And all that beauty. all that toeaHh
e'er care;
AtCdit alike the ineUitable hour.
The paths of glory lead but to the
Craze
Through the efforts of Governor
O'Farral, Congress appropriated five
thousand dollars (Which was not
enough for monument to the hero
of Quebec, Saratoga, Cowpens, and
many other contests. As | turned to
leave this desOlate grave the sun was
setting, the ruins of the old stone
church served as a frame for a beau
tiful picture. A lingering robin had
perched himself in one of the vino