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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Rev. J. R. V. Morgan." New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Rev. Morgan’s active participation in the church kept him away from his son, and for much of their lives, the two lived in different cities. However, the fact that Joseph H. Morgan eventually became a pastor for the AME Church like his father suggests that they kept a close relationship. Joseph H. Morgan understood the demands of being a reverend and an activist. Once ordained as reverend, Joseph H. Morgan published a book about the AME Church and its history; in it, he includes a profile of his father, himself, and other pastors.7 The depth of Rev. J. R. V. Morgan’s influence over his son is clear. His much lauded oratorical ability, devotion to racial uplift, and bravery made an immense impression on the young Joseph. During the Civil War, Rev. J. R. V. Morgan, by then in his early forties, served in Company C, 43rd Regiment–Infantry–United Colored Troops.8 His son tried to enlist as a soldier but was hired as cook instead.9 This suggests the J. H. Morgan tried to follow his father’s footsteps as much as he could.
The quartermaster of the 43rd RegimentSergeant John C. Brock wrote letters to the editor of The Christian Recorder, which serve as a window to what it was like to be in the company of Rev. Morgan. In his letters, he hints on Morgan’s oratorical abilities: “We had the pleasure of hearing Rev. Jake [John] R. V. Morgan. . . preach, on Sabbath evening last. It revived our memory of days past and gone, when we often had the pleasure of listening to “the Old Man Eloquent.” We find that he has lost none of his enthusiasm, but is still as eloquent as ever. He held the audience spellbound, for almost one hour, listing[sic] to his stirring remarks.”10 Morgan’s ability to lift the morale of soldiers was an invaluable contribution, and his eloquence would make more lasting impressions among those who heard him preach.
Contributed by Samantha de Vera, University of Delaware.
 Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Baltimore, Maryland [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
 Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, and Gary L. Ward. Encyclopedia of African American Religions. (New York: Routledge, 2011), 12.
 For further reading, see Morgan's History of the New Jersey Conference of the A.M.E. Church, from 1872 to 1887 : and of the several churches, as far as possible, from date of organization, with biographical sketches of members of the conference.
 William Alan Blair and William Pencak. Making and Remaking Pennsylvania’s Civil War. (University Park: Penn State P, 2001), 152.
 Frisby J. Cooper. “Letter from Wilmington, Del--.” The Christian Recorder, 19 Nov. 1866.
 “Sabbath School Anniversary.” The Christian Recorder, 9 Apr. 1885. Accessible Archives.
Rev. Joseph H. Morgan, son of Rev. J. R. V. Morgan.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Rev. Joseph H. Morgan." New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Rev. John R. V. Morgan's son, Joseph Harmon Morgan, followed his father's footsteps. He wrote the book Morgan's History of the New Jersey Conference of the A.M.E. Church, from 1872 to 1887 : and of the several churches, as far as possible, from date of organization, with biographical sketches of members of the conference to preserve the Church's history and the individuals who contributed to its growth, including himself and his father.
Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861–1865. Vol 2. (J. L. Murphy, 1876), 1553.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Rev. J. R. V. Morgan" New York Public Library Digital Collections.

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