Charles Hale Morgan was born in
Manlius, New York, on November 6, 1834. He was graduated at the
United States Military Academy in 1857, assigned to the 4th Artillery, and took part in the
Utah Expedition of 1859. He became first lieutenant on April 1, 1861, and was engaged in the western Virginia operations and in the defences of Washington from December of that year till March, 1862. He served in the Army of the Potomac during the
Peninsular campaign, was promoted captain on August 5, 1862, and in October appointed chief of artillery of the 2nd Corps. He held a volunteer commission as lieutenant-colonel on the staff from January 1, 1863, till May 21, 1865. He engaged in the Rappahannock campaign, and was brevetted major for services at
Gettysburg, lieutenant-colonel for the action at Bristoe Station, Virginia, colonel for
Spottsylvania, colonel of volunteers on August 1, 1864, for the
Wilderness campaign, and brigadier-general of volunteers on December 2, 1864, for services as chief-of-staff of the 2nd Army Corps during the campaign before Richmond, Virginia. He assisted in organizing an army corps of veterans in Washington, D.C. in 1864–1865, and was assistant inspector-general and chief-of-staff to General
Hancock, commanding the middle military division from February 22 till June 22, 1865. From that date till August 7, 1865, he was a member of the board to examine candidates for commissions in
colored regiments. He was brevetted brigadier-general of the United States Army on March 13, 1865, for services in the field during the war, and made full brigadier-general of volunteers on May 21, 1865. He was mustered out of the volunteer service on January 15, 1866, and from March 10 to June 26, 1866, served on a board of officers to make recommendations for brevet promotions in the army. He was on recruiting service from August 9, 1860, till April 15, 1867, and became major of the 4th Artillery on February 5, 1867. He then served in the artillery-school at Fortress Monroe and other stations on the Atlantic coast, and at the time of his death commanded
Alcatraz Island, California. He died on Alcatraz Island on December 20, 1875. == References ==