Career
Born in 1840 in New York, Morgan"s birth name was Creevey. He joined the Navy from his home state of New York and served during the Civil War as a captain of the top and gun captain on the United States Ship Richmond. At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "fought his gun with skill and courage" despite heavy fire.
Morgan died on April 6, 1877, at age 36 or 37 and was buried in Woodside, New New York
