Col. Gideon Morgan

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8944170 His mother Patience Cogswell was born in 1754 and died in Staunton, VA before 1797 Inscription: Age 73

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Father of

Huston Morgan
1814–Deceased • KC1V-NQH​​

Margaret Ann Ward Morgan
1815–1901 • KGB5-MVD​​

George Washington Morgan
1817–1862 • KNSH-M2W​​

Elizabeth Lowrey Morgan
1821–1902 • KCRP-H5R​​

Rufus Morgan
1823–Deceased • G9GH-FJY​​

Cherokee America Morgan
1830–1919 • KLBD-H25​​

Amanda Patience Morgan
1838–1920 • KGB5-MFP​​

Robert Morgan
1840–Deceased • KH8S-MCW
Battle of the Hillabees
(18 November 1813)
Cocke’s East Tennesseans found their "glory" at the village of a Creek tribe known as the Hillabees. On 18 November, a brigade under the command of General James White and a force of allied Cherokees, led by Colonel Gideon Morgan, surrounded the village. Unbeknownst to the attacking army, the Hillabees had been in communication with Jackson the day before to discuss surrender terms. On the day of the battle, Jackson sent a message to General White informing him of the peace negotiations, but it arrived too late. The surprised Hillabees were assaulted by the Americans and Cherokees (the Cherokees doing most of the actual fighting) and, in a matter of minutes, nearly seventy Hillabees lay dead. Approximately 250 women and children were taken prisoner. There were no American casualties. The Hillabees felt betrayed by the Americans and, consequently, became their fiercest opponents for the rest of the war.

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