Over the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander.
He combined this success on the battlefield with a deep devotion to the soldiers serving under him.
In a conflict that abounded in vital personalities, Morgan's was one of the most colorful.
Illiterate, uncultivated, and contentious, he nevertheless combined the resourcefulness of a frontiersman with a native gift as a tactician and leader.
His rise from humble origins gives forceful testimony to the democratic spirit of the new America.
Omohundro Institute And University Of North C Daniel morgan: revolutionary rifleman, paperback/don higginbotham
