Morgan County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,006. Its county seat is Versailles. The county was organized January 5, 1833, and named for General Daniel Morgan of the American Revolutionary War.
The Morgan County Courthouse in Versailles
Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794.
Daniel Morgan
Surrender of General Burgoyne Col. Morgan is shown in white, right of center
The Provisional Rifle Corps at Bemis Heights.
"Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton" by Sir Joshua Reynolds