John Gordon Morrison (13 July 1838 – 9 June 1897) served in the American Civil War, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1862.

He later received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during an engagement on 15 July 1862, with Confederate ram CSS Arkansas in the Yazoo River.

He was an inspiring example to the crew during Carondelet's unsuccessful attempt to halt the ironclad ram's progress through the Union blockade to the Mississippi River.

When the Carondelet was badly cut up, several of her crew killed, many wounded and others almost suffocated from the effects of escaped steam, Morrison was the leader when boarders were called on deck, and the first to return to the guns and give the ram a broadside as she passed.

: This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.