W. James Morgan (died 1866) was a Union Army recruiter and officer in the American Civil War.
Morgan's decisions often appeared as inflammatory considering his early role as commander of occupation forces in Platte County, Missouri.
In December 1861, Morgan ordered two Confederate soldiers home either on furlough or on expiration of their terms of enlistment executed at Bee Creek Bridge and subsequently was responsible for the Burning of Platte City, Missouri.
Morgan was officially relieved of command of the regiment, which was then entrusted to veteran artillery captain Madison Miller.
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