William Hopkins Morris (April 22, 1827 – August 26, 1900) was an American soldier, an officer in the United States Army, author, editor, and inventor.

On March 16, 1863, Morris was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers to rank from November 29, 1862, and served in the Middle Department from December 1862 until June 1863.

Morris served in the Bristoe Campaign from October to December 1863, and fought in the Battle of Mine Run in November 1863.

During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, on the morning of May 9, 1864, he rode on horseback to inspect his brigade and was shot and wounded in the right knee by a sharpshooter.

Charles L. Brown had died at the Battle of Malvern Hill in 1862 but Morris modified their patent with both their names and it was reissued in 1871.

[10] Morris also published a follow-on book, "Tactics for Infantry, armed with Breech-loading or Magazine Rifle" in 1879, revised in 1888.

Morris died August 26, 1900, while vacationing at Long Branch, New Jersey, and is buried in Cold Spring, New York.