The Daniel Morgan Monument by sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Edward B. White was dedicated in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1881.
Over nine feet high and weighing over a ton, this bronze statue was created to commemorate the Revolutionary Battle of Cowpens and its hero Daniel Morgan. The statue stands atop a twenty-one foot Doric column of granite on an octagonal base. Daniel Morgan is depicted in a rifleman’s fringed skirt, leggings and mocassins. The hat is a high cap of fur with pine leaves on the left side. The ruffled shirt front, cravat, and manner of wearing the hair are all in the mode of Daniel Morgan’s time. A sword sheath and belt and a sash tied at the left hip indicate the wearer’s rank. A powder horn slung to the right side indicates Morgan’s preference for the rifle even though he is not carrying one. A drawn sword, the point slightly depressed, is in the right hand.
