Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Henry Sims Morgan
Photographed By Mike Stroud, April 2008
1. Henry Sims Morgan Marker
Corps of Engineers
Class of 1897
U.S. Military Academy
Born October 14, 1874
Drowned August 31, 1898
While attempting to rescue the crew
of bark Noe wrecked in Tybee Roads
Erected 1923 by his Classmates.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1962.
Location. 32° 1.294′ N, 80° 50.652′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker is on Tom Lynch Loop. Near Tybee Lighthouse and Fort Screven parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tybee Island Wade-Ins (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Tybee Island Wade-Ins (a few steps from this marker); The Loss of the HMS Otranto October 1918 (a few steps from this marker); H.M.S. Otranto and Fort Screven (a few steps from this marker); Fort Screven (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Henry Sims Morgan (a few steps from this marker); Tybee Island (within shouting distance of this marker); The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia
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Regarding Henry Sims Morgan. On August 31, 1898, during a terrible hurricane, the Italian Bark Noe wrecked in Tybee Roads, putting the crew in jeopardy. The 24-year-old Morgan, who was in charge of the fortification work at Fort Screven, and a crew of five volunteers attempted to rescue the imperiled crew. Morgan and one volunteer lost their lives in the attempt. In 1903, classmates dedicated a plaque to Morgan's memory at West Point. In 1923 at Fort Screven, this duplicate was mounted on a large granite stone, which was moved to Fort Pulaski when Fort Screven was decommissioned but later returned to this spot in 1994.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Henry Sims Morgan
Also see . . . HSM: Possibly Valdosta's first football player who died too young a hero. Valdosta Daily Times website entry (Submitted on June 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Henry Sims Morgan
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Henry Sims Morgan Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Henry Sims Morgan Marker, near Tybee lighthouse
Photographed By Findagrave.com, September 23, 2012
5. Henry Sims Morgan gravesite
Henry Sims Morgan is buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, Georgia.
6. Introduction to a list of memorial tablets at Memorial Hall, West Point
On page 13 of the 1902-1909 Jonathan Williams Foundry catalog is a description of the various memorial tablets which the company made that were located inside of Memorial Hall at West Point, including that of Henry Sims Morgan. Unfortunately, the USMA Command Historian LTC Sherman L. Fleek confirmed that there is currently no bronze tablet to Henry Sims Morgan in Cullum Hall (Memorial Hall).
See: American Art in Bronze and Iron, Jonathan Williams Foundry, Inc., v. 1: no. 1-7, 1902-1909, pg. 13.
See: American Art in Bronze and Iron, Jonathan Williams Foundry, Inc., v. 1: no. 1-7, 1902-1909, pg. 13.
7. Jonathan Williams Foundry 1902-1909 list of memorial tablets at Memorial Hall, West Point
Note the name of "Henry Sims Morgan," 2d Lieut. Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. in this list of memorial tablets with "Design No. 7" at Memorial Hall (now Cullum Hall) at West Point. The tablet is no longer at Cullum Hall.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,693 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on June 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on January 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 6, 7. submitted on August 20, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Picture of the original plaque at West Point, NY. • Can you help?
