# General Morgan — From the Earth to the Moon character guide

> General Morgan in From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Morgan, the general

**First appearance:** 0000-the-gun-club

## Who they are

Member of the Gun Club and supporter of the project.

## Relationships

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

General Morgan is a fellow Gun Club member and supporter of Barbicane's moon mission, offering military expertise.

### [Major Elphinstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/major_elphinstone)

_professional_

General Morgan and Major Elphinstone work together as senior Gun Club officers, coordinating the project.

### [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston)

_professional_

General Morgan and Maston interact as fellow Gun Club members, with Morgan respecting Maston's enthusiasm.

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

General Morgan is a fellow Gun Club member and supporter of Barbicane's moon mission, offering military expertise.

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

General Morgan is a fellow Gun Club member and supporter of Barbicane's moon mission, offering military expertise.

### [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston)

_professional_

General Morgan and Maston interact as fellow Gun Club members, with Morgan respecting Maston's enthusiasm.

## In the story

### [Effect of President Barbicane's Communication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/effect-of-president-barbicane-s-communication)

Member of the Gun Club; mentioned among the faithful comrades who carry Barbicane.

### [Answer from the Cambridge Observatory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/answer-from-the-cambridge-observatory)

Member of the Gun Club present at the boardroom meeting to debate the astronomical consultation.

### [The Hymn of the Cannonball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-hymn-of-the-cannonball)

Committee member who provides data on previous cannon speeds, including the Rodman Columbiad's 800 yards per second.

### [History of the Cannon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/history-of-the-cannon)

Objects to Maston's extreme proposals, advocates for a cannon form, and raises concerns about cast iron's brittleness.

### [The Question of Powders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-question-of-powders)

Committee member; suggests agreeing on the nature of powder before quantity and proposes 200,000 lbs. of powder.

### [The Columbiad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-columbiad)

Participates in the reception ceremony inside the Columbiad.

### [Thrust and Parry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/thrust-and-parry)

Present as a colleague of Barbicane, observing the debate.

## Links

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