An interesting historic note regarding the Hunt Home relates to
the fact that it was a part of the historic Morgan’s Raid
associated with the Civil War. In 1863, the home (and nearby barn),
along with others in Blue Ash, was raided by Confederate General
John Hunt Morgan. In the early morning hours of July 14, 1863, the
Hunt Family lost four horses to Morgan’s troops who were
foraging for food and fresh horses. In 1863, when Morgan’s
Raiders came through Hamilton County, young Wilson, about 10 years
old, was standing in an upstairs window of the house and watched as
the raiders took horses from the Hunt barn. According to family
stories, Wilson asked his father what he was going to do about it.
“There’s not much that I can do. You can’t stop
an army,” responded John Craig Hunt. The Hunts lost 10 horses
to the raiders during that infamous raid. Morgan’s Raid was
historically significant since it was the longest raid of the Civil
War period and it also represented the raid which came the farthest
north in the country by Confederate forces.
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