GENERAL JOHN HUNT MORGAN'S HERITAGE TRAIL #13 Traditional Cache
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GENERAL JOHN HUNT MORGAN'S HERITAGE TRAIL #13
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John Hunt Morgan Raid in Indiana
On July 8, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and two thousand cavalrymen crossed the Ohio River into Indiana. They crossed from Brandenburg, Kentucky, using two captured steamboats. For six days the raiders rode through southern Indiana. Morgan and his men had conducted earlier raids, but this would be remembered as his Great Raid of 1863. It also was the only major military activity in Indiana during the Civil War.
Throughout the raid, men spread out from the main column, pillaging as they rode. the railroad and telegraph were primary targets of destruction. Food and fresh horses were in constant demand.
After plundering Salem and becoming aware of his pursuers, Morgan turned to the east and began to parallel the Ohio River. He entered Lexington, Indiana, at dusk July 10. Morgan was referred to as the "King of the Horse Thieves" as his men frequently obtained new mounts. The raiders started early the next day toward Paris and Vernon, Indiana, realizing that their enemies were not far behind and also, probably, in their front.
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