The author throws new light on the indianaohio raid and the suspenseful escape from the ohio penitentiary and unravels the mysteries around morgans death. Thomas hunt morgan was an american writer, embryologist, and an evolutionary biologist. A personal flag, possibly belonging to john hunt morgan, flown while in battle. Morgan was born in huntsville, alabama, the eldest of ten children of calvin and henrietta hunt morgan. Sidney morgan, slave and alleged son of john hunt morgan. John hunt morgan married allie e brooks and had 5 children.
He earned the nickname thunderbolt of the confederacy as he raided from tennessee into kentucky and ohio between the spring of 1862 and the summer of 1864, taking prisoners and equipment and disrupting union supply. In addition to the sources listed below, many of the standard indiana histories have sections on morgans raid. John hunt morgan, born june 1, 1825 the civil war of the. Burl mccoy collection, lexington history museum 6 thomas, edison h. John hunt morgan sends greetings with captured telegraph. He and his wife currently reside in redcliffe, on the shores of moreton bay, near brisbane. The story is rather long and adds a lot of evidence to suggest that john hunt cole was really john hunt morgan. John is an investigative writer with a diploma in journalism from the australian college of journalism. An ancestor that served honorably in any of the below units, either under the command of gen. Confederate cavalry general john hunt morgan began his civil war career as a chivalrous, dashing, southern gentleman, but eventually sunk to the depths of rebel terrorist, thief and murderer.
Morgan june 1, 1825 september 4, 1864 was a confederate general in the. In 1861 he recruited several dozen of his friends and neighbors to travel to tennessee with him and join the forces of john hunt morgan. John hunt morgan, confederate guerrilla leader of morgan s raiders, best known for his july 1863 attacks in indiana and ohiothe farthest north a confederate force penetrated during the american civil war. John hunt morgan and his raiders the university press of kentucky. In 1831, his family moved to lexington, kentucky, to live near his maternal grandparents, who were wealthy slaveholders. Following a path inspired by the irish fairy faith blended with neopagan witchcraft, morgan teaches classes on irish myth and magical practices, fairies, and related subjects in the united states and internationally. This book serves as the official guide to the john hunt morgan heritage trail of ohio. Now citizens of ohio can do the same in a new, wellmarked john hunt morgan heritage trail that debuted in may and will be officially inaugurated this month, the 150th anniversary of morgans raid. Details about k59 general john hunt morgan civil war harpers monthly 1865 engraving. Morgans men were an exceptional group john hunt morgan.
John hunt morgan and his raiders by thomas, edison h. In my opinion he died a horrible,but honorable death for the love of his country. Morgans letter was directed to his sisterinlaw, martha mattie ready morgan 18401887, who had married john hunt morgan the previous december. John hunt morgan was a prominent confederate cavalry officer in the american civil war. His birth date is the same as john hunt morgans, only the death dates are different of course. It turns out that actual photos of morgan are extremely rare.
I would have to have an image that had not been redone to know for sure that any morgan portrait is an accurate depiction. In a fastpaced narrative he follows the cavalry unit for the evening the first group set out from lexington to join the confederate forces until the morning of morgans death in. Clay meriwether and samuel taylor and their men encamped on farms in and around brandenburg. They loved serving under him, especially since he was anything but a strict, by the book disciplinarian. Morgans command the following is a list of units that served under gen. John hunt morgan was born on june 1, 1825, in huntsville, alabama. However, as these men died the pride was left to be perpetuated in the dry pages of history books and on the cold lifeless. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. John breckenridge castleman was a prominent kentucky businessman during the ante bellum period. Bruce usa and benjamin gratz bruce half sister of col. He served during the mexican american war and was active in the kentucky militia. John hunt morgan known as the thunderbolt of the confederacy and remembered as the ideal of the romantic southern cavalryman was born june 1, 1825 in huntsville, alabama, but is thoroughly identified with his mothers home state of kentucky. This little book has more in it than a 800 page novel.
John hunt morganalabama native john hunt morgan 18251864 was a merchant and military officer who served in the u. He was a maternal grandson of john wesley hunt, a founder of lexington, kentucky, and one of. Daughter of john bruce and margaret ross bruce wife of brig. Hunter morgan writes chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. John hunt morgans 1863 cavalry raid was the largest military campaign conducted in indiana during the civil war. Rebel raider also shows how in the popular mind john hunt morgan was deified as a symbol of the lost cause. He passed away on 29 oct 1931 in whitley, kentucky, united states. James ramage was awarded the 2002 jefferson davis historical gold medal for his research of col. Is this csa general john hunt morgan period photos.
To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. He was interviewed at the huntmorgan house, the family home of confederate. The life of general john hunt morgan by ramage, james a. In a fastpaced narrative he follows the cavalry unit for the evening the first group set out from lexington to join the confederate forces until the morning of morgans death in greeneville, tennessee. According to the donor, it was in the possession of mattie ready morgan, the wife of john hunt morgan. A kentuckian, he joined the confederate army as a scout in 1861 and rose to the rank of general. See all books authored by hunter morgan, including shell never live zebra romantic suspense, and shell never tell zebra romantic suspense, and more on. Genealogy profile for sidney morgan, slave and alleged son of john hunt morgan sidney morgan, slave and alleged son of john hunt morgan deceased genealogy genealogy for sidney morgan, slave and alleged son of john hunt morgan deceased family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Tennessee widows revenge or general morgans demisecivil. Thomas gives us a balanced view of these controversial men and their raids. John morgan was born in rotorua, new zealand in 1957, and has lived in australia for the last 25 years. I chose to write about john hunt morgan because he was a true patriot. Born june 1, 1825, in huntsville, al, john hunt morgan was the son of calvin and henrietta hunt morgan. Whether one things of him as dashing cavalier or shameless horse thief, it is impossible not to regard john hunt morgan as a fascinating figure of the civil. She died in 1861 and he married martha ready in 1862. John singleton mosby in gray ghost and general john hunt morgan in rebel raider by the united daughters of the confederacy. The eldest of ten children, he moved to lexington, ky at age six following the failure of his fathers business. Hunter morgan books list of books by author hunter morgan.
A tennessee widows revenge, for her husbands execution, led to general john hunt morgans demise. Duke, qualifies a descendant for regular membership in morgans men association. She appeals to fans of melinda leigh, loreth anne white, skye jordan and mary burton. Everyone, no matter who, is a part of history and john hunt morgan is no exception. John hunt morgan, born june 1, 1825 john hunt morgan was born in huntsville, alabama, the eldest of ten children of calvin and henrietta hunt morgan. The flag was discovered as part of a collection purchased at thomas house in lebanon.
In a fastpaced narrative he follows the cavalry unit for the evening the first group set out from lexington to join the confederate forces until the morning of morgan s death in greeneville, tennessee. An independent publisher with sales teams worldwide welcoming new authors and unsolicited manuscript submissions. K59 general john hunt morgan civil war harpers monthly. Congressman john yarmuth was in attendance not only at cave hill, but also at the major memorial day service at zachary taylor national cemetery latter that day. From july 26, 1863, confederate brigadier general john hunt morgan led a daring group of more than 2,000 men across southern ohio. Abstract, john hunt morgan of kentucky was a confederate cavalry raider and. Whether one things of him as dashing cavalier or sh. The civil war guidebook of the john hunt morgan heritage trail by lora schmidt cahill paperback online at lulu.
Covers the thunderbolt of the confederacy john hunt morgan from tompkinsville, ky to greeneville, tn. The author throws new light on the indianaohio raid and the suspenseful escape from the ohio penitentiary and unravels the mysteries around morgans death in greeneville, tennessee. He wrote numerous books on scientific topics, primarily related to the topics of chromosomes in the hereditary chains, for which he even won a nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Pioneer merchant, manufacturer, and financier and rebel raider. If you are interested in morgan s raids or civil war activity in the kentucky tennessee area, this is a must read. The remaining prisoners at columbus, including dick morgan, were sent to the military prison at fort delaware in march 1864. After pushing through bardstown, kentucky the lead elements of gen.
General csa, john hunt morgan mother of infant son morgan sister of col. The american biologist wrote about twenty books and had more than three hundred scientific papers published to his name. Privately printed, book nook press, louisville 1955. Morgan daimler is a witch who has been a polytheist since the early 90. The raid was ordered by general braxton bragg, commanding the confederate army of tennessee, to draw union cavalry north into kentucky. Again this year, the va authorized the john hunt morgan camp to decorate the graves of the csa soldiers buried within the national cemetery with csa battle flags. See all books authored by john morgan, including marijuana myths marijuana facts. John hunt morgan, confederate guerrilla leader of morgans raiders, best known for his july 1863 attacks in indiana and ohiothe farthest north a confederate force penetrated during the american civil war. He was an uncle of geneticist thomas hunt morgan and a maternal grandson of john wesley hunt, an early founder of lexington, kentucky, and one of the first millionaires west of the allegheny mountains.
What follows is a select bibliography of sources available for studying morgans raid from the indiana division of the indiana state library. Born in claiborne county, tennessee, usa on 2 jan 1876 to lorenzo dow rentz civil war morgan and lucy longworth. John morgan books list of books by author john morgan. The life of general john hunt morgan ramage, james a. Of course, we just have to assume this is john hunt morgans image, originally. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Morgans christmas raid article by civil war historianauthor bryan s. We publish fiction and nonfiction, across 24 imprints.
Ramage, regents professor of history at northern kentucky university, is the author of john wesley hunt. Settling on one of the hunt family farms, morgan was schooled locally before enrolling in transylvania college in 1842. General john hunt morgan had a magnetism that drew people to him, including many gifted young men from the wellheeled bluegrass area of kentucky. Brigadier general john hunt morgan in the civil war.
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