John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A.

(Though no insignia on uniform, Morgan is believed to be colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry in this engraving made from a photo.) Mexican War veteran. Joined the Confederate cause once Kentucky neutrality ended and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry in September 1861. After...

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Main Author:	Bullock & Co., New Orleans
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6348

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. Bullock & Co., New Orleans
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Though no insignia on uniform, Morgan is believed to be colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry in this engraving made from a photo.) Mexican War veteran. Joined the Confederate cause once Kentucky neutrality ended and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry in September 1861. After promoting through the grades, Morgan was promoted to brigadier general in December 1862. The only major battle in which Morgan took part was Shiloh; he spent the majority of his service as a Confederate raider in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Morgan was killed in action at Greeneville, Tennessee, in September 1864 and is buried in Lexington, Kentucky. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000056Q56John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A.(Though no insignia on uniform, Morgan is believed to be colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry in this engraving made from a photo.) Mexican War veteran. Joined the Confederate cause once Kentucky neutrality ended and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Cavalry in September 1861. After promoting through the grades, Morgan was promoted to brigadier general in December 1862. The only major battle in which Morgan took part was Shiloh; he spent the majority of his service as a Confederate raider in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Morgan was killed in action at Greeneville, Tennessee, in September 1864 and is buried in Lexington, Kentucky. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Bullock & Co., New OrleansMorgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #045v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00105http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6348
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John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A.

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