General John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. and his wife, the former Martha Ready.

General John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. and his wife, the former Martha Ready.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) 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...

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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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General John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. and his wife, the former Martha Ready.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Morgan, Martha Ready; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) 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 Q0000000270Q270General John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. and his wife, the former Martha Ready.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) 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, 1991.1862-1863 circa1860-1869Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864; Morgan, Martha Ready; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraits; Group portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #29v8539Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00322http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6584
title General John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. and his wife, the former Martha Ready.
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