John Hunt Morgan

John Hunt Morgan 1825-64, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Huntsville, Ala. He spent most of his early life in Kentucky. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Morgan joined the Confederates as a cavalry scout, and in 1862 he began the daring raids behind Union lines that were to make him and his men famous. For his success at Hartsville, Tenn., where he captured a garrison of Union troops in Dec., 1862, he was made a brigadier general. The raid through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio in the summer of 1863 was Morgan's outstanding feat, even though it ended in his capture (July, 1863). He escaped from prison in November and in Apr., 1864, was assigned to command in SW Virginia. Federals who had penetrated the Confederate lines killed him at Greeneville, Tenn., in Sept., 1864.

Morgan, John Hunt (1825–64) Confederate army cavalry officer, born in Huntsville, Alabama. Morgan achieved fame as a master of guerrilla warfare, going behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, disrupt communications, and capture supplies. His most noted raids took place in Kentucky during 1862, though the following year he moved further north, into Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. He was captured and imprisoned in Ohio, but escaped. He later carried out further raids in Kentucky and Tennessee, during one of which he was killed. Much admired for his daring and panache, Morgan received a commendation of gratitude from the Confederate Congress in 1863. Moore's only full-scale military engagement was at Shiloh (1862).