John Hunt Morgan
Civil War Weapons: The Telegraph?
By Jim HavilandEarly in the American Civil War, during the first months of 1862, Union General Henry Halleck, commanding from his headquarters in St. Read more
John Hunt Morgan
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky: Cannae in the Bluegrass State
By Pedro GarciaOn September 7, 1862, Colonel Walter Taylor of General Robert E. Lee’s staff wrote to his sister: “The Yankee papers of the 6th exhibit a gloomy picture for our enemy. Read more
John Hunt Morgan
The Knoxville Campaign: Battle of Fort Sanders
By Arnold BlumbergAfter the crushing Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Read more
John Hunt Morgan
The Death of General Robert McCook
By Stuart W. SandersWhen the Civil War erupted, so many of Lisbon, Ohio-born Robert McCook’s large extended family joined the Union Army that the clan became known as the “Fighting McCooks.” Read more
John Hunt Morgan
Prisons of the Civil War: An Enduring Controversy
By Michael E. HaskewThe June 19, 1861, editorial in the Charleston Mercury newspaper warned: “War is bloody reality, not butterfly sporting. Read more
John Hunt Morgan
Morgan’s Ohio Raid
By Joshua Shepherd“It was a sad, sorrowful day,” recalled Confederate Major James McCreary, “and more tears of grief rolled over my weather beaten cheeks on this mournful occasion than have before for years.” Read more
John Hunt Morgan
The 1862 Battle of Richmond: The Confederacy in the Balance
By Pedro GarciaOur cause is on the advance—our star in the ascendant. The tide is swelling in our favor: shall we take it at its flood…? Read more
