Confederate Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan
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N 38° 02.842 W 084° 29.881
16S E 719542 N 4214025
John Morgan was known as the “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy”.
Waymark Code: WMZE3
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member BillsBayou
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Brigadier General Morgan became one of the most legendary Confederate commanders. Known as the “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy”, he became famous for his raiding parties that disrupted Union supply and communication lines. While on a raid into southern Indiana and Ohio, Morgan was captured and sent to the Ohio Penitentiary, where he escaped. In a surprise attack by Federal cavalry at Greeneville, Tennessee, he was shot and killed on Sept. 3, 1864. General Morgan was buried in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was Born June 1, 1825.
More information can be found at
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/General_John_Hunt_Morgan.htm

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Union or Confederacy: Confederacy - South

General's Name: John Hunt Morgan

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