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* Morgan and his Raiders enter Indiana, via Steamboats, over the Ohio River at Morvin's Landing.
* In the summer of 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan launched an even more audacious raid through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. His inventive and highly successful tactics included having his telegraph operator masquerade as a Union soldier and send false and wildly divergent messages reporting on Morgan's actions, objectives and troop strength, creating confusion and hampering any response. Despite great initial success, Morgan was defeated at the Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio, on July 19, 1863, and some 750 Confederate cavaliers were captured. A few days later, pursued by Federal cavalry, 300 of Morgan's men crossed the swollen Ohio River into West Virginia; the rest continued north and east, hoping for a chance to slip across the river to relative safety. After another defeat at the Battle of Salineville on July 26, Morgan was captured and taken with some of his officers to the Ohio State Penitentiary, while the majority of the enlisted men were sent to Chicago's Camp Douglas as prisoners of war. (Civil War Trust)
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Indiana (JHMHT Marker on US 3).
* Tour Stop : 1 (Morgan's Raiders Enters Indiana).
* The Battle of Corydon, Indiana (The Battle of Corydon Park).
* Indiana State Historic Marker (The Battle of Corydon).
* Morgan's Raiders enter Salem, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders enters Leota (Finley's Crossroads), Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders Campsite near Lexington, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders in Dupont, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders steal Jewels from a Versailles, Indiana Masonic Temple (Later Returned).
* Morgan's Raiders Monument in Versailles, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders steal Horses from a Catholic Church in New Alsace, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders at the Indiana/Ohio State Line.
* Morgan and his Raiders Cross the Whitewater River into Harrison, Ohio (Burn Old Covered Bridge).
* In the summer of 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan launched an even more audacious raid through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. His inventive and highly successful tactics included having his telegraph operator masquerade as a Union soldier and send false and wildly divergent messages reporting on Morgan's actions, objectives and troop strength, creating confusion and hampering any response. Despite great initial success, Morgan was defeated at the Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio, on July 19, 1863, and some 750 Confederate cavaliers were captured. A few days later, pursued by Federal cavalry, 300 of Morgan's men crossed the swollen Ohio River into West Virginia; the rest continued north and east, hoping for a chance to slip across the river to relative safety. After another defeat at the Battle of Salineville on July 26, Morgan was captured and taken with some of his officers to the Ohio State Penitentiary, while the majority of the enlisted men were sent to Chicago's Camp Douglas as prisoners of war. (Civil War Trust)
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Indiana (JHMHT Marker on US 3).
* Tour Stop : 1 (Morgan's Raiders Enters Indiana).
* The Battle of Corydon, Indiana (The Battle of Corydon Park).
* Indiana State Historic Marker (The Battle of Corydon).
* Morgan's Raiders enter Salem, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders enters Leota (Finley's Crossroads), Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders Campsite near Lexington, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders in Dupont, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders steal Jewels from a Versailles, Indiana Masonic Temple (Later Returned).
* Morgan's Raiders Monument in Versailles, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders steal Horses from a Catholic Church in New Alsace, Indiana.
* Morgan's Raiders at the Indiana/Ohio State Line.
* Morgan and his Raiders Cross the Whitewater River into Harrison, Ohio (Burn Old Covered Bridge).
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