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* Morgan and his Raiders Cross the Cumberland River into Burkesville, Kentucky, via the Neeley Ferry.
* 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)
* Skirmish at Norris Branch (Just West of Burkesville, Kentucky).
* Federal Camp at the Marrowbone Creek (Just West of Burkesville, Kentucky).
* The Battle of Tebbs Bend (The Green River) just south of Campbellsville, Kentucky.
* Raid on the Hiestand - Chandler Homestead at Campbellsville, Kentucky.
* Death Site of Tom Morgan (Little Brother of John Hunt Morgan) at Lebanon, Kentucky.
* Morgan and his Raiders enter Bardstown, Kentucky (Just Southeast of Louisville, Kentucky).
* Morgan and his Raiders rest on the bluff of the Otter Creek in Garnettsville, Kentucky.
* Morgan and his Raiders at Brandenburg, Kentucky (Ohio River and Indiana in Background).
* Morgan and Raiders Cross the Ohio River into Indiana (Morvin's Landing Area).
(Next : Morgan's Raiders Enter Indiana)
* 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)
* Skirmish at Norris Branch (Just West of Burkesville, Kentucky).
* Federal Camp at the Marrowbone Creek (Just West of Burkesville, Kentucky).
* The Battle of Tebbs Bend (The Green River) just south of Campbellsville, Kentucky.
* Raid on the Hiestand - Chandler Homestead at Campbellsville, Kentucky.
* Death Site of Tom Morgan (Little Brother of John Hunt Morgan) at Lebanon, Kentucky.
* Morgan and his Raiders enter Bardstown, Kentucky (Just Southeast of Louisville, Kentucky).
* Morgan and his Raiders rest on the bluff of the Otter Creek in Garnettsville, Kentucky.
* Morgan and his Raiders at Brandenburg, Kentucky (Ohio River and Indiana in Background).
* Morgan and Raiders Cross the Ohio River into Indiana (Morvin's Landing Area).
(Next : Morgan's Raiders Enter Indiana)
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