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The Death of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan : On September 4rd, 1864, Federal Lt. Colonel William H. Ingerton led the 13th Tennessee Cavalry to Greeneville, Tennessee where he learned that Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan was staying the night at the Dickson-Williams Mansion. He told his company commanders, Captain C.C. Wilcox and Captain S.E. Northington, "To dash into town, surround the Dickerson-Williams residence and bring Morgan out dead or alive." The Federal cavalry surprised the Confederate troopers. Some escaped on their horses while many others were shot or captured. Nicknamed the "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy," Morgan bolted from the house and searched for an escape route. His officers urged him to remain in the mansion and await reinforcements. Morgan refused : "The boys can not get here in time. The Yankees will never take me prisoner again." Morgan and his staff officers ran to Saint James Episcopal Church nearby, where they hid under the floor until Morgan heard Federal soldiers enter the church. He then rushed out toward the grape arbors here near the Williams's stables and his horse, Sir Oliver. As Wilcox's troopers surrounded the area, Morgan tried to walk away in the confusion. Federal Private Andrew J. Campbell ordered him to halt, and when Morgan failed to obey the order, Campbell shot and killed him. The death of John Hunt Morgan was a blow to the morale of Confederates in East Tennessee and throughout the South. @KLSDAD
* Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan.
* The Dickson - Williams Mansion in Greeneville, Tennessee.
* The Tennessee State Historical Marker (Dickson - Williams Mansion).
* The Front of the St. James Episcopal Church.
* The Tennessee State Historical Marker in front of the St. James Episcopal Church.
* The Civil War Trails Marker in front of the Dickson - Williams Mansion.
* Memorial to General John Hunt Morgan in front of the Greene County Courthouse in Greeneville, Tennessee.
* Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan.
* The Dickson - Williams Mansion in Greeneville, Tennessee.
* The Tennessee State Historical Marker (Dickson - Williams Mansion).
* The Front of the St. James Episcopal Church.
* The Tennessee State Historical Marker in front of the St. James Episcopal Church.
* The Civil War Trails Marker in front of the Dickson - Williams Mansion.
* Memorial to General John Hunt Morgan in front of the Greene County Courthouse in Greeneville, Tennessee.