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John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh , and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Braxton Bragg 's invasion of that state.
John Hunt Morgan, auch „Thunderbolt“ genannt, war ein amerikanischer Kavallerieoffizier und Brigadegeneral der Konföderation im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg. Sein Name steht vor allem für ein Aufsehen erregendes militärisches Unternehmen, bei dem er 2500 konföderierte Soldaten im Juli 1863 hinter die Linien der Union nach ...
28. Mai 2024 · John Hunt Morgan, Confederate guerrilla leader of ‘Morgan’s Raiders,’ best known for his July 1863 attacks in Indiana and Ohio—the farthest north a Confederate force penetrated during the American Civil War. A Kentuckian, he joined the Confederate army as a scout in 1861 and rose to the rank of general.
John Hunt Morgan – known as the ‘Thunderbolt of the Confederacy’ and remembered as the ideal of the romantic Southern cavalryman — was born June 1, 1825 in Huntsville, Alabama, but is thoroughly identified with his mother’s home state of Kentucky.
16. Apr. 2010 · Although never rising above the rank of brigadier general, John Hunt Morgan was one of the Confederacy's most colorful cavaliers and raiders.
John Hunt Morgan was a Kentucky plantation owner and Mexican War veteran who became one the South's most celebrated cavalry officers of the Civil War. Morgan began the conflict as captain of a militia company he helped organize but was soon promoted to colonel of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.
During the spring and early summer of 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John H. Morgan was a seasoned raider with at least three very successful Kentucky raids under his belt. Gen. Morgan now was itching for another raid, one that would cement him in his growing fame.
