# John Hunt Morgan
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John H. 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. He also attacked the supply-lines of General William Rosecrans.
October '24 Trivia
Last summer, after touring the floodwall murals in Covington, Kentucky, I ate at a pizza joint called The Gruff, situated close to the Roebling Bridge. While the bar filled up with Cincinnati Reds fans, I had my first encounter with bacon-apple pizza at the recommendation of my winsome waitress. As…
The Thunderbolt Crosses the Ohio: Morgan's Great Raid of 1863
In the desperate summer of 1863, with the Confederacy facing defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan—the "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"—was ordered to create a diversion in Kentucky. But Morgan had a grander, more reckless plan. Defying direct orders, he led over 2…
87: Camp Wildcat and Lexington
On October 21, 1861, Union victory at Camp Wildcat in Kentucky, was overshadowed by the Federal debacle at Ball's Bluff in Virginia, which took place the same day. Join Kris White as he explores this out of the way Civil War action, which was the FIRST clash of arms in Kentucky during the Civil War…
The Confederate Exodus: The Story of Ezekiel Pyles And The Confederados
After the Civil War, thousands of defeated Confederates refused to live under the Union flag. Instead, they packed up their families and headed for new lives in South America in a Confederate exodus from the United States.One of them was Ezekiel B. Pyles, a young man from the mountains of north Geo…
91: The Overlooked Battle of Tebbs Bend, Civil War Kentucky
With names like Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant dominating the headlines, we often forget just how many different actions of the Civil War were happening at the same time. There is no better representation of this than the Battle of Tebbs Bend, which occurred on July 4, 1863 - one day after the …
The Confederate Butcher of the Mountains
In this episode, we’re heading into the backwoods of the Upper Cumberland to talk about an infamous Confederate guerilla fighter, Champ Ferguson. While high-profile rebel calvarymen like Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Hunt Morgan were out leading grand cavalry charges, Champ was fighting a much di…
Ep. 38: Confederate Vikings
The Boys are back after a long break! They worked hard, perfecting their craft, honing their skills. Training with monks on mountaintops type of thing. Now they are ready to begin Cozy History 2.0. This first episode looks at a little known aspect of the American Civil War. Follow John Hunt Morgan …
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The Civil War transformed America, and my fascination with it began as a child when my Uncle Ray gave me the book, “The Civil War in Middle Tennessee,” a reprint of a series by Ed Huddleston, originally published as four separate supplements in the Nashville Banner in the early 196…
"The Thunderbolt Of The Confederacy": John Hunt Morgan With Dr. Jonathan Jackson
The Men of The Mess are joined this week by the author of "I Rode With Morgan", Dr. Jonathan Jackson.
Dr. Jackson, who sometimes writes under the pseudonym "Alexius Rex" as a tribute to his gaming days, connects with us from his home in Ohio to share the story of two of his ancestors, Lt. Roland Ja…
10 STRANGE STORIES FROM THE CIVIL WAR (PT 2)
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries 10 STRANGE STORIES FROM THE CIVIL WAR (Part 2) Podcast Show Notes — Stories 6–10 The deeper you go into Civil War history, the stranger the stories become. In this second half of our series, we explore five more eerie, unbelievable, and little‑known event…
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