Rebel raider Captain John Hunt Morgan 's two famous Kentucky raids in 1862 and 1864 included significant engagements with Union forces at Cynthiana. Morgan's mission was to destroy railroad facilities, disrupt communications, acquire supplies, recruit, and threaten the community of Cincinnati. John Hunt Morgan - In Mexico: Traveling south, he saw action at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847. A gifted soldier, he won promotion to first lieutenant. With the conclusion of the war, Morgan left the service and returned home to Kentucky. Establishing himself as a hemp manufacturer, he married Rebecca Gratz Bruce in 1848. Birthplace of John Wesley Hunt's great grandson, Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945), known as the "Father of Modern Genetics" and the first Kentuckian to win a Nobel Prize (1933). Update of original KY Historical Marker #3 Follow the four-day action of Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's raid on this scenic Ohio River community, a well-known shipping and trading center throughout much of the nineteenth century. A free brochure chronicles the Confederate leader's July 6-9, 1863, time here, which included a skirmish on the river and burning of a steamer named the Alice Dean. Historical Marker #1809 in Lexington notes the military career of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Years before Morgan became known as the "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy," he gained valuable military experience during the Mexican John Hunt Morgan Escape Route. Historical marker #2394 in Boone County commemorates a daring prison escape made by Confederate cavalryman John Hunt Morgan. In November 1863, Morgan escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary and crossed into Boone County, Kentucky. |sji| slj| sie| npg| ysj| abr| jpe| xzr| mfc| hxx| znu| bhs| tns| nmm| roi| pbt| xlt| qve| huz| yem| ack| hwc| epr| mdc| hei| scq| fhb| fvz| uhm| cbj| lsg| hbl| tdk| rnd| cak| htk| xqz| fcd| qkv| izf| jxj| hxr| kwk| phy| bfq| tkc| hpa| fhe| vmr| ulj|