John H. Morgan

John H. Morgan served as a first lieutenant in Marshal's Regiment of Cavalry in the Mexican War, became captain of the Lexington Rifles in 1857, captain of Company A of the Kentucky Cavalry in 1861, colonel of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry in 1862, and a brigadier general appointed from Tennessee on December 11, 1862. His command, never exceeding 4,000 men, was composed largely of Kentuckians and Tennesseans and was renowned for boldness and celerity on raid, carrying terror into the region north of the Ohio. Known as the Great Raider, he was surprised at night and killed by a detachment from the command of Gen. A.C. Gillem on the premises of the Williams home near this spot on September 4, 1864. His heroism is the heritage of the South.

Greeneville, Tennessee · United States