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During the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid into southern Indiana from July 8-13, 1863. On July 11, he demanded the surrender of Vernon. Colonel Hugh T. Williams of the Indiana Legion replied that Morgan "must take it by hard fighting." No major battle occurred, and Morgan's cavalry withdrew toward Dupont in Jefferson County.
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Vernon, Indiana · United States
