In the late afternoon of Friday, July 24, 1863, Moorefield, Ohio, was occupied by Confederate cavalry commanded by Gen. John Hunt Morgan. While Morgan rested on the parlor bed of a local hotel, apparently undisturbed by the nearness of pursuing Union forces, his troopers stripped the vicinity of horses and edibles. Refreshed, the raiders departed late in the day. Shortly thereafter Moorefield became the more willing host to Gen. James M. Shackleford and Union cavalry. Early morning, the 25th, found the village returning to normal quietude, possessed however with exciting memories of its longest day.