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Morgan's Raid (also the Calico Raid or Great Raid of 1863) was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Union states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11 to July 26, 1863.
Delayed overnight, Morgan was almost surrounded by U.S. cavalry the next day, and the resulting battle ended in a Confederate rout, with over half of the 1,930-man Confederate force being captured. Morgan and some 700 men escaped, but the raid finally ended on July 26 with Morgan's surrender after the Battle of Salineville.
Morgan's men had covered 500 miles (800 km) in the raid. [8] They had killed or wounded 150 Union soldiers and captured more than 1,800, many of whom had been paroled . They had also caused several million dollars of damage to Union property, including bridges, railroad depots, water stations, and storehouses, and 35 miles (56 km) of railroad ...
The Battle of Lebanon occurred July 5, 1863, in Lebanon, Kentucky, during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan fought for six hours to overcome the small U.S. garrison before moving northward, eventually riding through Kentucky, Indiana, and much of Ohio before surrendering.
Simmons, Flora E. (1863). A complete account of the John Morgan raid through Indiana and Ohio, in July, 1863. self. Thomas, Edison H (1975). John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0214-6. U.S. War Department (1880).
Union dead: 3; Confederate dead: 56, including General Morgan's brother Tom") [8] July 7, 1863 (): Brandenburg, Kentucky; July 8, 1863 (): "Morgan's raid – Ohio River crossing, Alice Dean sunk" ("Union artillery fire on ships is halted. Union 8-pounder on the Indiana side is abandoned and gunboat Springfield retires after a one-hour artillery ...
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The Battle of Tebbs Bend (or Tebb's Bend or Green River Bridge) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during Morgan's Raid in the American Civil War. Despite being badly outnumbered, elements of the Union Army defeated Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's dismounted cavalry.