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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: February 11, 2016
Caption: Morgan's Raid Map
Additional Description: Engaged in a raid to divert Union forces away from the rebel army in Tennessee, Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and about 2,000 cavalrymen entered Ohio near Cincinnati on July 13, 1863. In less than two weeks, they rode across southern Ohio, encountering and fighting off home guardsmen and militia units, as well as regular Union forces. Major General Ambrose Burnside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, directed the Union pursuit.

The Confederate raiders lived off the land and coerced food from local residents, gathering fresh amounts wherever possible. By the time they reached Old Washington, the raiders were hungry, sore and sleep deprived. Union forces were quickly catching up to Morgan and his weary men.
Submitted: February 12, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p345140
File Size: 2.544 Megabytes

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