Near Maukport in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Morgan’s Great Raid

Six Days of Terror

— John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail —

Morgan’s Great Raid Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

1. Morgan’s Great Raid Marker

Inscription. July 8, 1863. Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and 2,000 cavalrymen crossed the Ohio River into Indiana. They were transported from Brandenburg, Kentucky, on two captured steamboats. For six days, the Raiders rode through Southern Indiana. Morgan and his men had conducted earlier raids, but this would be remembered as his Great Raid of 1863. It also was the only major military activity in Indiana during the Civil War.

July 9, 1863. The Battle of Corydon occurred as Morgan’s men outflanked 450 men of the Indiana Legion (local Home Guards). It was a written that the men, after entering Corydon, plundered to their “hearts’ content”.

July 10, 1863. The Raiders entered Salem where they looted the businesses and burned the railroad depot – no town in Indiana would suffer more. A Union cavalry force of 4,000, led by General Edward H. Hobson, was in pursuit. At Indianapolis, Governor Oliver P. Morton asked General Lew Wallace to command 13 regiments of “Minutemen”. The Raiders passed through Vienne, advancing into Lexington, Indiana at dusk.

July 11, 1863. At Vernon, the Raiders were turned back. This was the first and only time that they were forced to fall back while in Indiana. Morgan camped that night in Dupont.

July 12, 1863. The Raiders arrived in Versailles. Union General Hobson’s cavalry was four hours behind. The Raiders left Versailles at 4 p.m. and headed east. The exhausted cavalrymen camped for the night in an area now known as St. Paul. Two miles to the north were 1,800 Union soldiers sleeping in railroad boxcars.

July 13, 1863. Morgan and the Raiders resumed their eastward course. Although tired from the rigorous travel and the lack of sleep, the Raiders continued to devastate the countryside. During the afternoon, Morgan’s cavalrymen crossed the bridge

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into Harrison, Ohio. So ended the Indiana segment of Morgan’s 1,000-mile Great Raid.

Erected by Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D, Inc. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Indiana series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 8, 1863.

Location. 38° 1.403′ N, 86° 11.64′ W. Marker is near Maukport, Indiana, in Harrison County. It is on Indiana Route 135 0.2 miles north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mauckport IN 47142, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

2. Morgan’s Great Raid Marker

the crow flies: Last Home of Squire Boone (here, next to this marker); Morgan's Raid (here, next to this marker); The Civil War Comes to Indiana (here, next to this marker); Morgan's Headquarters (approx. 1.7 miles away in Kentucky); Louisville, Kentucky Confederate Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away in Kentucky); Morgan — On To Ohio (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky); Meade County Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky); Early Meade County Leader / Meade County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maukport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Morgan Enters Indiana (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Morgan's Raid. (Submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

3. Morgan’s Great Raid Marker

Gen. John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

4. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, C.S.A.

Morgan’s Great Raid image. Click for full size.

5. Morgan’s Great Raid

John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

6. John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,162 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.