Downtown Corydon

Downtown Corydon. The Pillaging and Plundering Begins. On July 9, 1863, Colonel Lewis Jordan, Commander of the 5th Regiment, Indiana Legion units (Home Guard) had established a defensive position south of Corydon by 12:30 p.m., General Morgan’s cavalry forces successfully outflanked Jordan's position. Then the Raiders swarmed through downtown Corydon. Many citizens were stripped of money and horses, stores were ransacked, mills ransomed, and the county treasury robbed. Other sought-after prizes included replacements for tattered clothes, shoes, and hats. Fortunately, there was no reported burning of property., Morgan and his staff had lunch at the Kintner House where they learned of the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a battle fought July 1-3. Although Morgan had moved easily into the North, he was paying a price at Corydon as he lost eight killed, and 33 wounded. Hoosier casualties, military and civilian totaled five killed, 14 wounded, and 390 captured, since the Raiders entered Indiana. The 345 captured in Corydon were paroled (or released) by Morgan in front of the courthouse during the afternoon of July 9., Eleven wounded Raiders were left behind and two died in Corydon. In the local cemetery, Cedar Hill, are three casualties of the Morgan Raid. One was William Heth, the local tollgate keeper, and two Confederate privates, John Dunn (unmarked grave) and Greene Bottomer. Colonel Lewis Jordan was buried at Cedar Hill in 1873.