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John Hunt Morgan
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John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid in Kentucky, which e
Library Company of Philadelphia P.9100.12f John Hunt Morgan
Library Company of Philadelphia P.9100.12f John Hunt Morgan
According to Parson Brownlow in 1864, Morgan had had three wives: a sister of Col. Bruce, a "negro wench", and a daughter of Chas. Ready ("Was Morgan
According to Parson Brownlow in 1864, Morgan had had three wives: a sister of Col. Bruce, a "negro wench", and a daughter of Chas. Ready ("Was Morgan a Gentleman?" Chicago Tribune, September 15, 1864)
Confederate propaganda broadside published by John H. Morgan, July 15, 1862 (Duke University Libraries)
Confederate propaganda broadside published by John H. Morgan, July 15, 1862 (Duke University Libraries)
Group of "Morgan's Men" while prisoners of war in Western Penitentiary, Pennsylvania: (l to r) Captain William E. Curry, 8th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieuten
Group of "Morgan's Men" while prisoners of war in Western Penitentiary, Pennsylvania: (l to r) Captain William E. Curry, 8th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Andrew J. Church, 8th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Leeland Hathaway, 14th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Henry D. Brown, 10th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant William Hays, 20th Kentucky Cavalry. All were captured with John Hunt Morgan in Ohio. 1863
Ohio Penitentiary
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The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The state had built a
John Hunt Morgan
…troops would penetrate during the war. On November 27, Morgan and six of his officers, most notably Thomas Hines, escaped from their cells in the Ohio Penitentiary by digging a tunnel from Hines' cell into the inner yard and then ascending a wall with a rope made from bunk coverlets and a bent poker iron. Shortly…
The prison c. 1897
The prison c. 1897
A postcard depicting the Ohio Penitentiary
A postcard depicting the Ohio Penitentiary
James H. Snook arriving at the Ohio Penitentiary in 1929 to be held prior to his execution
James H. Snook arriving at the Ohio Penitentiary in 1929 to be held prior to his execution
A cell block in the abandoned prison, shortly before demolition
A cell block in the abandoned prison, shortly before demolition