Morgan
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Morgan
Sort Name:
Morgan, General John Hunt
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Dies
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate General
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Wednesday, June 1, 1825
Origin:
Alabama
Cause of Death:
War
Other Texts:
Biography:
John Hunt Morgan commanded a cavalry regiment in the western theater of the Civil War, and, like Nathan Bedford Forrest, was known for his raids behind Yankee lines. His 1863 raid into southern Indiana and Ohio was the furthest Confederate penetration of the North. The novel's reference to "Morgan leading a cavalry charge against a stranded man-of-war" presumably refers to his burning of the Ohio River steamboat Alice Dean in Brandenburg, Kentucky (274).
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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