Morgan's Raid of 1863

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Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cavalry raid ⓘ
event in the American Civil War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Morgan's Ohio Raid ⓘ
Morgan's Raid ⓘ
approximateStrength about 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen at start ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
capturedBy Union forces in Ohio ⓘ
caused widespread alarm in Indiana ⓘ
widespread alarm in Ohio ⓘ
commander John Hunt Morgan ⓘ
linked to: John H. Morgan
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossedRiver Ohio River ⓘ
dateOfMorganCapture 1863-07-26 ⓘ
endDate 1863-07-26 ⓘ
enteredCity Cincinnati area (bypassed closely on the Ohio side) ⓘ
enteredState Indiana ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
enteredTown Corydon, Indiana ⓘ
Salem, Indiana ⓘ
historicalSignificance deepest Confederate incursion into the North in the Western Theater ⓘ
keyCaptureLocation near West Point, Ohio ⓘ
leader John Hunt Morgan ⓘ
linked to: John H. Morgan
location Indiana ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
namedAfter John Hunt Morgan ⓘ
linked to: John H. Morgan
notableEngagement Battle of Buffington Island ⓘ
Battle of Corydon ⓘ
Battle of Salineville ⓘ
objective disrupt Union supply lines ⓘ
divert Union forces from other fronts ⓘ
spread alarm behind Union lines ⓘ
opposedBy United States of America ⓘ
outcome capture of most of Morgan's command ⓘ
partOf Confederate cavalry operations in the Western Theater ⓘ
pursuedBy Union cavalry ⓘ
local militia units ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate 1863-06-11 ⓘ
targeted bridges ⓘ
railroads ⓘ
telegraph lines ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
violatedOrderDetail crossed the Ohio River against orders ⓘ
violatedOrderFrom Braxton Bragg ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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John H. Morgan → notableFor → Morgan's Raid of 1863 ⓘ
John H. Morgan → participatedIn → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
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Confederate cavalry → notableEngagement → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Salineville → partOf → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
subject linked to: Salineville, Ohio
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 → alsoKnownAs → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's cavalry → engagedIn → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
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Morgan's cavalry → engagedIn → Great Raid of 1863 ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Tebbs Bend → partOf → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Tebbs Bend → campaign → Morgan's 1863 Raid into Indiana and Ohio ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) → engagedIn → Morgan’s Raids ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) → engagedIn → Morgan’s Ohio Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Corydon → partOf → Morgan’s Raid ⓘ
subject linked to: Corydon, Indiana
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Corydon → partOf → Morgan's Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863
Battle of Corydon → campaign → Morgan's Ohio Raid ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's Raid of 1863