Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his dwindling government-in-exile holds what turns out to be their last council of war in their southward flight to avoid Federal capture.
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Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his dwindling government-in-exile holds what turns out to be their last council of war in their southward flight to avoid Federal capture.
A Federal private ends the life of one of the Confederacy’s most legendary raiders.
Confederate John Hunt Morgan and his cavalry troopers surrender to Federal officials after a month-long raid through Indiana and Ohio.
Confederate John Hunt Morgan embarks on another Kentucky raid, but this time he crosses the Ohio River and invades the North.
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan embarks on his third Kentucky raid after a successful action against a Federal garrison and a lavish marriage earlier this month.
As the two Confederate armies pull out of Kentucky, John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry conduct another raid in the state.