Abraham Lincoln suspends habeas corpus and declares martial law in Kentucky, and Federal military forces target Democrats for disloyalty prior to the upcoming state elections.
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Abraham Lincoln suspends habeas corpus and declares martial law in Kentucky, and Federal military forces target Democrats for disloyalty prior to the upcoming state elections.
Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan leads a raid into Kentucky to weaken Federal forces in the Western Theater. Morgan soon finds that his presence is not as welcomed in his home state as it previously had been.