John Hunt Morgan and His Great Raid
- ISBN-10
- 1470105292
- ISBN-13
- 9781470105297
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-23
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Authors
- William Woodrow Slider, John Wesley Slider
Description
General John Hunt Morgan of Kentucky was one of the greatest cavalry commanders of the Civil War. The book chronicles his Great Raid through Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. It also provides a biography of this dashing Confederate officer.
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