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Morgan's Raid July 8-13 1863

Location: At the intersection of Indiana Route 7 and W. Main Street on State Route 7, DuPont (Jefferson County, Indiana)

Erected by the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1963

ID# : 39.1963.1

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Confederate forces under Gen. John Hunt Morgan camped near Dupont the night of July 11. They destroyed railroad track, burned bridges, freight cars and a warehouse, and stole 2, 000 hams from Mayfield's pork house.

Annotations

For more information see the essay "Morgan's Raid" by George W. Geib of Butler University.

Keywords

Military