Full Name:
- John Hunt Morgan
Birth Date:
- June 1, 1825
Birth Location:
- Huntsville, Alabama
Parents:
- Calvin and Henrietta (Hunt) Morgan
Education:
- Transylvania College
Occupation:
- Military officer
Career Summary:
- Brigadier General (CSA)
Spouses:
- Rebecca Gratz Bruce (1848),
- Martha Ready (1862)
Nickname(s):
- Thunderbolt of the Confederacy
Place of Death:
- Greeneville, Tennessee
Date of Death:
- September 4, 1864
Place of Burial:
- Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
Significance:
- John Hunt Morgan had at least one slave son, Sidney Morgan, by a slave woman, and was the biological grandfather of African American inventor Garrett Morgan (1877-1963).
- During the American Civil War, John Hunt Morgan took part in the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Hartsville, Morgan’s Raid, the Battle of Tebbs’ Bend, the Battle of Corydon, the Battle of Buffington Island, the Battle of Salineville, and the Battle of Cynthiana.
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