Morgan Is Coming!: Confederate Raiders in the Heartland of Kentucky

by Betty J. Gorin

John Hunt Morgan, and his dauntless cavalrymen, roamed the countryside of Taylor and surrounding counties in KY, burning Pleasant Hill Church, stockades and bridges, tearing up rail lines, and striking fear into the hearts of Kentuckians, with Union forces in hot pursuit. The "invincible" Morgan met his match in Michigan's Col. Orlando Moore at the decisive bloody battle of Tebbs Bend, July 4, 1863. Book 15 maps, 42 illustrations, 233 photographs, and over 400 soldiers listed from area, Morgan's Cumberland river crossings, the battles of Columbia and Lebanon, and other Confederate raids are included.

453 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2006

Reviews

[Z W · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a must read if you are interested in the Civil War in Kentucky. No other work has more than a paragraph on the Battle of Tebb’s Bend.