Morgan Invades Indiana
Looking towards the Ohio River and Brandenburg Kentucky from Indiana where John Hunt Morgan crossed with 1800 cavalry on July 8, 1863. Morgan's main column had arrived on the morning of July 8 at Brandenburg, Kentucky/ Here, the raiders seized two steamboats, the John B. McCombs and the Alice Dean. Morgan, against Confederate General Braxton Bragg's strict orders, transported his command across the river to Indiana, landing just east of Mauckport. A small company of Indiana home guards contested the crossing with an artillery piece, as did a riverboat carrying a six-pounder. Morgan chased off the local defenders, capturing a sizeable portion as well as their guns. After burning the Alice Dean and sending the John B. McCombs downriver with instructions not to pursue him, Morgan headed away from the river towards the town of Corydon.
The Ohio is beyond the trees, Kentucky is where the hills are in the background. This is the land where Indiana militia contested the crossing, until driven off by men on the steamboats.
Morgan Invades Indiana
Looking towards the Ohio River and Brandenburg Kentucky from Indiana where John Hunt Morgan crossed with 1800 cavalry on July 8, 1863. Morgan's main column had arrived on the morning of July 8 at Brandenburg, Kentucky/ Here, the raiders seized two steamboats, the John B. McCombs and the Alice Dean. Morgan, against Confederate General Braxton Bragg's strict orders, transported his command across the river to Indiana, landing just east of Mauckport. A small company of Indiana home guards contested the crossing with an artillery piece, as did a riverboat carrying a six-pounder. Morgan chased off the local defenders, capturing a sizeable portion as well as their guns. After burning the Alice Dean and sending the John B. McCombs downriver with instructions not to pursue him, Morgan headed away from the river towards the town of Corydon.
The Ohio is beyond the trees, Kentucky is where the hills are in the background. This is the land where Indiana militia contested the crossing, until driven off by men on the steamboats.