CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

History of Morgan's Cavalry—Why written—First enlistments—Popularity of Morgan—Misrepresentation of the press—New uses of cavalry.

CHAPTER II

Early life of General Morgan—His qualities as a commander—His personal qualities.

CHAPTER III

Political condition of Kentucky in 1861—Bewilderment of the people—Camp Dick Robinson—First entrance of Confederate troops.

CHAPTER IV

Military situation in the West—Advance to Bowlinggreen—Scarcity of arms—Organization of the army—Want of discipline—Qualities which compensated for its absence.

CHAPTER V

Morgan leaves Lexington—Roger W. Hanson—Service on Green River—Scouting—Our first skirmish—Narrow escape—Terry's Rangers.

CHAPTER VI

Retreat from Bowlinggreen—Evacuation of Nashville—Our Fourth Ohio acquaintances—Scouting near Nashville—Morgan holds Murfreesboro'—Dash on Mitchell—Night attack—Capture of Gallatin—Stampede of our pickets—Promotion of Morgan—Concentration at Corinth.

CHAPTER VII

Battle of Shiloh—Death of Sidney Johnson—Result of the battle—Expedition into Tennessee—Cotton turning and telegraphing—Defeat at Lebanon—Expedition to Cave City in Kentucky.

CHAPTER VIII

Reorganization at Chattanooga—First raid into Kentucky—Fight at Tompkinsville—Capture of Lebanon—Telegraphic strategy—Morgan master of the situation—Fight at Cynthiana—Evade the pursuing troops.

CHAPTER IX

Capture of Gallatin—Active service near Nashville—Fights at Gallatin and Cairo—Destruction of the railroad—Sojourn at Hartsville—The videttes—Kentuckians running from the draft—"The Vidette."

CHAPTER X

Again on the march for Kentucky—Bushwhacking experience—The Confederate army enters the State—Service in front of Covington—Efforts to embarrass the retreat of the Federal General Morgan—Fight at Augusta—Retreat of the army from Kentucky—Morgan captures Lexington.

CHAPTER XI

Morgan's retreat through Southwestern Kentucky—At Gallatin again—Scouting and ambuscades—Driven from Gallatin—A week's fighting around Lebanon—Battle of Hartsville.

CHAPTER XII

December raid into Kentucky—Capture of Elizabethtown—Fighting at the Rolling Fork—Escape from the toils.

CHAPTER XIII

Service during the winter of '63 and '64—Cluke's raid into Kentucky—Battle of Milton—Defeat at Snow's Hill.

CHAPTER XIV

Service in Tennessee, and on the Cumberland in Kentucky—Fight at Greasy Creek—Active scouting—The division starts for the Ohio—Crossing of the Cumberland in the face of the enemy—Fights at Columbia, Green River and Lebanon—Crossing the Ohio—The militia objecting—Fight with the gunboats—March through Indiana and Ohio—Detour around Cincinnati—Defeat at Buffington.

CHAPTER XV

Life in prison—Escape of Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary—Exchange at Charleston.3

CHAPTER XVI

Services of the remnant of Morgan's command while their General was in prison—Reception of General Morgan by the people of the South—He is assigned to command in Southwestern Virginia—Fight with Averill—Action at Dublin Depot—Last raid into Kentucky—Capture of Mt. Sterling—Severe engagement next day—Capture of Lexington—Success at Cynthiana—Defeat at Cynthiana—Retreat from Kentucky.

CHAPTER XVII

Death of Morgan—Grief of his men—Subsequent active service of his old command—Hard fight at Bull's Gap—A battle by moonlight, and a night-long chase—The Stoneman raid—Disaster at Kingsport—Fighting the enemy and the elements—Battle of Marion—Winter quarters at Abingdon—March to Charlotte after Lee's surrender—Escort to Jefferson Davis after Johnston's surrender—The last Council of War—Surrender at Woodstock.