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One of Morgan's men : memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884
Other Authors: Brown, Kent Masterson, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2011]
Subjects:
Porter, John Marion, > 1839-1884.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 9th.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Morgan's Cavalry Division.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
Soldiers > Kentucky > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • To the military I submitted myself
  • You have crowned yourselves with glory
  • It was literally a leap in the dark
  • We struck out on our own responsibility
  • A perfect tornado of shots was fired at us
  • It was a grand and imposing ovation
  • The whiskey was still abundant
  • The fame and glory of Morgan's command
  • This was a hard-fought field
  • Our march was cautious
  • The scene was ludicrous and pitiful
  • I was captured for the last time
  • The days dragged slowly by
  • With three days' rations, we started home.