Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio

Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio - Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan advances from Sparta, Tennessee on June 11, 1863 through Kentucky and into pro-Union Indiana and Ohio. Hunt intends to divert the attention of the Union Army of the Ohio from Southern forces in the state, and rouse pro-southern elements in the North. Hood and the remnants of his raiding forces were captured on July 26, 1863 near West Point, Ohio after several small skirmishes.

• Dyer breaks this operation into several parts
  • Most unit pages list Operations against/Pusuit of Morgan with various dates between July 2-26, 1863, ignoring Confederate portion of campaign beforehand
  • Double check page history for dates of Illinois units
• Union sources may refer to this raid as Operations against Morgan and the Calico Raid
• Confederate sources may refer to this raid as The Great Raid of 1863
• Not all counties associated with this operation have been registered

Sub-Operations

• TENNESSEE (June 11-July 2)
• KENTUCKY (July 2-9)
  • July 5, 1863 - Skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky
• INDIANA (July 9-13)
  • June 17, 1863 - Hines' Raid into Indiana
  • June 17, 1863 - Skirmish at Orleans, Indiana
  • June 19, 1863 - Skirmish at Blue Island, Indiana
  • July 10, 1863 - Skirmish at Salem, Indiana
  • July 11, 1863 - Skirmish at Pekin, Indiana
  • July 12, 1863 - Skirmish at Vernon, Indiana
  • July 14, 1863 - Skirmish at Lawrenceburg, Indiana
• OHIO (July 13-26)
  • July 14, 1863 - Skirmish at Camp Dennison, Ohio
  • July 17, 1863 - Skirmish at Centreville, Ohio
  • July 18, 1863 - Skirmish at Pomeroy, Ohio
  • July 19, 1863 - Engagement at Buffington Island, Ohio
  • July 20, 1863 - Skirmish at Cheshire, Ohio
  • July 20, 1863 - Skirmish at Coal Hill, Ohio
  • July 20, 1863 - Skirmish at Hockingport, Ohio
  • July 22, 1863 - Skirmish at Eaglesport, Ohio
  • July 23, 1863 - Skirmish at Rockville, Ohio
  • July 24, 1863 - Skirmish at Washington, Ohio
  • July 24, 1863 - Skirmish at Athens, Ohio
  • July 25, 1863 - Skirmish at Springfield, Ohio
  • July 25, 1863 - Skirmish near Steubenville, Ohio
  • July 26, 1863 - Skirmish at Salineville, Ohio
  • July 26, 1863 - Skirmish at New Lisbon, Ohio

Union Troops

• 14th Illinois Cavalry
• Renwick's Elgin (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
• Hernshaw's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
• 107th Illinois Infantry
• 5th Indiana Cavalry
• 22nd Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
• 24th Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
• 63rd Indiana Infantry
• 80th Indiana Infantry
• 91st Indiana Infantry
• 1st Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 3rd Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 8th Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 9th Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 11th Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 12th Kentucky Cavalry (U)
• 13th Kentucky Infantry (U)
• 16th Kentucky Infantry (U)
• 20th Kentucky Infantry (U)
• 8th Michigan Cavalry
• 9th Michigan Cavalry
• 1st Michigan Light Artillery / Battery L
• 23rd Michigan Infantry
• 25th Michigan Infantry
• 2nd Ohio Cavalry
• 7th Ohio Cavalry
• 1st Ohio (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
• (II) 12th Ohio Infantry
• 23rd Ohio Infantry
• 45th Ohio Infantry
• (II) 86th Ohio Infantry
• 91st Ohio Infantry
• 111th Ohio Infantry
• 2nd Tennessee Infantry (U)
• 13th West Virginia Infantry
• 4th United States Cavalry

Confederate Troops

• John Hunt Morgan's chosen cavalry raiders

Casualties

• Union: 19 killed, 47 wounded, 8 missing = Total 74

Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page 623, 634, 735, 990)