The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . JOHN in Huntsville, MORGAN. , __ _, June 1, ISati. Served In acavalry regiment in the Mexican War. Seltled in Lex-ington, Ky. Organized the Lexington Rifles, Sept., 18S1,with whom he entered the Confederate service. Com-manded a picked force with which he made frequentanddaring raids into the LTnion lines. Was captured in18«.), but effected his escape. In 18fi4 he undertook araid into Tennessee. He was surprised at night byFederal cavalry at Greenville, and while trying to es-cape wad
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . JOHN in Huntsville, MORGAN. , __ _, June 1, ISati. Served In acavalry regiment in the Mexican War. Seltled in Lex-ington, Ky. Organized the Lexington Rifles, Sept., 18S1,with whom he entered the Confederate service. Com-manded a picked force with which he made frequentanddaring raids into the LTnion lines. Was captured in18«.), but effected his escape. In 18fi4 he undertook araid into Tennessee. He was surprised at night byFederal cavalry at Greenville, and while trying to es-cape wad shot dead, Sept. 4,. ABNER DOUBLEDAY. Bom in Saratoga Co., N. T., June 26,1819. Graduate atU. S. Military Academy, 1842. Captain, 185!5. Was oneof the little garrison at Fort Sumter during the bom-bardment, 1861, and is said to have fired the first gunfor the tfnion in the war, April 12. Commanded adivision at Antietam, 1862. Obtained the rank of , Nov., 1862. Served at Gettysburg, July 2, 3,1863. Mustered out of Vol. service, Aug. 24, 1865. Re-tired from Regular Army. Dec. II, 1873, at his ownrequest, having served over 30 years.
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