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| Title | Morgan's Raid into Indiana, July 10, 1863 |
| Item ID | P0455_OVCGRAPHICS_BOX1_FOLDER19 |
| Description | Indiana was the location of one of the only two forays by Confederate troops into northern territory during the Civil War. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his raiders captured Salem, on July 10, 1863, burned the depot, cut telegraph wires, and demanded ransom from merchants for sparing their stores. The raiders moved on eastward the same day. |
| Subject | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Morgan's Ohio Raid, 1863
Campaigns & battles
War destruction & pillage
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| Creator | Haskins, C. C. |
| Date | 1863-08-08 |
| Geographic Location | Indiana----Washington County--Salem |
| Publisher | Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper |
| Format of Original | Lithograph |
| Digital Format | JP2 |
| Owning Institution | Indiana Historical Society |
| Source Collection Name | Civil War Visual Collection |
| Source Collection Number | P 0455 |
| Digital Collection Name | Indiana in the Civil War |
| Digital Collection Number | DC008 |
| Notes | This item was part of the Indiana History Train 2006 exhibit: Faces of the Civil War. This item is part of the Indiana and the Civil War Educator Curriculum Packet. |
| Destination IN Journey | Destination Indiana Civil War Morgan's Raid |
| Copyright Notice | Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
