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One of Morgan's men : memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry / edited by Kent Masterson Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884.
- Porter, John Marion.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Morgan's Cavalry Division.
- Confederate States of America.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 9th.
- Soldiers.
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- United States.
- Kentucky.
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- Soldiers--Kentucky--Biography.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- Confederate.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2011]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813129891
- 0813129893
- 9780813129907
- 0813129907
- OCLC:
- 674935958
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