Col. Richard C. Morgan

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Richard Curd ("Dick") Morgan was born on 13 September 1836 in Fayette County, Kentucky, the son of Calvin Cogswell Morgan (1801-1854) and Henrietta Hunt (1805-1891). Henrietta Hunt's father was one of the wealthiest men in Kentucky; Dick Morgan was raised on a Hunt family property near Lexington managed by his father (whose Alabama business had failed in 1831). One of six brothers to join the Confederate army, Morgan served on the staffs of general officers John Breckenridge (at the Battle of Shiloh) and A. P. Hill before returning to his native state to raise what would become the 14th Kentucky Cavalry (February 1863).

As colonel of the 14th Kentucky, he participated in one of the spectacular exploits of the war, a 700-mile raid through Indiana and Ohio led by his oldest brother, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Dick Morgan was one of 700 Confederates captured by the Federals on 19 July 1863, following a fight at Buffington Island, near Portsmouth, Ohio. He remained in Union captivity until August 1864, when he was exchanged.

Following the war Morgan worked for the railroads as a civil engineer, and was involved in the hemp business. He died on 28 September 1918.

Sources

1. http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?type=simple;c=eadimages;q1=KU...
2. Introduction to the Richard C. Morgan Letter
3. Kentucky Deaths, 1900 - 1999: Richard C Morgan Birth: Circa 1836 Residence: Kentucky, USA Death: Sep 28 1918 Fayette, Kentucky, USA Certificate: 22387 State volume: 45 Officer volume: 18