He led thousand-mile raids, escaped from prison and became one of the Civil War’s most talked-about cavalry leaders. Known as the “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy,” John Hunt Morgan’s life was marked by constant movement and, as it turns out, so was the journey that followed his death. Behringer-Crawford Museum’s next NKY History Hour explores the unusual path his remains took after the Civil War.

Morgan earned the rank of Brigadier General in the Confederate Army through a series of bold cavalry raids that captured national attention during the Civil War. After he was killed in Tennessee in 1863, his story took an unexpected turn. His remains were moved multiple times following his initial burial, creating a lesser-known chapter of his legacy that ultimately led to his final resting place in Lexington, Kentucky.

 

Travis Brown is a retired police officer, having served with the Kentucky State Police, Fort Wright Police, Fort Mitchell Police, The Kenton County Sheriff’s Office and the
Boone County Sheriff’s Office. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Louisville, earning a B.A. in police administration. In 2015, he earned a Master of Public Administration Degree at NKU. Also in 2015, he became an adjunct professor at Xavier University’s School of Criminal Justice. He now serves as an Introductory Sommelier at Grave Vines Wine Bar in Crittenden. Involved in preserving local history, he currently serves as an executive board member of the Kenton County Historical Society.

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