Lexington, Ky.Kentucky recently
celebrated the memory and deeds of
one of the confederacy's greatest cav
alry raiders, Gen. John H. Morgan,
whose name, with that of Gen. Mosby
of Virginia, fills the annals of daring
in the civil war.
Morgan's name was a terror in the
border states of the Ohio river until
the union forces dominated Kentucky,
and his brilliant service in many of
the most important battles, including
Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing and others,
stamped him as one of the great lead
ers of the south.
His career was cut short Sept. 4,
1864, when he was trapped by federal
forces at Greenville, Tenn., and was
shot dead in attempting to escape,
with his staff, from a house in that
city which had been surrounded in
the Union surprise.
The entire south has taken an in
terest in the erection of this monu
ment. The Kentucky legislature ap
propriated $7,500 toward its cost and
the Daughters of the Confederacy a1
like sum. Other contributions came
from private sources.
Pompee Coppini, the sculptor, of
Los Angeles, Cal., executed the monu
ment. Coppini, the sculptor, of Los
Angeles, Cal, executed the monu
ment. Coppini is an Italian.
Morgan's first notable exploit was
his invasion of Kentucky from Ten
nessee in 1861. Twelve hundred men
marched under his standard, and aft-
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