Guide to the Hattie M. Dudley: Confederate Veteran's Reunions Photographic Collection,
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Guide to the Hattie M. Dudley: Confederate Veteran's Reunions Photographic Collection,
- Date
- 1898-1907 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Dudley, Hattie M.
- Extent
- .25 cu. ft. (1 box): 5 items
- Subjects
- Confederate States of America. Army. Morgan's Cavalry Division
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
- Morgan's Mounted Volunteers
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan served in the Confederate Army alongside General Braxton Bragg. Having learned horsemanship as a child on a farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, Morgan was called "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy" by Southern sympathizers and "King of Horse Thieves" by Northern sympathizers. Morgan centered his raids in Kentucky, using unconventional military tactics such as civilian assistance in his campaigns. Morgan was killed September 4, 1864.
- When John Hunt Morgan was reinterred in Lexington, Kentucky, April 17, 1868, the surviving members of Morgan's command formed The Morgan's Men Association. Morgan's Men pledged lifelong fidelity to one another and committed themselves to the memory of their esteemed General. Some prominent members of The Morgan's Men Association include Kentucky Governor James McCreary, Lt. Governor James E. Cantrill, Dr. John A. Lewis, Col. D. Howard Smith, and Brigadier General Basil W. Duke.
- Scope and Content
- The Hattie M. Dudley: Confederate Veteran's Reunions Photographic Collection, 1898-1907 consists of five copy photographs made in August, 1959 from images owned and retained by Hattie Dudley. There are two prints of the 1907 reunion of Morgan's Men of Bourbon County, Kentucky, two prints of an 1898 Confederate Reunion, and one print of a ca. 1897-1900 reunion of Morgan's Men. The photographic collection was not donated to the University of Kentucky, and Special Collections has no knowledge of the collection's current location.
Contents of the Collection
Confederate Veteran's Reunion, July 1898; "Maj. Austin / J.W. Payne / J..E. Kerse / Mitch. Neal / A. J. Forsythe / J. W. Boulder / John Abrams / J.D. Perrin / Capt. Ed Taylor / G. T. Bradley / Thos. McIntyre / Russell Mann / Peter Mernaugh / Milton Wallace / C. H. Meng / J.T. Nesbitt / Jas. A Miller / John A. Miller / Miss Edna Miller" noted below original image on backing board, author unknown,, 1898
Confederate Veteran's Reunion, July, 1898; same reunion and many of the same individuals from Item #1; no identification key visible on copy print,, 1898
Confederate Veteran's Reunion, Morgan's Men, held at the home of Charles Henry Meng in North Middletown, Bourbon County, Kentucky (Meng was a private in the 9th Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C (C.S.A.)),, ca. 1900
Confederate Veteran's Reunion, Morgan's Men, held at the home of Charles Henry Meng in North Middletown, Bourbon County, Kentucky (Meng was a private in the 9th Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C (C.S.A.)),, 1907
Confederate Veteran's Reunion, Morgan's Men, held at the home of Charles Henry Meng in North Middletown, Bourbon County, Kentucky (Meng was a private in the 9th Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C (C.S.A.)),, 1907
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