Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
Depicted
John Hunt Morgan
(American, 1825 – 1864)
General John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864) on Horseback
ca. 1864
Brown ink and scratching out on paper, laid on heavier paper
Overall: 8 in. × 4 1/2 in. (20.3 × 11.4 cm)
Mat: 14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Mat: 14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Daniel Parish Jr.
1904.7
A native of Huntville, Alabama, Morgan was a Confederate cavalry commander in the Civil War. In September, 1864, while preparing for a raid on Knoxville, he was surprised and killed by Union forces near Greenville, Tennesee.
DescriptionPortraitInscribedFrom the former mount: "Genl. John H. Morgan, on a Raid. This sketch is probably an original, owned immediately after the Civil War by Conf. Major A. J. Kercheval, of Martinsburg, WVa., and later by Col. Alex. R. Boteler of Gen. Lee's staff, who copied it in oil. Although somewhat careless in part, the sketch was pronounced a very faithful one by many who saw or knew the famous Confederate raider."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Unidentified artist
ca. 1860-1864
1904.9b
