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Again on the march for Kentucky--Bushwhacking experience--The Confederate army enters the State--Service in front of Covington--Efforts to embarrass the retreat of the Federal General Morgan--Fight at Augusta--Retreat of the army from Kentucky--Morgan captures Lexington. 229 CHAPTER XI. Morgan's retreat through Southwestern Kentucky--At Gallatin again--Scouting and ambuscades--Driven from Gallatin--A week's fighting around Lebanon--Battle of Hartsville. 282 CHAPTER XII. December raid into Kentucky--Capture of Elizabethtown--Fighting at the Rolling Fork--Escape from the toils. 317 CHAPTER XIII. Service during the winter of '63 and '64--Cluke's raid into Kentucky--Battle of Milton--Defeat at Snow's Hill. 344 CHAPTER XIV. Service in Tennessee, and on the Cumberland in Kentucky--Fight at Greasy Creek--Active scouting--The division starts for the Ohio--Crossing of the Cumberland in the face of the enemy--Fights at Columbia, Green River and Lebanon--Crossing the Ohio--The militia objecting--Fight with the gunboats--March through Indiana and Ohio--Detour around Cincinnati--Defeat at Buffington. 388 CHAPTER XV. Life in prison--Escape of Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary--Exchange at Charleston. 463 CHAPTER XVI. Services of the remnant of Morgan's command while their General was in prison--Reception of General Morgan by the people of the South--He is assigned to command in Southwestern Virginia--Fight with Averill--Action at Dublin Depot--Last raid into Kentucky--Capture of Mt. Sterling--Severe engagement next day--Capture of Lexington--Success at Cynthiana--Defeat at Cynthiana--Retreat from Kentucky. 507 CHAPTER XVII. Death of Morgan--Grief of his men--Subsequent active service of his old command--Hard fight at Bull's Gap--A battle by moonlight, and a night-long chase--The Stoneman raid--Disaster at Kingsport--Fighting the enemy and the elements--Battle of Marion--Winter quarters at Abingdon--March to Charlotte after Lee's surrender--Escort to Jefferson Davis after Johnston's surrender--The last Council of War--Surrender at Woodstock. 529 HISTORY OF MORGAN'S CAVALRY. CHAPTER I.
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