John Hunt Morgan Escape Route

Historical marker location:

Union, Kentucky

( 8850 Hwy. 42, Union)

On Nov. 28, 1863, after escaping from Ohio Penitentiary & taking a train to Cincinnati, CSA Gen. John Hunt Morgan & Capt. Thomas Hines crossed the Ohio River to Ludlow. Sympathetic Boone County residents, as well as Big Bone Baptist Church, gave them food, shelter & supplies. They rode into Gallatin Co. the following night. See map over

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This map shows the route taken by Gen. Morgan and Capt. Hines from North to South through Boone County on Nov. 28 & 29, 1863. Also shown are the contacts and stops they made along the way.

John Hunt Morgan Ohio River