One of Morgan's Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry

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Copyright © 2011 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 Frontispiece: Lieutenant John Marion Porter, from an ambrotype probably taken while he was a prisoner of war. (Courtesy of Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky.) All maps prepared by the editor. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884. One of Morgan’s men : memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry / edited by Kent Masterson Brown. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-2989-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8131-2990-7 (ebook) 1. Porter, John Marion, 1839-1884. 2. Confederate States of America. Army. Morgan’s Cavalry Division. 3. Confederate States of America. Army. Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, 9th. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives, Confederate. 5. Kentucky—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives, Confederate. 6. Soldiers—Kentucky—Biography. I. Brown, Kent Masterson, 1949- II. Title. E547.M8P67 2011 973.7’82—dc22 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses To all the wonderful and generous people who form the community known as Apostles Anglican Church, Lexington, Kentucky, I very proudly dedicate this book. K.M.B. ...