1901 Reunion of the Second Kentucky Cavalry,CSA
There are twenty-nine members alive of Company F, Morgan's Second Kentucky Regiment. Of this number, fifteen met at the home of their comrade, D.A. Campbell, Memphis, May 28, 1901, and were guests of his home during the reunion
N. W. Lea (Captain), Clarksdale, Mississippi
Houston Hopkins (First Lieutenant), Augusta, Arkansas
D.A. Campbell (Orderly Sergeant), Memphis, Tennessee
R. A. McWilliams, George Finley, R. E. Dejarnett, H. C. Moore, and W. A. Jones, Holly Springs, Mississippi
G. H. Black, Lafayette, Alabama
W. C. Hamner, Water Valley, Mississippi
C. G. Sharp, Lexington, Kentucky
J. W. Cunningham, Warren, Arkansas
John Crump, Lula, Mississippi
T. J. Ross, Trion Factory, Georgia
Hi Rodgers, Shreveport, Louisiana
James Sims, Nashville, Tennessee
This company was organized at Holly Springs, Miss., with Thomas Webber as captain, and joined John H. Morgan when he had only a battalion.
Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol.IX, No.6
Thank you to Bobby Mitchell of the Kit Mott, Camp # 1379, in Holly Springs, MS for providing this information.
Regimental Flag of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry
This is the original regimental colors of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.
However, it was later used by General Basil Duke as the flag of Morgan's
Brigade. It was given to Morgan's mother,
Henrietta Morgan, after Duke's surrender in Georgia in May, 1865
and was cherished by her until her death in 1891.
The flag is now part of the collection of the Filson Club in Louisville, KY;
and maybe also be seen in the print "Thunderbolt" by artist John Paul Strain (detail seen below).
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Hoist: 30" ; Canton 19" x 19" ; 14 Stars, including a KY Star
Colors: Stars are white on a blue canton, the outer bars are red,
seperated by a white center bar. The flag is silk with a silk tape border, and
was attached to the pole by two pairs of ties of white silk in gold cord
intermixed.
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Special thanks to Bill Bright, assistant curator of the Kentucky Military
History Museum of Frankfort, KY for providing this information.
Trooper G. W. Bowman
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Greeneville, Tennessee
(Sites Associated With Morgan's Last Stand)
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1867 Reunion of Morgan's Kentucky Confederate Cavalry
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