Union General Edward Hobson

ID: 1602
This file appears in: Morgan's Last Raid
Union General Edward Hobson

General Hobson was commanding Union forces at Cynthiana when John Hunt Morgan's men attacked in June 1864. General Hobson was a foe of General Morgan prior to Morgan's last raid on Kentucky, as he had pursed Morgan for much of Civil War. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Morgan's Last Raid

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #700 in Johnson County commemorates John Hunt Morgan's 1864 retreat through Paintsville to Virginia. This was during Morgan's last Kentucky raid during the Civil War. Morgan's command consisted of approximately…