Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 [Proclamation! To the people of Estill]

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GLC#
GLC08176
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
22 September 1862
Author/Creator
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864
Title
[Proclamation! To the people of Estill]
Place Written
Irvine, Kentucky
Pagination
1 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Countersigned by R. A. Alston. Message from the Commanding General ordering the Home Guards to come in immediately and give up their arms. Those who do not will be regarded as enemies of the Government, those that do will be treated as private citizens. Indicates that any citizen who ambushes soldiers, "bushwhackers," will be ordered found and shot. "If any of our men are fired on I will lay waste the entire surrounding neighborhood." Morgan was a Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War, famed for his daring cavalry raids behind Union lines.

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