Morgan, John Hunt (1825-1864) [Proclamation! To the people of Estill]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08176 Author/Creator: Morgan, John Hunt (1825-1864) Place Written: Irvine, Kentucky Type: Broadside Date: 22 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
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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