John Hunt Morgan captured at Salineville, ending Morgan's Raid

Background. Morgan's Raid was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into Union states, including Ohio. Morgan departed Tennessee on June 11, 1863, with 2,460 troopers to divert Union attention. He entered Indiana on July 8, violating orders to remain in Kentucky. The raid concluded when Morgan was flanked and cut off by U.S. forces at Salineville, near Lisbon, Ohio, on July 26, 1863.

The Capture. The Battle of Salineville occurred on July 26, 1863, near Salineville, Ohio. Union forces captured Morgan and his remaining cavalry, ending the raid. This was the northernmost military action involving an official command of the Confederate States Army. Morgan had been flanked and cut off by U.S. forces near Lisbon, Ohio, leading to his surrender and the conclusion of the campaign.

Aftermath. Following the capture, Ohio Governor David Tod led an inquiry into Morgan's surrender in July and August 1863. Morgan was escorted to Columbus, Ohio, where he and many of his officers were imprisoned in the Ohio Penitentiary. Many of his captured soldiers were sent to Camp Chase and other prisoner-of-war camps in the North.