Lot 11
Burnside, Ambrose E. -- Civil War-date Pass to Visit Rebel Prisoners, Probably From Morgan's Raid (1824-81) Union general. Autograph pass signed, "A E Burnside" as Major General, one page, 8 x 5", on letterhead of Head-Quarters Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, July 23, 1863. In part: "Guards will pass Mrs. York…to the city prison to see the rebel prisoners for ½ hour." Small ink blot at lower edge, else fine.
The rebel prisoners were probably from "Morgan's Raid." Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan, launched a 1,000 mile raid, beginning in Tennessee and ending in northern Ohio, in July 1863, hoping to divert Union troops from Gettysburg and Vicksburg. On July 13, General Burnside declared martial law in Cincinnati, all business was suspended until further orders, and all citizens were required to organize. On July 19, 1863, some 700 of Morgan's men were intercepted by Union gunboats while trying to cross the Ohio River into West Virginia. On July 26, near Salineville, Ohio, Morgan and the remainder of his troops were forced to surrender. He escaped on November 26 but most of his troops remained in prison for the rest of the war. Although a great publicity stunt, Morgan's raid, which had been carried out against Braxton Bragg's specific order not to cross the river, gained no tactical advantage for the Confederacy and the loss of his light cavalry was a major setback. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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