JOHN HUNT MORGAN SADDLE

AIRED: Season 2, Episode 9
THE DETECTIVE: Wes Cowan
THE PLACE: Paris, Kentucky

THE CASE:

A man in Paris, Kentucky, owns a beautifully preserved, Western-style saddle, believed to have been used by the Confederate general, John Hunt Morgan, on his famous raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio in July 1863.

Could this be a relic from one of the most audacious attacks launched by the South during the Civil War?

History Detective Wes Cowan is on the case and reveals a surprising personal connection: Wes' great-grandfather was actually one of "Morgan's Raiders" and was captured alongside Morgan during the historic raid.

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