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Bennett H. (Bennett Henderson) Young
1843–1919
A Kentucky lawyer, writer, and public figure whose life moved from Civil War notoriety to decades of civic and historical work in Louisville. He is especially remembered for leading the St. Albans Raid and later writing books and essays drawn from memory, politics, and regional history.
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Confederate wizards of the saddle being reminiscences and observations of one who rode with Morgan
by Bennett H. (Bennett Henderson) Young
About the author
Born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1843, Bennett Henderson Young studied at Centre College before the Civil War pulled him into military service. He joined John Hunt Morgan's command and became widely known for leading the 1864 St. Albans Raid, a Confederate attack launched from Canada into Vermont.
After the war, he rebuilt his life through study and public work. Sources from Kentucky and archival collections describe him as a Louisville attorney, author, and civic leader, and note that he also studied law in Ireland and Edinburgh before returning home. Over the years he became active in veterans' affairs and in preserving Civil War memory, while also publishing books of reminiscence and commentary.
Young died in Louisville in 1919. His career makes for a strikingly complicated author profile: soldier, lawyer, organizer, and prolific writer, with a life that reflects both the violence of the Civil War era and the long afterlife of its stories.