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Henry Lane Stone
Best known for his vivid Civil War memoir, this Kentucky-born lawyer wrote from firsthand experience in John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry. His work offers a personal, ground-level view of raids, prison escapes, and the divided loyalties of a border-state family.
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"Morgan's Men," a Narrative of Personal Experiences
by Henry Lane Stone
About the author
Born in Bath County, Kentucky, on January 17, 1842, and raised for a time in Indiana, Henry Lane Stone grew up in a family split by the Civil War. When war came, he chose the Confederate side and served in John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry, experiences he later turned into memoir and historical writing.
Stone is best remembered as the author of "Morgan's Men," a Narrative of Personal Experiences, a firsthand account of campaigning, capture, escape, and soldier life. Because he wrote from direct experience, his work remains valuable to readers interested in the Civil War as lived by one participant rather than told only from a distance.
After the war, he studied law and built a career as a Kentucky lawyer, later serving in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He died on March 31, 1922.