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The Cumberland Gap Campaign
May to October, 1862
Morgan's Arrival Back In Ohio Described in Portsmouth Times
October 8. 1862
Web Author's Notes:
Below is an article which appeared in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times newspaper, on October 11, 1862, describing the arrival of Gen. George W. Morgan's army, including the 16th Ohio, having narrowly escaped disaster at Cumberland Gap, back in home territory at Wheelersburg, Ohio.
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