8 July – 1863 – on the Mauckport Road, Harrison County, IN. Peter Glenn, a respected local farmer and Union loyalist, is killed by troops of John Hunt Morgan. His son John is seriously wounded. [Funk, p. 110-120] (These are relatives of mine, I think.) 1871 – Scott township, Harrison County, IN. Midnight. James N. Keen, about 30 years old, is dragged from his bed by some 20 men, tied to a tree and lashed with hickory sticks until the blood runs down onto the ground. He is thought to be a petty thief. He is told to collect himself and his belongings and leave the county. This is the first assault attributed to the “white caps.” [Griffin 2, p. 354]
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