Talk:John Hunt Morgan
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[edit] Terrorism
I am removing "Terrorism" from the "See also" section, because Morgan doesn't qualify as a terrorist. He attacked only military targets, and did not murder civilians. He and his men were more like Guerrilla fighters. Thjothvitnir 14:41, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- AGREE: Although, actually, Morgan's Raiders indeed did murder a couple civilians during Morgan's Raid, including a local preacher near Corydon (this story is included in my article on that battle in a past issue of Charge, a Civil War gaming / history publication). They did not attack just military targets, but robbed stores, post offices, farms, supply houses, and private citizens (see Horvith's excellent book). All that being said, the term "terrorist" was not in vogue in 1863, and guerilla is the proper and accepted terminology. Scott Mingus 15:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
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