In One of Morgan’s Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry, editor Kent Masterson Brown presents the recollections of John Porter, a soldier who served with General John Hunt Morgan's Confederate cavalry in many significant campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee. Porter was a 21-year-old native of Butler County in 1861 when the war began. As the son of a family of slave owners, Porter identified with the Southern cause and enlisted that fall when Confederate forces invaded western Kentucky. In 1872, Porter began writing detailed memoirs of his experiences during the war years, including tales of scouting behind enemy lines, sabotaging a Union train, being captured and held as a prisoner of war, and searching for an army to join after his release.

Editor Kent Masterson Brown spent several years preparing Porter’s memoir for publication, clarifying details and adding annotations to provide historical context. Porter’s post-war reminiscences demonstrate both a keenly observant eye and an engagingly anecdotal voice. This is a compelling firsthand account of the life of a remarkable Confederate soldier.

Kent Masterson Brown is the creator of the magazine The Civil War. He is the author or editor of several books, including Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander, Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign, and The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State.

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