Morgan's raiders burn the depot and bridges at Salem, Indiana
July 10, 1863, Salem, Indiana.
- Date
- July 10, 1863
- Where
- Salem, Indiana
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 81 of 174
Morgan's cavalry crossed the Ohio River into Indiana and occupied Salem. They burned the large brick depot, every railcar on the track and the railroad bridges on each side of town, and demanded ransoms from the flour and grist mills. Over the whole raid Morgan destroyed 34 bridges and disrupted railroads at more than 60 places.
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