Nancy Hill Morgan

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During the Civil War, Nancy Hill Morgan cofounded the Nancy Harts Militia, a female military unit organized in LaGrange to protect the home front. Morgan, the wife of a Confederate soldier, served as captain of the militia.

Courtesy of Troup County Archives

Nancy Hill Morgan

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