... Thomas Metcalfe Campbell was our great-grandfather. He was born January 2, 1832, and died March 24, 1884. On December 22, 1853, he married Margaret Lucinda Banta. She was born May 28, 1833, and died Aug. 1, [?]. On October 22, 1861, he went to Prestonburg, Ky., and became a member of John Hunt Morgan's cavalry. He was First Lt. - Battalion Mounted Riflemen, Company D. ...
... Thomas Metcalfe Campbell attended school at Blue Licks and was taught by James G. Blaine. He served in the Mexican War and then became a Confederate captain. I have his old Confederate army blanket with the regimental numbers on it. I also have an old letter written to him by his brother, John Campbell, who was a major in the Union Army. John had arranged for Thomas' release from Federal prison for Thomas had been captured while serving under the cavalry general, John Hunt Morgan. I have a great many letters written by John and also his picture in uniform. ...
