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Morgan's Raid through Indiana was an historical event that took place during the War of Northern Aggression, between July 8-13, 1863. John Hunt Morgan was in the midst of his 1000+ mile cavalry raid into Northern states, known as Morgan's Raid.

When the Raiders reached Versailles, Indiana, they confiscated $5,000 from the Ripley County, Indiana treasury and captured 300 militia members. Among the items stolen by some of the Raiders was the officers badges of Versailles Lodge #7. These were made from silver dollars, and had been used for twenty years. As Morgan himself was a Freemason, he ordered the badges returned, and punished those that stole them. As of 1968 Versailles Lodge has placed the badges in a glass case, due to their historical value.