Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-10-11
General Morgan.

Among the incidents connected with the clO.
sing years Of this rude but patriotic soldier, the
following originally published in the Winchester
Republican Of 1914, may be regarded as u
vincing in the narrator a singular combination
Of frankness, simplicity, and pathos;
The thunder-bolt Of war, this "brave
Morgan who never knew fear," was In camp
often wicked and very prOfane. but never 9
disbelioVer in religion. He testified that him.
self In his latter Year,, Gen. Morgan pro.
fessed religion, and united himself to the Pres.
byterian church in this place, under the pas.
torial care Of Rev. (now DR., Hill, who preach.
ed in this house some forty years, and may
now be heared occasionally on London street.
His last days were passed in this town; aud
while sinking to his grave he related 10 bis
minister the experience Of his soul, dPeopIe
thought" said he chat Daniel Morgan never
prayed people said old Morgan never was a.
Z aid people did not know. He then proceed.
ed to relate in his blunt manner, among many
other things, that the night they storIned Que.
bee, while waiting in the darkness and storm.
with his men paraded, for the word TO adj.
vance, he felt unhappy, the enterprise appear.
ed more than perlous it seemed 10 him that
nothing less than a miracle could bring them
of safe from an encounter at such an amazing
disadvantage. He stepped aside and kueslel
By the side Of q muntion Of war, and tten
most feryently prayed that the Lord God All.
mighty would be his shield and defence, for
nothing less than and Almighty arm could pro.
tect him. He continued on his knees TIL the
word passed along the lines. He fully beliey.
ed that bis safety during that night of peril
was from the interposition of God,
"Again he said about the battle Of the Cow,
mems. which covered him with 90 mucn elory
as a leader aud soldier. he had felt afraid
to SIGHT Tarleton with his numerous army,
flushed with success, and that he retreated as
long as he could, till his men complained --and
he could 20 no further. Drawing his army
| in three lines on the hillside contemplating
the scene-in the distance the glLtering of the
advancing enemy-he trembled for the fate Of
the day Going to the woods in the rear, he
kneeled in an old tree-top, and poured out 0
prayer to God for his army, for himself and
his country. With relieved spirits he ret urned
to the lines, and in rough manner cheered
them for the fight As he passed along they
answered him brayely. The terrible carnage
that followed the deadly aim of bis lines deci.
ded the victory In few moments Tarleton
fled. "Ah,' said he, "people SAID old Morgan
never foared;" they thought Old Morgan
never prayed, they did not know Old Nor
gan was miserably afraid" And if it had
not been in the circumstances Of the amazing
responsibility in which he was placed how
could he have been brave
" Tue last of his rifemen are gone, the
brave and hardy gallants OF this valley that va
; ded to Canada and stormed Quebec, are all
| gone-gone, too, are Morgan's sharp shooters
OF Saratoga; For long time two that shared
, his captivity in Canada were seen in this vii
lage, wasting away to shadows of their youth
r celebrating with enthusiasm the night Of their
battle, and the year rolled round-Peter
Lauck and John Schultz. But they have an
swered the rolI.call Of death, and have joined
their leader, the hardy Louck wondering that
Schultz, the feeblest Of the band, whom he
mad so often carried through the SHOWS OF Can,
ada, should outlive him. Thers is interest
round the last Of such corps"