Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-11
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erai cavalry erected pole, aud from il
tloated the flag Of the United States.
This flag they seized and carried Off with
them having il az the head OF their COZ
umn on the next day as they passed.
through UniOnville in this county. Leay
ing Pennington they came up the turn
pike towards Shelbyville three miles 20
Palmetto, the home of our worthy friends
Thomas Montgomery, Robert Montgom-
cry and Samuel Carpenter, which they
reached about l o'clock at night
Here Col. Morgan dressed in Federal
uniform, passed himself oil as Col. john
son of the Federal cavalry, and claimed
for himself and his party aid as such.
He succeeded for n while in imposine on
Mr.. Montgomery, but the disguise under
which Col Morgan and his souadsog
were concealed was penetrated by our
friend Montgomery's daughter, bright
eyed, intelligent girl, who detected the
difference in dress and equipments.
at this point Col Morgan commenced
taking the property Of our citizens. He
pressed seven horses of Mr. Thos. Mont
gomery's; one horse Of Samuel Carmen
ter, and appropriated for the use of his
squadron about four hundred dollars
worth of the goods in the store Of Mont
gomery and Carpenter and also about
fifty barrels OF Mr.. Montgomery's corn
and several hundred pounds Of bacon
chiefly hams-and without paying one
cent. Col. Morgan was told that one
OF the horses he was taking belonged 60
a son Of Mr.. Northumberland was IN
ff.o .oo,,,t,ta nj 81 Oct
Confederate army--he sneeringly replied:
"That such soldiers did not deserve to Do
protected gyel 90 stlr i3tf4 nia'9tsT
Leaving MOnfgOmery's at half-pasbG
o'clock on Sunday morning, the squadron
retraoed their steps TO Pennington. thence
going North along the Fishing Ford
road, until they reached a road leading
across Duck river at Whites bridge
the first bridge on the river east Of Co
lumbia,--- all the others having been
| burned by the ConfedeEates several weeks
ago. On crossing the bridge he pressed
two horses from William Crowel, then
passing through UnionVile, he was, a.
we learn, received with open arms by
| portion of our citizens, and covered with
bouquets by the ladies'. Beyond Union
vile, and near Alfred Ransom's, he took
from 7. b. Moore and Wilson Maxfeld
all the horses he had-valuabIe horses
and moved ON. These gentlamen ara
true and staunch Union men, add there
fore we deeply sympathize with them, as
we also do with those other good Union
men, William Crowel, Thomas Mont
geometry, Robert Montgomery, and Samuel
Carpenter for the loss they sustained.
Colonel Morgan and squadron was At
Unionyille about one o'clock in the after
noon. Phey passed on TO Rover, where
we hear they were guided by William q.
Hight TO Versailles and from there 20
Salem Camp Ground, where they CD
camped Saturday night
We hope that our informant is mistd
ken as to the active part taken by some
Of the citizens of Unionyillo and vicinity,
as well as Colonel lights course in re-
gard to the movements Of .hese parties
II they expect TO be treated as citizens,
they must remain citizens il they ex-
pect to be soldiers they had better en-
list at once and share the fate Of soldiers.
On Sunday Col Morgan and squadron
passed between Murfreesbore' aad Nash
ville near Smyrna, crossing the raiIgoad,
cutting the telegraph wire aud tearing up
a rail on the railroad, At this point
they came near capturing train on the
railroad, but fortunately failed. Cross
ing the railroad they passed on Sunday
over to Lebanon, in Wilson county,
reaching there on Sunday night; and the
information in another column will give
a full account Of the attack made on him
and his complete discontinue and route
During the whole time that this bold
movement was being made, they were
carefully watched, pursued and finally
routed. The Federal troops acted prompt
ly and efficiently. Too much praise can
not be bestowed on Col Prices command
at this place, and the command Of Lieut.
Col Merriweather Active. yigilaal and
energetic, they promptly and sedulously
engaged in the work. aud by long and
quick marches drove Col Morgan and his
command into the trap
We close this article By expressing
our utter failure in comDrehending the
motives that would induce Col. Morgan
TO make such foraY, unless il was b
seize the Bank Of Middle Tennessee, of
which we learn that ex.GOv Campbell
and S. Il. Motley arc the owners, and
who II Is stated were arrested al Lcbs-
non.
A MONEY VfCrORY. On Saturday the