Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-28
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F.yu toe Atsnga tfa} COMMONWEALTH. H4laa ls
Tie history AMI uuhsgging energy Of tAs
gallant utlvmal aut brave soldier, have attracted to
htu the aieu,ioa oi the nation and challenged it, ad-
uiTatiou. Posse -ad Of eu ample fortune. and So situated
as 20 enjoy life 90 the u.l-st extent, with scarcely q care
TO becIoni frs pathway. he generously gave mp al, and
and entered the service Of the Confederate State noby
resolving 70 stand or fail with them.
CsD- John II. Morgan we are informed by "a very in
telligsut gentleman who knows him and s commented
with his command. Is q descendant oi that noble old hero
Of revolutionary memory General DAME! Aofg1n He
Euow ony tbIty-tufse years OF age ana d consequent
I ly. iu -he prime aud vigOr Of manhood lie s a uetve of
{ Lexington. Ky where be had property valued at $500.
oug He mas been married but rs wife ded last Ish,
ehe-f tbra+ weeks before he linked has des1inies with his
beloved South, leaving hn ~caitlssa lis property hay
ing been couhscated, he Is Eow housetess Wletess. child
repubic.
Originally he was can'sa Of the Lexington Rifles,
which was company a Of Col Hans0ns regiment OF
the State Guard Of Kentucky but N crraareo" Win a
firm determination 20 die To def use Il ins rights OF his
section, rstler .hsu live where tHa-a rights we're tran-
pied upon, be left CaaP charity on ihe Right Of The -
Of ScftemberIast az The head of about forty i've or fifty
picked luen. A few were added TO his command on Che
way Sousb, and a la-g number Of refugees placed tLela-
selves under the protection Of his true and uusty wer-
SO that in ell he had with him between four and I've
hundred parso1s- ia-ge majority 1n&Frae5 refugee
with this handful Of troops and encountered wish this
responabie charge, tls gallant soiq'er ma'a5 SEA oy Ms
J3ir s- ssh and brewery TO make his v@g through q
tract OF country where were guhTeerea not eas uai my
thousand OF te enemy troops the ieader' o. "hich
were aware Of his design and on the alert and anxious TO
secure him aud those win him. after three days travel,
lur1g which the party only stopped 70 eat TINS heroic
band with those they protected. reached a place of safety
Oh Green river, within tls Confederate lines In bis
ee1rz TO intercept Q EN-, Gen. Saermnp aced Two ihou-
sand rOoPs az Magnolia, La Rue county KENTUCKY
out the viEilsut Morgan, alwsys Wateftul, asceTtalHed
the tact, ana disappointed them Of their prey, and eValed
th= $40 set for him by takiEg a different route. To
conduct such party over So long q march, through a
country filed with armed aHd uuarned eneaiiea on tie
watch for aim with fortified camps OF LfLcolnlies at
rn5rt intervals, regulret superior military skIls and iUdg-
mrutt and % eool4ess aud bra cry, as well as tact per
-essd by few. and should stamp thu man who could DO
Ills 5u5ssqe5u exploits, some Of which have been given
20 ths public, and al account Of others which We are
promised, fully prove him to be this Commander.
, Capt. aorsan.s s4HEt-on consists now CT fanr compa
MES, VI: bis own, sac Lexington Rides. which Is COM
pauv a company B, Capt Thomas w. allen, whose
arother, jock Alleu, IS on Breckenridge stat; company
G., sapL 6gwle=i aud company d, Capt Churcs"eii
and numbering iu al about four hundred and hfty men,
Morgan commands rs the senior captain, having 1ecHled
q superior appointment, because Ae Lad mAgnauiuousy
piad-cd himself to remain with and slarl the fate II hF
Draw .oLowers Hs command wear the pam costume
Of private citizens, and Capt Morgan Htnseii is without
an cisflgut niuE mark Rud atTsys rides with lis rifle
la hand sad ready Tor action
The adutant of the squadron IS Lieut. 3 Duke, who
na-rrd Capt Aorgan's sister the night before tue squad
ron ll.t Lexington. Each captain, many soaorliaate
Officers AID pr.Vl,es OF tails daring, dashiug body OF wsr
ra--, are represented 70 he well qualified to head ard
Lead tHcu 10 battle and 70 victory, should their id7lzed
composed Of heltacsiaus, the majority Of whom are
Utn ot wealth and influence, and moral and social
worth or Tie soas Of such robust stalwavt aid hardy,
d4 wen mounted ana amply eqHpped Their undglng
devotion 10 each other, their commanders, and the cause
they have ese5aseG, accoHnls for their srdor and visor,
Ike euvisoie Distinction they have aready Sc gl0riously
lavadersL osts. God grant rhatt e gallant ltorgaa and
as ofa e command mas De long spared TO sti1e terror
into treir hearts and that Tor every ono OF lLsm saint
5aousand may spfiag up to take his place aud aYenge his