Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-02
Gallant CAPT. Sohm III. Morgan Again.
The EaOaI Rarins Eeat Vet!


The newspaper fraternity owe heavy debt of
gratitude to that gallant partisan leader, Capt
John b. Morgan, of Kentucky, for furnishing
them, during the past few months, such abun-
dant material for the most spicy paragraphs and
interesting articles, by bis many dashing ex-
ploits against the Yankees. He is incessantly
On the move appearing suddenly and unex-
pectedly at one point, and within the next tWen-
ty-four hours quite as suddenly aud unexpect-
edly at some other place more than hundred
miles distant. He is a perfect terror to the Yam
KEGS, and has inspired them with greater fear
than all the army of Gen. Johnston besides.
His last feat we are just apprised of by gen
tleman direct from Louisville, andls the most
daring and successful we have yet recorded.
On Sunday, the 10Th inst, Capt. Morgan,
with forty of his men, suddenly appeared at
Gallatin, Tenn, twenty-eight miles the other
side of Nashville. After catching all the Union
men in the place, and cOnfning them in guard
house, Capt Morgan dressed in a Federal uni
form, proceeded TO the telegraph office at the
railroad depot, a short distance from the town
Entering the office, the following conversation
took place between Capt. Morgan and the tele-
graph operator, clustering fellow:
Capt. Morgan Good day, sir What news
have your 2"
Operator Nothing, sir. except it is reported
that that id rebel Capt. John Morgan, is this
side of the Cumberland with some of his cav
airy. / wish 1 could get sight of. the id
rascal. I'd make hole through him larger than
be would fnd pleasant"
While thus speaking, the operator drew tlDe
navy revolver and Aourished it as if to satisfy
his visitor hov desperately he would use the IN
sTUment in case be should meet with the famous
rebel captain.
"Doyou know who Tam " quickly remarked
Capt Morgan, continuing the conversation.
g I have not that pleasure" remarked the op-
orator.
well, am Capt. Morgan" responded that
gentleman
At these words the operators cheeks blanched,
his knees shook, the revolver dropped from his
hands, and he sunk to the floor. He literally
"wilted."
After the frightened individual had recovered
himself sufficiently, Capt Morgan required him
to telegraph some messages to Louisville, among
others, one to Prentice, of the Journal, politely
offering to act as his escort on his proposed visit
to Nashville Then taking the operator with
him as prisoner, Capt. Morgan with his men
awaited the arrival of the train from Bowling
Green for Nashville,
La due time the train came laundering in.
Capt. Morgan at once Sc zed it, and taking five
Federal officers who were passengers and the
engineer OF the train prisoners, be burned to GIN
uc1s al "a ttio Sftto Nibu iholI OOS64lloi anu biO
filing the locomotive with turpenGne, shut down
all the valves and started it towards Nashville
Before it had run eight hundred yards the seeu-
mutation of steam caused it to explode, shivering
it into thousand atoms. Capt Morgan then
started southwark with his prisoners and made
his way safety to the Confederate army.
The bridge over Barren river beyond Bowling
Green, has not yet been rebuilt ard the Federals
had only one locomotive and one train Of cars,
with which to do all their business between Bow
ling Green and Nashville. The serious damage
inflicted upon the FedeTals by this dsshing ex-
plot may be appreciated from this fact.-AHanta
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