Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-10
ANOEHER GALLANT EXPLOIT.

C~dAIIANOOuA Apfu Is loO<.
EDITOR APPEAL: Presuming you would ike
to know it, Venture to give you an account Of
the gallant Captain Jno. H Morgan's last, and
think, best feat on record.
A short time since, and just before he fell back
from Murfreesboro, Capt. Morgan took one man,
40 unusual thing with him, and went on a scout.
The two wearing Federal uniforms on this occa,
sion, came up t. two Federal pickets. To take
and disarm 'hese was an easy job, when the
Captain left his man in charge Of the prisoners
and proceeded, alone. While riding rapidly,
he came to a sudden turn in the road where he
saw six Federal pickets at a house close by.
Without the slightest hesitation he rode MP and
found five men standing at the fence holding
their horses, and one in the yard near the door
OF the house. On stopping, the Captain asked
= person If he knew the name of the man at the
door, ami was told it was BuTnes He turned
and called BurneS by name to come TO him,
which order was instantly Obeyed. The Captain
then asked BuTnes If that was mis- picket stand,
to which he replied, it was not. Captain NJ
asked him If that was the way be attended to his
duties, to which BuTnes replied that they had
come to get some water. Captain NJ. then told
him he was under arrest and took his pistols and
sabre from him He then asked Burnes the
names of the other five, and called them up on-
at a time, and disarmed each AS he came, pass
ing the saOers all to BuTnes. After disaTming the
whole OF them, he ordered them 20 mount lheu
horses and proceed to camp which they did, but
We're thundeIstruCk by the Captain pointing
south with his pistol, and st the same time
saving, Men this is your rOute-I am John
Morgan"
Iuey soon reached the spot where the other
rwO had been left and found them all right
Here Captain N. handed his man a part Of HI
load Of pistols. BuTues sill carrying all the
sabres. From this point they marched in order
led by the " Morgan scout and followed by ths
gallant partiz4n himself, and arrived at camp
several hours after night.
The trophies of the scout we're eight Federal
soldiers eight sabres and sixteen huIed cylinder
Colt S navy pistols and eight horses withsaddles,
brides, etc, complete.
The next morning one of the prisoners, a stout,
fine looking fellow, said TO the captain; Nor
gan, ! have often heard of your leats aud never
believed them, nor did l believe any one man
could fake me prisoner, much less one man take
SIX l shall be ashaAed to 90 home again or &C
knowledge l was in the war, for | profess TO be
a fighting man, | think 1 can whip you, sure
to which the captain pleasantly replied Oh
never ind, we will take good rare Of you, your
pay will 60 on, and you will run no risk Of being
killed.
We think, Mr.. Editor, that Capt. Morgan's
feat of capturing iorty-One men and horses, with
twenty men, which be brought in all safe, a
great feat, but the one l have related caps the
climax.
This is true, for the capturing was Witnessed
by Mr.. Jas. MOrrell, an old citizen of Davidson
county, whom 1 should have mentioned was
present. He was passing at the time and was
ordered by Capt. Morgan not to leave until after
he had gotten off with his party.
Anrrra e