New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-29
Gallant Capt. John H. morgan Ae.,e,
From the Atlanta confedersey, 2.h.1

FROM the Atlanta Gonfederacy, 2shl
The Mosr DARING FEAT YEr.-The newspaper
fraternity owe heavy debt of gratitude to that
gallant partisan leader, Capt. John e. Morgan, Of
kentucky, for furnishing them, during the pastfew
months, such abundant material for the most spicy
paragraphs and interesting articles, by hs many
dashlDg exploits against the Yankees. He isinces-
sanity on the move, appearing suddenly and unex-
pectediy at one point, and within the next twenty
four hours quite as suddenly and unexpectedly at
some other place more than a hundred miles dis
tant. he IS perfect terror to the Yankees and
has inspired them with greater fear than ali the
army OF Gen. Johnston besides. His last feat we
are Just apprised of by gentleman direct from
and Is the most daring andsuccessful we
On Sunday, the 18th inst, Capt. Morgan, with
forty of his men, suddenly appeared at Gailatin,
Tenn, tweety- eight miles the other side Of Nash
vile. After catching all the Union men in the
place, and combining them in guard-house, Can't
Morgan, dressed in a Federal uniform, proceeded
to the telegraph office at the railroad depot ashort
distance from the town. Entering the office, the
following conversation took place between Capt.
Morgan and the telegraph operator, clustering
Captain Morgan" Good day, sir! What news
Operator. - Nothing, sir, except it is reported
that that d-d Rebel, Capt. John Morgan, is this
side of the Cumberland with some OF his cavalry,
wish could get sight Of the d-d rascal. I'd,
| find pleasant
While thus speaking, the operator drew a hne
navy revolver and ourished it, as ii to satisfy his
visitor how desperately he would use the instru.,
ment, in case he should meet with the famous
Rebel Captain. ~ : =
Do you know who am ?v quietly remarked
Capt. Morgan, continuing the conversation,
:" have not that pleasure y remarked the oper-
ator. 80 = - : = : (,
well, am Capt. Morgan" responded that
gentleman. ~ f..-- - u < = a
:, At these words the operators cheeks blanohed,
his knees shook, the revolver dropped from his
hands, and he sunk to the floor. He literally
% twilted.n ~ gt5Ge-27 u 7g-s7--s $ :.
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. IF }555.ss - N a
In due time. the train came laundering in. Capt
Morgan at once seized it, and taking FIVE Federal
othcers who we're passengers and the engineer of
the train prisoners, he burned to cnders all of the
cars with their contents, and then filling the loco
motive with turpentine, shut down all the valves
and started it towards Nashville. Before it had
run eight hundred yards, the accumulation of
thousand atoms. Capt. Morgan then started
southwark with his iprisoners and made his way
safely to the Confederate camp. 9tl-
The bridge over Barren River beyond Bowling
Green, has not yet been rebuilt, and. the Federas
had only one locomotive and one train of cars,
with which to do all their business between Bowl.
ing Green and Nashville The serious damage in.
ficted upon the Federals by this dashing exploit
may be appreciated from this fact. ~ aa- -7, X.