The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-26
msrgan's Doings at Georgetown,
Kentucky.
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with Mr.. r. De Roode, merchant Of
Georgetown, KY, who left that place af-
ter Morgan's guerrillas took possession Of
it. From this gentleman, who is well
! known TO number Of our leading whole-
sale merchants as a man of veracity, we
CLEAN the following particulars OF the
capture of Georgetown by Morgan, and
the subsequent exploits OF himself and
men while they held the town:
Morgan's force, which did not exceed
$50 men, all mounted, reached George
town in the afternoon, entering the town
by the Frankfort turnpike. They rode
quietly and slowly up the main street Of
the town. When opposite the public
square they halted, and, forming-in two
lines, pulled off their hats and sung
"Cheer, boys, cheer" with will. Our
informant says that he never heard the
piece sung half 80 well before in his life.
After going through a few maneuvers
which they executed gracefully and skill
fully, the men were dismissed, being pre-
yiously ordered TO picket their horses
wherever they found convenient spot.
They cut up all the green corn on the
place Of DIR. Stephen f. Gano, living near
Georgetown, and fed it to their horses.
They took all the silver ware that they
could find about his house, and stripped
the building from garnet to cellar of bed
ding, bed-clothes, etc.
When the guerrillas left, many of them
were observed TO have silver gobets,
which they had taken from Dr. Gano's
residence, hanging on the pOmmel of their
saddles. This was the only private
house in or around Georgetown the guer-
rillas molested They visited nearly all
the stores, however, helping themselves
to whatever they took fancy to. They
did not break open the stores, but when
they came across one which was closed,
and which they desired TO enter, they
would very quietly intimate TO the pro-
J prietor that he had better throw open his
doors, which was done in every instance
: They purchased $500 worth of goods
, from Mr.. S. Il. Bolts, for which they paid
him 1920 in Confederate money. From
Henry Moody a Union man, they bought
} $3.50 worth of goods, paying the whole
+ amount in Confederate scrip. They also
supplied themselves with $500 worth of
! boots and shoes from the store of j. Il.
Gassner, a rebel sympathi2er, paying
= him 500 in Kentucky money and the
: remainder in shinplasters. Our infor-
8 mant thinks that the amount of goods
f taken out of Georgetown by the guer-
e rilas viii amount to $4,000. They got
D no money. All the money in the banks
Q amounting to S250,000 had been remov-
l ed before their arrival
! Mr.. De Roode lost couple of horses.
e He is we'll acquainted with John Morgan,
, and shook hands with him while he was
: in Georgetown. Morgan remarked to
him that he (De Roode) had been very
= active enemy of the Confederates and
that he deserved hanging, but that he
9 would not modest him He told De Roode
r that Kentucky would be free in ten days
that when the Confederate States achiev-
cd their independence they did not in.
. tend to have any id foreigners" among
them (Mr. De Roodc is a foreigner) and
q if, by chance any should get in, they
would not be allowed to vote. Morgan
q told our informant that he was at liberty
to leave the town whenever he liked
. which he lost no time in doing II,
II reached this city yesterday with his wifi,
= and family, having made the trip from
i Georgetown in a buggy, coming down III,
# old Lexington and Cincinnati pike
= through Williamstown.
r One of the exploits Of AIorgans men
in Georgetown, we forgot TO mention
, The Captain of one of the companies
;, Mississippian--too the beautiful sill
d flag Of the Home Guards Of Georgetown
h which cost Sll5 in Cincinnati few
j. months ago, and tying it to his horse
~ tail, charged up and down the streets 0
the place, until ii was torn into shreds
This feat was greatly applauded by hi
n men. The guerrillas also took all tn
Union flags in the town, large and small
and tore the stripes out of them, tyin
them around their hat as trophies,
al Morgan got seventy-six recruits i
ID Georgetown, and two hundred OF :i.e bes
of horses in the vicinity. He sent part,
E. down TO place called Stamping Grount
ne where they captured twenty five sick sol
Sc diers, whom they paroled. They also de
be stroyed large quantity of Government
I'd stores at Stamping Ground
e. The proprietor of the Georgetown Ho
up tel, Mr.. Sam. Thompson, who was Oh
as Provost Marshal of the place, was carrie
m away prisoner by Morgan. He quar-
OF tered his men in ThompsOn's hotel, an
er eat up every thing in the house, not leavin
st so much as a crust Of bread The OthC
r. hotel kept by Col. Pratt was served i
In the same way. They offered cash to tn
o. hotel-keeper, 500 in Confederate money
tie when they were about TO take their de
r. parture, which was not received,
W Mr. De Roode states that Morgan's me
L. are the best drilled horsemen he ever saw
They are nearly all Texas Rangers
They carry heavy horse pistols, cutlasse
carbines and swords of every size an
mr. pattern. They are not uniformed, bl
:, are splendidly mounted. Some of the
-" displayed Colts navy revolyers. Man
he had knives Of most astonishing siz
rs The men are large and villainous lOokiI
am as a general thing, They were II
dirtiest set our informant ever say
Some of them looked like they had n
k owned a clean shirt for months, Mar
d. threw away their old shirts, having G
ne new ones out OF the Georgetown store
he II will take weeks, our informant thinl
ed to clean up the two hotels in the place
"a the filth left by the rebels.
'Iin Morgan's men are exceedingly W,
| drilled, and are very yigi'ant While
NV Georgetown one Of their piokets blew /
W head off one night, while on duty, by 4
-, accidental discharge of his gun. Il
", Va report Of the weapon was heard
q. 81 Morgan, and although the most of
~ men were asleep, he had them all in th,
oro saddles and drawn up in line of bat
inside of ten minutes from the time
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