Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-08
THE WAR IN THE WEST.
THsLArRhxrKDITIoN INTO X KNrUCk,

INTERESTING pErAUs-MoReASs OFFICIAL RreoRT-
TELleRAPBINa ExrRAoRDIsAkY- REHARKABIs AID
vEeIURES
From detailed accounts in the Atlanta Oonfederacy
and Knoxville Register, ncludng Colonel horgsns Off
cal repOrt have compiled The following narrative o.
Col Jchn f. MOrgau's brilliant aud memorable sIPsd'
ton into Kentucky:
THk DEPAK1UKE-ARRIvAL AT ToNrKIksvILLr.
Tho command, consisting OF Col. hargsn's regiment
Win two moantan hcwitzSrs. Col A. A Hunts Geofgis
regiment Of partzIn rangers aud Mel Dr Gsnos isd
ct Texan rangers, numbering in all about 500 men
left ROCKVILLE on the All Of July.
The morning of the third d,y out just at daylight
they "suddeuly turned up" at Tompkinsvlle, Monroe
county KY sixty miles northeast OF Nashville where
Yankee regiment was ercImpsd. twas complete sur
prissa IS unexpected to the Yankees Eho were snooz
ing in fancied security clap of taunder in clear
sky In this engagement Colone Hunt was woundt
severely by ball. which shattered his thigh. The shot
was fron gun in the hands Of some one Of our own
men.
The frightened hyiOg Yankees we're pursued fourteen
miles, till they utterly routed and scattered In every
direction. As heretofore reported, the COMMANDER OF
their regiment captured, with large qlAoIry ei
Wagons hores aud mules, Euperby c.parisoned an in
mer Sc amount Of ooRnissary and quartenasiers stores
also considerable Iun0,r OF splendid glnS Tneie
were a. saved With the horses mules and wagons, and
whatever could be carried IN them they were SAINT back
u Knoxville, where they eaely arrived In few dsya
MORGAN PRecrrDs TO GLASGOW AND HoRs. CAVE
We reached Ga gov at midnight There were but
fsF Federal troops town. who fed at our approach
We took possession Of the town, and in the mnrnng,
eommhsary stoies, clothing, g., together With large
supply OF medical stores found there, were burnt and
she guns taken we're distributed among the command,
200 OF whom uaarmed when we Left Rockville.
Fam GLASGOW We proceeded along the main Lexington
road 10 Barren river hating short time point near
No. nf ipct 10
e intended destroying the railroad bridge between
BJHog Green and Woodsonyille. While here, h5rgsn,
Nth eight oheIs left the command AID proceed 10 the
railroad Horsc Gave, connected our pocket iustru
nent with the telegraph Wlres, and remained there 81
night IN severe thund Storm n.erceping dispatches,
from which gained INTEL gence Of the movements and
l.rsr gtn Of the Federal forces at various points.
The telegraph operator who accompanied Morgan, was
NJ & A Ellsworth. Iu hii report, he says;
It uld be plainly perceived from the tenor of the
private messages, that NTgIs ia tbs country sSd
III Cgi,rs 6eud money GIi vAusbes by raifoad were
eogateImac dejss they sEppO,ed Lizzie did the cpeI
Ilpr al Louisville think all hs work would hsve to be
r, psated the next day. Louisville also sent the
OIL the day. and iuu5 we're furnished with N9E YorI
AID Washington dales OF that day. DUNG The whole
Of Il "a time it raining heavily aud my stuitou
NIs any thing but agreeable one-sitDg 10 the mud
Si,h my feet Ia the wa.er up 20 mi knees. At eleven
JcCck, P. tire General being sGlithed that We had
drained Lou s7lis Of news concluded 10 close for the
a,ght ami gave the following message to send, da.
- and sgniDg IS below;
Q. NASHVILLE, July 10.
TO Henry Dent, Provost haTstai L.u.svle:
General Forrest commanding a brigade, attacked
Shore routing forces aud is now moving on
.slviie. Morgan reported to be between ScottsVile
AID latin, and viii act In concert with Forrest is
oae1ed. Iaform The General commanding.
"sTASLIr NArTHAws, Provost Marshall"
an not aware that General Morgan claims 10 be q
prophet the Vi prophet, but Forrest did attack
Hur;setsboro' and rout the enemy. The taking Of
Nurire,sbsO' by Forrest three days aerwards-on
h. lsh)"
wuAT TcoE PLACE AT LEBANON.
We copy the following iIom Gen. hOrgan's official 70
port
From Glasgow proceeded along the main Lexington
road Barreu river hAr for time near Cave City
nv obi ct being to induce The belief that intended de-
sroyug the railroad bridge between Bowling Green and
Woodsoayile caused the wires counCcIirg with port
able baery that carried wi'h me- 10 bs attached 10 the
elegraph line Horse Cave, and intercepted mum.
DER Of dispatches
A, Burcn River detached :hres companies under
OPP. Jack Allen 10 forward rapidly and destroy
ae Sal; River bridge that the troops along the line Of
railroad ght be prevented from urnng Louisville.
"a the following morli;g moved on towards L,bs
non distant thirty i've miles from BIrren river At IL
o'cock at night reached the bridge over the Rol &
nix, rifles IRON lebanon Tue enemy mad received
Information OF my approach from their spies, and my
advance guard ~as fred upon AZ the bridge. After q
lit the io!ce IS the bridge dispersed, end the
Anks vSich had been torn up having been replaced
toe command moved forward 10 Lebanon. About two
miles from the Own skIush comm need between two
2enies that caused to tisnouut aud deploy and
torres Of the enemy posted upon the read which WIS
spou ended by his dispersion Gnd capture. Lieut. Col
A Y. Johnson, commanding the troops 10 the town. sur
rendered and entered the place The prisoners takeu
IN number about sky 1--WE, were piroed
took immediate possession OF tho telegraph and In.
s'rcepted d despatch to COL Johnson informing him that
OIL UNens with the 60h Indiana Regiment, had been
cent to his assistance 80 at dispatched q compa
ny Of Texan Rangers, under G4no, 70 destroy the
railroad bridge on the Lebanon Branch which he sue
csssuly accomplished in time to prevsot the arrival OF
the troops. | burned two long buildings ful of Com
misery Stores consisting Of upwards OF 6ge hundred
scks Of c1fe, and large amount OF ali O.her supplies
in buk, marked Tor the army at Cur b,rlaad Gap | A.
desuoyto very large Bm5unt OF clothing, b1ots &
buried the h sptal budIr g. which nrpeared 10 have
been recently erected AID led up together With ABBOTT
thirty five wagons and i'ty.thrre nov Gmbul5ncss
found in the place large store OF medicines five lhous
d stand Of arms with etc u,remen,s, about two tnous
AID saSres and immcrs ql.tuy Of amuui iou she'll
a.. ! distributed the beet arms among my command
1ai .taied wagon with them TO b, given 10 tie TO
ais tbat exp Gtsd 20 jim me. | lolded one
Wizon with RuGnition. Tae remand r OF the arms
tsoyed.
CoLLcQUT BT TELEGRAPH.
Mr. Ellsworth, in HE report states tina. at 7S0 an ope
rsor igned Z" commenced calling "B," which he had
a'ceriaiued BY the books 10 the o.e, was the signal
fOs the Lebanon tf,e lie answered tie call when tie
following conversation between ~ and himsli took
plsre;
ITO Lebanon: What pe.s; any more sklI mshing al.
:er your last message ?"
TO ~ No. We GROVE what little cavalry there sss,
away"
10 B.: Has the ire nj rvdy,tT
To No. About LOW many troops on traE :"
TO b: 5O0-s0h Indiana, commanded by Colonel
CIV a."
Ny curiosity being excited as TO what sson " -os,
AID 10 aseeran ~ihou. creating any suspicion, adop.
cd tho fnlosiug plA,:
"To gen lepsu bore 10 tho rs, bats re tue
ogsrs you Cannot spl Che rans Of your station
rectJ."
TO 'B: Take the bet LobsuorJune Ito n.