The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-04
Narrow Escape of Gen Morgan

corrssp nds1t of the Atlanta Confedsracy
writes th- <ol;o.9ing account o: 9 narrow esosoe
from the Yankees. made by the dashIng Morgan
and vouches for lis truth. We see statements q!
the aams affair in other papers,
While Gec &ofssus command was az dsiIstin
hs received in oEnation tha: large division Of ii
Abolition a. my was approaching Nashville by the
way CT Tyree Springs. Es sccording!y aa.sc,ed
three hundred Men from the brigade for the Dur
posa OF snibushiug than ard csptuIing their W agon
train lie arrived at the ROAD just as the haa.i of
the Yankee column was approaching and. select.
Ing . good position, auccesjad Iii pouring a veFy
destrucrise frs into tnem. The General arranged
his rlsn on the eide of the road end Placing hiui-
ssi the head uf the line insrucsed ti.Ia TO To-.
tain their fire until he gave the signal which " "a
TO Ss the tTiEg If hts own pistol. Ths signal " =
given, and Immediately rhree hundred deuols. .ba
relied guns discharged rsa. into .Se midst Of
the Yankee horde.
Tho ffect gsa be imagined better than described
The whole column recoiied ia great confusion
and 1t was some tina before the enemy could re gan
t4eir eGuiiibrium. Our man had time to rsload and
ischarss smother vcilsy before their artillery Jud
be brought 70 bear On us Whan wo ,vere compel.
isd TO re,re General ade c,rcut to tie trsr
ana placing h!s IEaD Ia another good position, in
struetsd th na to await tas @pproach o. tbs ne at
brigade, while he rode on with OF his of aeI i
towards LousViile TO ascertain how far 1t WA. be-
hind
In this ride he captured sb 1ut s dozen prisoners,
most Of wncni we're Ulcers. Hs WIS so much
entertained uy this amuscment, that ho was gone
longer than Ae was aware. Ia the nleanl ime the
enemy finding out that onr men had taken IA pcs;.
tiou ia their sent .ck two reg uents of cayal.
r. ald drove thsm fr III their position TIE Gene
raj not being aware OF this rode back to where he
kad left his men. but what wss his surprise when
he found himSelf In front Of about two Thousand
"blus Coats The Addition officer Immediately
rode forward AID ordered hin to nait and demand
ed the ygnal Tie de.ersi replied What do you
mean, sir, By cemaocins signal Of officer OF uy
rank. III teach you, sir, bosv to insult g Goyern-
ment oficer, by demanding signals when you
should b. attending to othes matters Of greater n-
portence."
He then ordered them to opsn ths way fer col
umn Of infantry which be was goi3g back to brin =
up. The officer touched his hat, and inn ediately
gave way while Morgan rod through heir co.umn
as be would ride along be woulo address the stra3
giers, ordering them 10 move up" that they were
TO better lhan deserters, and only wanted Morgan
to catch them. They woud touch their hats and
move up brissly In the meantime the prisoners
" ho were oliowins the General we're eonvussi
with iaush,er thinking no doubt that he was their
prisoner, and they would the fun cut before
giving him up. If this was thair calculation they
were sadiy ds :eived for the General coming to u
pace in the lawn where the fence was lo~, put
spurs to his horse and bidding his captured officer
good day was soon out Of sight What muss have
been their reh sston when thsy beaeid him dsal'
pear from their sight have Io doubt they r..
ga-ded him al spirit This il every word true
hsvs mere stated the facts. You can dress them