The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-31
The Morgan Raid into Kentucky.
AL ELIzABETHTOwN.
fhe Capture Of cur FGrces at Null
drOugh's Hill.
of the Trestle-Work.
FACTS AND UMORS.
FORCE USDER MORGAN'S COMMAND.

Edti ihNO Jul AOtdlC hoo |
become more serious and destructive !
than even those who INDUCED the great
est confidence in his skill had anticipated. |
Our latest information represents him at
five clock last evening in possession of
the tunnel at Muldroughs Hill and the
trestle-work in that vicinity. The Quar-
termaster of the Seventy-frst Indiana In
fantry, which corps had been detached
to guard the tunnel and trestle-work,
managed to make his escape from his
command yesterday morning, and ar
rived here last evening, bringing intelli-
gence that may be regarded as reliable
The history of the fight at Elizabeth
town on Saturday and the surrender of
the Ninety-6rst Illinois Infantry, Lieut.
Col Smith, commanding, is pretty gem
orally known. Lieut. Col Smith men
occupied the stockades where the de-
mand was made by Morgan for the sur
render, and refusing to lay down their
arms, the rebels opened upon them with
two six-pounders and two underground
cannon, destroying the defences in a
short time. Having no artillery where
with to reply, Lieut. Col Smiths men
fled to the public square, occupying the
Courthouse and adjoining buildings.
Thus covered they made a sharp resist
ance, but were overpowered, surrender
ed, and paroled Lieut.. Col Smiths
command embraced FIVE hundred men.
The rebels fired no less than forty rounds
at the stockades before they were aban-
doned by our troops. 1t is said that the
surrender was made by Lieut.. Seibock,
without the knowledge of the command
ing officer, and that subsequently Capt
James fought the rebels from his position
for three hours. In recognition of his
gallant conduct, John Morgan permitted
Capt James to retain his side-arms.
The heavy cannonading herad in this
vicinity on Saturday was at Elizabeth
town.
The dearest object of Morgan's dash
into kentucky was, no debut, the des-
truction of the immense trestie- work in
the vicinity of Muldrough's Hill, an i'm
provement that it will require great ex-
penditure of time and money to replace.
This object he has fully accomslished.
This important work, it seems, was
guarded by the Seventy-frst Indiana reg
iment, numbering in its present condl-
| ton about six hundred meu. They were
supplied with earthworks on the hill
There were also two pieces of artillery
there of small calbre, but, as they had
no supplies Of ammunition for them, the
guns were useless,
Morgan, with his force, arrived at the
Hill at an early hour yesterday morning
one account says at FIVE o'clock, and
another at six o'clock. One company
| of Federal troops who were doing picket
duty were captured, and the remainder
of the force made a rapid movement for
their carthworks. at this iuncture a
flag of truce was sent in by the rebels,
demanding an unconditional surrender
opened upon them with his cannon y
Fight at long range, in which few if any
casualties occurred was kept up until
! five q clock last evening, when the firing
ceased, the Fcderals surrendering to the
superior rebel force. The surrender
forced, the destruction of the trestle-
work was easily accomplished.
The Colonel of the Seventy-first lndl-
ana, who had been in this city, left by
the train at two o'clock yesterday morn
ing to join his regiment, and command
ed his men during the fight
OF course the town was more or less
excited last night at the recital of the
various rumors current 1t was said
that Morgan had appeared with his com
/. mand at the Rolling Fork Bridge at an
early hour yesterday morning; that the
! Federal troops there had surrendered
l and that the bridge over that stream haC
been destroyed that the rebel advance
had made their appearance at Sheperds
vile, having given Lebanon junction thu
90 by; and that fight was imminent a
J the Salt river bridge All these rumor
d were untrue.
e A train arrived at this city at halfpas
seven clock last evening from Lebanon
Junction. Gen. Gilbert, who is in CON
u mand Of the forces on the Nashvill
1t road, returning to The city by that COZ
n veyance. A train was at Sheperdsyill
at twelve o clock last night, under orde'
to await instructions from the mliitd
authorities here At twelve o clock
night telegraph communication a.
o. the line of the road extended only6o.
as Sheperdsville, the operators aton
non junction and Bardstown )
having deserted their posts. o that
,b We are not of those who BIO the
Morgan will make an adyGno the
Us Ohio river. His object in .ommuni-
he State was to cut oil railrNasbville
er cation between this city 81 the Cum.
TO in order to deprive the aplies. This
10 berland of its regular to the road
nc object, so far as the Emphasized, and
as was desired, has beera will attempt
ay and Morgan hencel5rt that Kirby
IN his escape, if thexith a poweafll
n Smith is in his rtrue
army should notiil in his design of
But Morgan fmy of Gen. Rose.
embarrassing of receiving subsist-
to Grams in the ARE that there are snp.
eli. ence. We ae sufficient to meet the
ms plies at Me army for a month to
necessitiehave no dount that the
come, anof the Cumberland river
20 ereeSent ITS navigation by steamers
VII. " Fnt above the shoals.
WV W ,dvised that the force under
w command, which crossed the
V of Sto I'D, embraces two brigades,
lin W organ and the brigade com.
~ ln"by Gen. Abe Buford Tbasa