Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-28
COL. MORGAN IN TENNESSEE.


The Knoxville Register of the 14th inst has the
following interesting letter in relation to Col Nor
CAMS movements:
SPARTA Tenn, May g. 1862
We left Corinth on the Goth of April, and crossed
the Tennessee river on the Goth and 9th, arrived
at Lawrenceburg on the 3lst learned the Federals
were in possession of Pulaski, and on May day
we had froc with them, in which we took 200
and a officers, including Gen. Mitchelrs son. killed
10, and lost none. The country had become
alarmed. and troops were sent to the Tennessee
river to cut us Off We continued on the next
morning. and encamped Is miles from Shelbyville
that night. Marched the Sd, and cncamped within
six miles of Murfreesboro' at night.
At dawn on the 4th our pickets and the Federal
pickets had an engagement, We passed around the
place and crossed the Nashville and Murfreesboro'
pike to Smyrna where We tore up the railroad track
and cut the telegraph wire, attacked battery and
received dispatch that was being transmitted to
Col. S. Mathews, commanding at Nashville relative
to our being in the vicinity, and the cavalry that
had been sent IN pursuit of u.s.. Col. Morgan an
swered it in Col. Mathews name, and ordered the
cavalry to Shelbyvlle, saying that it about to
be attacked by Gen. Price. We arrived at Lebanon
at night the 4th, the men and horses being great
ly fatgued, and considered that We had eluded pur
suit for the present. a..
At dawn, on the 5th, our pickets were driven in,
o1 oSoiS ou ihSh SOuiu SCI W uOISe, tile eilcHlJ
was upon us in overwhelming numbers COL Nor
gan and Lieut.. Col. Wood, (of West Adams's regi-
ment) after most desperate efforts, succeeded in
getting the men collected, and the most desperate
lighting ensued that is record but all of no avail
Our small force of $50 men, though the bravest of
the brave, were surrounded by legions, estimated
and since known to be 1000 strong. Col. Morgan
charged through them with about 100 men, and
took the'road leading to Carthage, which is on the
Cumberland river 20 miles distant. Col. Wood
and men were driven to the College where they
fought until IL O'clock refusing to surrender, al
though they were well aware that they were cut off
from all passes of escape, and that artillery would
be brought to bear on them in short time, until
their ammunition gave out and the citizens had
begged them to give up for the Federals were about
to burn the town.
Col. Morgan arrived at this place with 40 men
the next day. arrived some four hours later with
81 Our men have been coming in at all hours
SINCE We have now here something over 100, and
are expecting more.
Gen. Dumont, Col. Woolford and Pennsylvania
colonel were taken prisoners carly in the action in
town, and as soon as they made known their rank,
their swords were restored to them again by our
gallant Colonel NJ
The fight was kept up the whole distance from
Lebanon to Carthage, and volley of so guns were
fired at Colonel Morgan as he climbed the bank
after crossing the river
The account is necessarily very imperfect in its
most interesting details, for the time that was al
otteo Tor writing before the leaving of the gentle
man VINO is to be the bearer is so short that it ex-
cludes all OF particular character In haste,
M. GORDON E. NILES,
Refugee, Editor and Publisher of the Lockport.
N. T., Daily Ado. and Dem.
P. S.-Coi. Morgan and men are in ,ood he,,tb
and sprits but greatly fatgued, and It viii not be
but short time before the Yankees will, ho,r for,
us again.
We clip the following dispatches from the Rich.
mond Di.patch:
From Corinth
CoR1NTH, May 1S-cia Mobile 19th.-ue.vv eli.
mishing took place yesterday and to day. The enc.
my attacked our pickets along the centre and
brought up their artillery, when the fighting be.
came very severe. Our casualties are forty KILLED
and wounded. We took several prisoners. A battle il
expected daily. ~
Gen. Beauregard has issued an order awarding
badge Of merit to every officer and soldier distin
gushing himselfin battles hereafter-the names o
such to be reported to q military commission, o.
whose recommendation he will receive the rewar
ofpatriotism from the hands of the General
CoRNrH, May discriminating continues slon
the 'front.' with no general result
The following order was issued to-day:
CoRNrH, May 19.-General orders for the infor
nation Of this army.
The following general orders of Major Genera
Butler, commanding at New Orleans, will be rea
at dress isrs
New Orleans May 18th.
the officers aud soldiers of the United State
subject to repeated insults from womel