, 1863-08-01
0!)i1aqu Qribu11e.;
The Details OF she Capture OF John
1EDfWHn.
fF1om the Cipcfsn.t1 Commercial, 3th nlt,1

| The Details OF .ae capture Of John
Morgan.
| TF1om the Cipcfup.;1 Commercial, 81th ult1
Between ,lc telegraph and our CORRESPOND.
| the Te2atr. Of The tbnaAe7riul !ayu been thor.
| ongbly informed Of the movements ot John
!! Mo,gan siuce be crossed the Oh13 River =,
DradenbuIg, snd the efforts made to overhaul
and capture him. The concluding scenes tt
this extraordinary episode In the war have
not, however, been accurately aud fullv
stated. and we give them as fnliy a. possibi.
from the oral narration Of Msjor George ".
Aue, Of the 6tA Kentucky cavalry, who was
the Immediate cause of Morgan's surrender.
In dofng so, We omit what t4,ok place at
other points aud Under other officers, because
their movements have been duly chrontcled
and published.
midnight On the esd Inst, Major Rne,
commanding e detachmenta Of the 9th and 11th
Kentucky and 8th Michigan. In ell about 400
men, made up, with t4s exception Of the de-
tachment If the l1th Kentucky, Of men who
had given out in the mad race after Morgan
Though Southern Indiana and Ohio, left this
city By cars Tor Steubeuville. The men had
been rtfieshtd by rrst, and we're provided
with fre.h horses. Major Rue proceeded
unocr direct orders from Major Gen. Burn
lice; On the evening Of The .24th, Major
thf1ce proceeded to Shanghai. Morgan was
then At Richmond, eleven miles west Of Steu.
benyille, clcsely pursued b. Major Way, 7th
Michigan, Of Gen. Shackelford's command.
Maj. Rue nnloaded his men in two hours, and
moved forward to Knoxville. Jefferson coun-
y, ard on the direct road northward to New
l:tbbcn. Colnmb1ana county. In the mean
time Morgan had moved in northeast direc-
tlon, und tsken a road which, like that on
which Maj. Rue was moving, would lead him
to Tie sa1he point, New Lisbon. As sporting
men cay, Major Rue bad "the inside track.
Crossing the New Philadelphia Railroad,
through Adansvi]ie, and other small post
towns In the southern part Of Columblana
county. Major Rne pushed rapidly forward,
and OIL Sunday came to point within four
o. five miles Of New Lisbon. 1t this time
Morgan had turned eastward, and WAS ad-
TaDe,rE nong what Is known as the Beaver
Creek BOA ), which would have led him to the
r1yer 1t Smiths Ferry, which Ia near the line
OF the st4te. The road on which Major Rue
vas sdvancing. Vas nearly at right angles with
that on which Morgan was advancing. When
almost IN sight OF the ruad Major Rue saw u
cloud OF dust ahead, and knew that Morgan
Was coming Tie rebels deecsied the Feder-
alE almost at the same moment, and 1t WAS q
race between them which should first re lctl
the Intersection Of the two roads, Tie Mair
tells US he never In his lie felt such a glow Of
excitement, and never ex pericnccd such bitter
regret as when he sas Morgan pass the point
nhead Of him, aud thought he had escaped.
The Major was mpa,ied by q f.ithful gu:ds
however, one who meter ni.cled, and Kucw
the country like n book. 1t WAS ascertaiped
that BY takiEg diagopal Ioac there was It'll
chance 10 head off the bold Kentucky rider.
Leaving thirty men to guard tie road at tue
1'olnt :" here Morgan had, as hs thought, pass-
ed i'm, Ms1or Rus with the femaiader Of Ills
command, then not more than 800 strong. put
tpurs to their horses. It was, as thu II tjor
describes it, I tremendous charge The dis
lance was mile and q half. His horees were
ecmparatlvel. fresh, and Mo1gan's jaded and
worn down. 1t was more exciting than a u
stet ple-chase; and this time the !j5r, t. his
!nte,,se qualification. struck the Beaver Greek
Roa.l u "lettle ahead.n somo twenty linen.
wLo first reached tic coveted poiut viii Mtt
hue, formed across the road, the others com.
lug speedily NJ. Tie rehels saw they were
caug',t, and checked up. Mi. Rue fully ex-
lected light: But u white fsg came forward,
and with 1t demand from Morgan to surren,
der MorgaE thought he MAS dealing With The
u l1itia- Maj Ru: replied that be couldn't rec |
1t, aid that if Morgan did nut surrender i'm. !
n'ed1Httly and Internationally he would open
fire upon him.
4 second flag Of truce, covering Mi, Steele. |
again ceihe award, aud 3lsjor Rue was ~.
rendered. The Major supposed tile surrender
vas made to bin, and was not Il little sur-
['rised to learn subsequently, that Morgan had
equally snrrehnered to Inilitin Captain, Bar
oiaoge, WHO WAS prisoner, or appaseutly SO.
arlna or command, and With The rank
'na nie o. Moreaa's own command. OF
'ourte the terms Of the surTecder-the off,
.ers to pc paroled, ard field and line officers
o 1Gtain their eide 1rms-we.e not worth
,g. When Major Rue advanced he Was met
y Morgan, Who quietly said, '.you have beat
ne tEis lime" and rode with HIN through
ne 2 feoel lines, the men forming on each side
+ The road.- Morgan exprezsed qualification
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