Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-15
RoBr A HrrcuIv-. Capt. and A. A. G.

j NE MORGAN RAID wow that the invading
force that threw State into commotion has
passed. out and the furry and excitement has
gone with il. we can hear some particulars about
the raid The damage done Is comparatively
Insignificant. A force OF 1000 mounted men
can not psss through belt of country and sub
SYST upon IT, without inficring great loss unon il.
and those living along fhe line Of Morgan :
march have OF course suffered heavy o.-e-; but
We can not hear of any serious damage TO the
railroads public property
Dir. Holmes. OF Jackson county, who ipineh
Hohson's force with 80 men aud followed up
the chase TO Hamilton. Ohio. returned last eve :
ing. having left Hamilton at o'clock in he
morning. He saws it is impossible for Hobsou's
force 10 overtake the raiders Hobson's horses
are laded aud his men are falling behind in lar o
squads and he finds the country stripped "f
horses as lie advances Morgan IN some ri ices
represents himself a. commanding Union tro 1ps
and often induces the most intensely loyal ciri-
gems to point out 10 his scouts where the best
horses Ia the neighborhood are to be found. lie
uses every exUe'iieut 20 deceive, and in many
settlements Col n bson found his force 10 ked
upon with dre'd. the inhabitants thinking they had
just fed the Union uoopsand that Hob-Un was the
terrible Morgan who was To- sweep all they pos
ses-ed OF this worlds goods out of existence
Some of the incidents Of this march are ex
tremely ludicrous and will make NJ funny chap.
ter in the history Of the second raid into Trdianr
Indeed the entire pursuit was funny and had more
OF the comic than the tragic aboutit
Morgan's force Is said by persons who were in
his lines, and who nave hal some military ex
perence. to be about four thousand. and To con-
sist OF veteran trpopers and held in hand by
rigid discipline Hohsons force is about FIVE
thousand. now faded and almost worn cut
When Morgan reached the neiehborhoo Of
Versailles there ere four hundred men 1ssemb q
there. organizing mounted force to Join in M
pursuit. His advanced guard dashed in upon
them and captured the greater part of the stock
be ore the meu could even mount 10 escape At
VerS,i les Hol slns force met the Madison troops
under command of Mr. Branham returning from
the chase, having Abandoned il in disgust
Near Harrison. Morgan captured six Home
Guards. and compelled them To take the oath ct
allegiance 20 the Southern Confeeracy. He
then let them 60 telling them that they would
meet another party OF his men ~ few miles Ia his
rear. When he men met the force of Col. Hob
son, they supposed il to he Morgans rear guard
and were good Secesh They were arrested and
tried, and it plainly appearing that they took the
oath under compulsion. were released
There is rather amusing story told about
Lawrenceburg On Saturday they we're rejoicing
over the fall of Vickshurg and the city deco
rated with flags, scarcely house but had one
displayed. Suddenly the news came that Morgan
rapidly approaching The flags mysterious
~ disappeared, and the good people of the Burg
prepared to make the best terms possible With the
tive long range guns that John is supposed to
ry with him
As Mr. Holmes returned last evening he was
told that Gen. Lew Wallace had telegraphed 10
Lawrenceburg for All the wagons in that region
Z" be sent for his use 10 Sunman's Station He
sure that he could put his infantry through
~ such convcvances fast enough To overtake
Morgan. When the train passed Sunman's
Gen Wallace was pling his boys into such
CONS as he had already collected, but it was not
thought nc had sufficient transportation for very
large army.
Dir. Holmes says there is perfect panic in
portions OF the county through which the two
forces have passed MANY persons have taken To
their beds from fright, and the sight of dozen
horsemen along the road even vet will cause a
perfect stampede
gentleman who was captured bv Morgan at
one of the railroad stations. and forced 10 drive
him in a buggy TO visit portion of his force
some three or four miles distant SAWS that Nor
gan told him he lad halted one whole dav for
Col. H"bson to come mp, snd on other occasions
had waited four hours for him. (the distance il
was said he was ia mis- rear but he could not
wait slways-his business was pressing