Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-05
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"On Saturday General Brooks, com.
mandinp tho department, proceeded 70
Wollsville and established his hcndquaf,
tors in the Cleveland and Pittsburg depot,
where he was assisted by the managing
officers of the road, who had placed The
transportation and telegraph resources Of
the road at his disposal. Finding that
there was probability that Morgan would
cross the road In tho vicinity ofSalineville,
train of cars was sent up the road about
six o'clock on Sunday morning, with o
regiment of siX.months Pennsylvania in
iantry, under command Of Col Gallagher.
These were disembarlSed at SaliReviile
and marched TO point about two miles
distant, where the rebels wero expected
TO cross. The infantry were posted on
some rising ground commanding the
road, with orders to prevent Morgan
passage.
r AT this time the utmost alarm existed
among the people of Salineville, The
houses were closed, doors and windows
locked and barred, and women and chill.
dren stompeding into the country win
: whatever portable property could be car
ried along. The men who had weapons
and courage turned out to resist the pro
gress Of the dreaded rebel, whilst all the
Others lied with the women and children
In shcrt time the expected rebels
made their appearance coming round n
bend in the road. On catching sight oi
the infantry, they halted, and turned
their horses heads in another direction
Before they could get out of the trap they
found themselves in. Major Way, with
two hundred and fifty men OF the Ninth
Michigan Cavalry, dashed among them
and commenced cutting right and left
The rebels made but brief resistance
, A few shots were fired by them and then
the whole party broke in utter confusion,
Men dsmounted, threw down their arms
and begged for quarter, while others gall
, loped round wildly in search Of place of
. escape and were brought to time by a
pistol shot or sabre stroke
Morgan himself was riding in a carriage
drawn BY two white horses. Major Way
saw him, and, galloping up, reached foI
him. Morgan jumped out at the other
; side Of the carriage, leaped over fence
, seized a horse, and calloped of as fast a:
horsehesh, spurred by frightened heels
could carry him. About colQle of hun
dred OF his men succeeded IN brs2klnt
away and following their fugitive hader
Q In the buggy thus hastily evacuated b!
Morgan, were found his 'raliona,' consist
ing Of loaf of bread, some hare boile'
eggs, and bottle Of whlskey.
= The number of killed in this fight wa
. much less than at first reported. Th
number of rebels killed was set down 4
from twenty to thirty, but this must .
e oyerrated as we cannot learn OF NOR
t than Eve or six dead bodies having bee
, found. There was a considerable numbe
of wounded, and about two huldred pris
oners taken, together with horses an
t arms. A special tram was sent TO Wells
= willie in the afternoon, with about t"
hundred and fifty prisoners, captured i
the fight or picked up IN the neighborhoo
@ afterwards
Morgan and the remainder OF his scat
tered forces pressed three citizens Of Sa
g lineyille into their service as guides, an
, continued their flight on the New Lisbo
a road. One OF the impressed guides mad
his escape and rode back, conveying in
, telligence of the route taken, which it wa
y believed was with the Ultimate design
If reaching the Ohio river higher up For
:, ces we're Immediately dispatched fror
Wellsville to head him of, whilst anothe
force followed hotly in his rear, and
{ strong militia force from New Lisbo
v came down to meet him.
,fl About two o'el0ek in the afternoo
q these various deiachments closed in aroun
Morgan in the vicinity of West Poin
> about midway between New Lisbon m
Welsvlle, The rebels were driven to
bluff from which ;here was no escape eX
: cept by fighting their way through, :
: leapng from lofty and almost perpcr
d dicular pre5ipice. Finding themselye
Y thus cooped, Morgan concluded that di
cretion was the better part Of valor, an
D, came down as gracefully as the coon di
q TO Davy Crockett. He, with the remain
der Of his gang, surrendered to Colont
J.. Shackleford, who was we'll acquainted wit
l.. the redoutable John and is said to b
J" distant relative"
j" Morgan and large number of his off
GERS were immediately taken TO Cincir
! natl, where they arrived on Monday nigh
> The Commercial! says;
A large crowd was assembled at the d'
D pot, and as the prisoners moved immens
@ numbers were constantly added to it,
= When they marched down Ninth stree
IS not less than 5000 persons surrounde
=. the famous guerilla and his aids. Man
OF these lockers on seemed excited, an
g cried, Hang the cut thloats, " bully tt
!. the horse thieves" Several Of The spe'
Il tators we're fourishing pistols, but Il
guard quickly drove them away.
The field band of the One Hundred al
Eleventh discoursed yankee Doodle
j on the march, which the prisoners endure
N with complete sang troid. Morgan, on u
I'd way, nterrogated the captain comman'
ing the guard concerning the @hereabou
OF his brother.
% They were ensconced in the city prise
a shortly before eleven o'clock, Befo
d locking them up they were deprived OF
large number of pistols, which they state
they had been permitted to retain by 81
terms OF surrender. There was about
bushel of pistols, all loaded, slowed awi
5 in the office Of the city prison, all of the
ct revolvers, mahy of the officers carrying
L. brace.
Morgan is fully six feet high, and