The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-25


livery stable, and held Morgan at bay
for Is hours, refusing several summons
to surrender, and only yielded when Nor
gan had turned his guns on the building
During the fight they had one man
killed and Morgan's loss was killed and
II wounded. Morgan refused to parole
Hynes, but threatened to send him to
JEFF Davis to be tried as traitor
He was subsequently carried along in
buggy until he affected his escape as
above indicated.
MORGAN FORCE
He says did not number over $1,000
men with six pieces of artillery, the larg-
est being "a FOUNDER One of these
guns Morgan captured at Bardstown and
one at Brandenburg.
He says further that Morgan did not
carry along any extra horses, but mere
ly enough to supply his men These
were replaced by fresh horses, stolen on
the way-their own broken down ones
abandoned.
These troops consisted of the follow
ing regiments; Col Dick. Morgans \.
r Johnson 5, Smiths, GauoS 5, Chenanlt's
aud Grigsby'S Chinanlt was killed in
Ky, and Basil nake accompanied Nor
gan as brains for the campaign,
l6eaI HyaeS does not think Morgan
crossed the Ohio On eOmpalsioa as he
hinseli learned Of the purpose TO cross
the River at Bgandeabarg, soon AFTER
theY len Rardssown,
The trip through Indiana was made
with such haste that but little time was
Afforded for iadHlgiRg in their iavorite
pasHme, stealing horses,
Aorgans system of stealing horses is
peculiar As IN column passes along,
few men from the head Of each Regi,
neat break Oft ON each side OF the road
and makes circuit OF five TO ten miles
on the TANKS and TO the rear, and are
ready 20 fall in in front OF the rear guard
as it comes up when the stolen horses
are distributed throughout the regiments
TO those whose horses are giving cut aud
who are generally To no fanad in the
rear, ...
Morgan tried 10 make his way out of
the State hs route between Madison
.I and louisville and also at a point near
I.awreneehnrg OF rising san, but found
both points Too we'll guarded
When they discovered the Impossible
ity OF crossing below Lawgeneebufg, il
created considerable CONSERVATION IN
their RANKS, and they yeTy Justly hogan
e. feel that they had got lnto danger
Gus position
Whenever they passed through town
they Fehhed the stores, carving OH al
k,nds at goods, a large portIon of which
they dang aside alter carrying them q
lew miles
They had 40 wagon train with them
nor even an ammunition Wagon, th,
whole IT tho ammunition Tar their ord
naRea consisting of about meuD ala
raunds tar each gan 10 ther oa'ssIous
The whole oolulan kept together ca
eept Ia cue az lwo Instances, aud .hsr'
were no stagglegs except 90 s,pal horaet
aud ia ieel lor place 10 Grass the rN Of
lieut hyues toak advantage OF a Il,
yagahle eppaglaRI8 "a escape, and sue
eeedea Ia getting late a hoose IA wh'ol
there was aaly sa Old lady who, ga he
lag told thai he Was Federal Saddle
escaped from Morgan, concealed HIM il
the cellar for i've hours, when aobse'
ealsEsd 'he iowa, and he iet hmsel
sais 10 leave his hiding place
Lieut. hynss hasRt Very sNalte'
epinieA al Jaha MeEsan's honesty ii
thinks Morgan is seltsh aud unpTinei
Piled, aad by 40 meaas 50 iond OF light
ipg as he is at stealing
tie .hipks basil pake is eonseentioa
and honest IN his motiyes, aud is a POI
~ ishea gentleman aud good ahioeE
tie speaks ia terms OF the highest al
mEatien Of hehsoes pursuit OF NOR
shan twenty-five days and SAYS that
hundred men oaald have retarded No
gana progress by Telling wees aud Aesl
log bridges, 80 shat HehseN eepd ha'
oyeF.aksn hi@, aud he is greatly ae
prised that this course vas not p0rsu,
Ia Indiana