The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-19

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Fooie, however, no thanks. His human
ity is no more enlightened or generous
than Northrop's.
The meCooks and Capt. GurIeY, the
Assassin.
One Of Morgan's men writes as follows
to the Atlanta (Ga.) Confsderacy:
A correspondent of Northern paper,
in speaking of Captain John a. Gurley,
says: at is some satisfaction TO know
that we have at last succeeded in captur-
ing Capt John Gurley, the murderer Of
Gen. McCook. he has been sent North
TO be tried, where il is hoped be will be
hung without benefit Of clergy" Capt
Gurley is one of the bravest and most
energetic officers in the Southern army.
His killing Gen. McCOok was perfectly
honorable, AID strictly in accordance
with the rules of war. It was simply
the boldness of the deed which rendered
his name so famous among all honorable
men and SO hated by the Yankees. Gen.
McCook had pressed a carriage and
horses from Southern rights gentleman,
of Huntsville, and it was the fact of bis
being in this carriage which enabled
Captain Gurley to identify him. He was
travelling with his entire brigade, and
wss surrounded by body guard.
Captain Gurley attacked the gua d
and drove them of, aud demanded Ger
eral McCook to surrender, aud on bis re-
fusal to do so, shot him. He was i1sti-
fed in doing so, and and if we had
few more like Captain Gnrley the coun-
try would be rid Of many other Yankee
scoundrels wearing the stars of q General
The object of this notice is to call the
attention of our Government to his cap
ture for unless the Yankees are mott
fed that we will retaliate, we fear that
Captain Gurley will never again return
TO his family and friends in the South.
We were informed by al officer who
was confined in one of the prisons at
Cincinnati, that while Morgan was in the
neighborhood Of that city, an old gentle
man camo in and inquired Of General
Mergan's officers IF there were such an
officer in his command as Captain Cur
lev" The officer addressed replied that
there was not. Well" says the old
man, 81 can sleep, but had determined
if Captain Gurley was in your command
neither TO eat nor sleep until had re-
venged myself in his blood for the murder
Of my son." The old gentleman remained
a few minutes longer, talking over his
former deeds of vAlor, and the good ser
vice be bad done his country, during the
war, with his splendid repeating riff,
although the duties of his of, az Pay
master had not required his presence in
the field.
When be rose 10 depart be remarked that
he was sorry that Capt. Gurley was not
with General Morgan, for be had resolved
TO wreak his vengeance on him, even if
he had been q prisoner; but as be was
not with the command, be supposed he
would have to kill somebody else OF
Morsan's command. When be had gone,
Dr.. Miller, Surgeon for Dick Morgan's
regiment, asked the Yankee officer of the
day who that man was. The officer re-
piled, in some establishment at his iguo-
rance. Why, sir, this is the great Major
DAN McCOok, the father Of the lighting
McCoOks;" supposed everybody knew
Major McOook"
"Then," says DR.. Miller, off be goes
following too close to Morgan be will get
something be didn't want" A few days
aflerward the Cincinnati papers were
draped in black, and the first announce
ment that met the eye, Melancholy |
Occurrence. 0ne of the most dreadful |
incidents connected with the unholy raid |
of the thieving Morgan is the death of
Major Dan McCook. He was killed near
Burlington Island by one of the horse
who shamelessly robbed him
after he bad fallen mortAlly wounded"
The paper then went n to give history |
of his life, and mentioned the singular |
that he was the third of the
family who had been killed during the |
war on the 21st of July. The youngest
son, Daniel, was killed at the first battle |
Of Manassas, on the 21st of July, 1861; |
the second son, Robert, on the 21st OF
July, 1862; and the old man, Daniel, on
the 2lst of July, 1868. Perhaps it was
the approach Of the 2lst of September
that made AIeGk leave the battle field Of
Chickamsuge in sucn hot haste.
From the bitterness OF feeling express
cd against Captain Gurley at the North,
fear that, unless our Government have
their attention called 10 his case he will |
be murdered in prison, and We earnest
ly hope that the Secretary of War will
not fail to do what be can to prevent so
foul an act Of revenge for his conduct.
The testimony Of Captain Hunter
Brooke, who was with General McOook
when be was murdered-snd who was
examined before the Military Commission
IS witness-shoWs the falsity Of the
above statement touching the murder. |
McCook was deliberately murdered after
be had stopped his carriage and msde
signs Of surrender, Gurley shooting three |
times-the last shot taking effect.
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