Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-12-16
The McCooks and Capt. aurley.

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The McCooks and Capt. Gurley.
The correspondent of the Coysderacy,
"One of Morgan's' Men," writes as fol-
lows: ...-.
A correspondent of Northern paper, in
speaking of Capt. John A. Gurley, says:
nIt is some satisfaction to know that We
have at last succeeded in capturing Captain
John A. Gurley, the murderer Of Gen. Nc
Cook. He has been sent North to be tried,
where 10 is hoped he will be hung without
benefit of clergy" Capt. Gurley is one of
the brayest and most energetic officers in
the Southern army. His killing General
McCook was perfectly honorable and strict
ly 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 Yam.
KEGS. Gen. MoCook had pressed carri-
age and horses from Southern Rights gen.
tleman of Huntsville, and it was the fact Of
his being in this carriage which enabled
Capt. Gurley to identify him. He was
travelling with his entire brigade, and was
surrounded by body guard: Capt. Cur
ley attacked the guard and drove them off,
and demanded Gen. McCook to surrender,
and, on his refusal to do SO, he shot him.
He was justified in doing so, and if we had
few more like Capt. Gurley the country
would be rid of many other Yankee scoun-
drels wearing the stars Of a general. The
object of this notice is to call the attention
of our Government to his capture, for, un-
less the Yankees are notified that we will
retaliate, we fear that Capt. Gurley will nev-
er again return to his family and friends in
the South. -
We were informed by an oficer..who was
confined in one of the prisons at Cincinnati,
that while Morgan was in the neighborhood
ofthat city, an old gentleman came in and
inquired of Gen. Morgan's officers "if there
was such an officer in his command as Capt.
Gurley." The officer addressed replied
that there was not. "Well," says the old
man, ~ can sleep. but I had determined,
if'Capt Gurley was in your command, nei-
ther to eat nor sleep until I had reVenged
myself in his blood for the murder of my
SON." The old gentlemen remained q few
moments longer, talking over his former
deeds of valor and tie good service he had
done his country during the war, with his
splendid repeating rifle, although the duties
of his. Office as paymaster had not required
his presence in the field. When he rose to
depart, he remarked that he was sorry that
Capt. Gurley was not with Gen. Morgan,
for he had resolved to wreak his vengeance
on him, even if, he had been prisoner;
but, as he was not with the command, he
supposed he would have to kill somebody
else of Morgan's command. When he was
gone, DR.. Miller, Surgeon. for Dick Nor
gan's regiment, asked the Yankee officer of
the day who that man' was. The officer
replied, in some astonishment at his igup.
rance, ."Why, sir, that is the great Major
Dan. McCook, the father of the Fighting
McCooks : I supposed everybody knew
Major McCook. -.,.
"Then," says DR.. Miller. eff he goes
following too close to Morgan he will get
something he didn't want" A few days
afterwards the Cincinnati papers were dsa-
ped in black, and the first announcement
that met the eye, "Melancholy Occurrence.
One of the most dreadful incidents ,connec.
ted with the unholy raid of the thieving
Morgan Is the death Of. Major Dan. Nc
Cook. He was killed near Burlington Is
land by one of the horse thieves, who shame
lessly robbed him after he had fallen NOR
tally wounded" The paper then went on
to give history of his life, and mentioned
the singular coincidence that ho 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 hrst
battle of Manassas, on the 21st of July,
1861 the second son, Robert, on the 2lst
of July 1862; and the old man, Daniel, ION
the 2lst of July, 1868. Perhaps it was
the approach of the 21st of September that
made Aleck leave the battlefield of Chick
amauga in such hot haste.
From the bitterness of feeling expressed
against Capt. Gurley, at the North, I fear
that, unless our Government have their
attention called to his case, he will be mur-
dered in prison, and we earnestly hope that
the Secretary of War will not fail to do
what he can to prevent 80 foul an act of
revenge for his heroic conduct.
ARMY LETTERs.-We are requested by