Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-07-16
M0RGArI'S RAID INTO INDIANA
Indiana Raises $1,000 Hen In 48
Hours.--A Loyal State under a
Loyal Governor. Operations Of
MoTgan's Freebooters.
INDIANAPOLIS. July Ia. 1861.

Last year when Kentucky was invaded Indiana
mustered, armed, equipped, and sent into that
State one regiment day for fourteen consecutive
days, but now, that India a was invaded, upon the
call of her Governor for troops, sirtyoae thousand
men were raseI in forty eight hours. and rendered
to the authorities, about onc-hali of whom were
accepted, armed, mustered, and marched TO various
points to prevent Morgan's crossing the river and
moving on nerlhwarl.
He attempts to get out of diana and cross the
Ohio at New Albany, Madison and Aurora, but
was met by superior forces of infantry at each place,
whcrcppon he became Disguised with IIooser-
dom, and is supposed to be marching to reinforce
Gen. Lee.
As Morgan's men reached this State,
they commenced robbing stores, residences and cit
zens. At Mauckport, the first town in Indiana
they reached, the houses of citizens entered,
and the furniture broken, bed clothing and carpes
torn in tatters, clocks and mirrors smashed up.
The entire route from Mauckportto Corydon was
one Of destruciou houses being burned, AMI sll
that could be having been destroyed. Whole fields
have been laid waste, aud every act of vandalism
conceivable was performed by this band of land
pirates. They reached Corydon Thursday eve
ming ut five O'clock and without even demanding
a surrender OF the town, they threw a number OF
shells into it. among helpless women and children.
! Near Corydon n minister named Glenn, who
owned the finest house in that section fired up
on by the rebels. Uewas dragged into the house
by his wife who closed the door. The rebels burst
open the door, wounded him through both thighs,
set the house on fire and left Glenn to perish i'm
the flames His wife and other ladies in the house
dragged him out 10 an orchard, and thus saved him
from being roasted alive.
Near NJ luckport they also killed Garrett Hunt,
and just above tho town they murdered VIM
Frakcs.
At Corydon all the store houses " ere riaed, aud
wan,on destruction of property seemed to be the
greatest object of the raiders.
! When the town was captured 500 OF Col Jor
da4 IS home guar DIS were made prisoners, the bal
ance of them escaping in the direction of PALMYRA
Near Corydon, an old citizen, William Hetl. fred
upon the rebels. Tie was the keeper of the toll
gate this side of Corydon The rebels shot him
dead, and burned his house. They also burned a
fine stone mill in the neghborhood of Corydon.
Caleb Thomas, eff Edwardsvilc, was killed near
Corydon. lie was shot tlr ough the forehead
Jeremiah Nance, Of Laconia, was also killed near
| Corydon.
Morgan demanded and received 81 100 from the
owners OF three mills, for not burning them. One
man could not raise the mount demanded, and his
mill wa. burned. They robbed every store in the
place. and carried off about twelve thousand dol.
lars worth of gools, and DESTROYED all kinds ci
goods and notions they could not use.
A sharp little fshtoccurred before the rebels oc
cup ed Corydon, between about six hundred cti-
zcns and the rebels. The rebel loss was six killed
and twenty -nine wounded. Our loss was two killed
and three hundred and seventy cal turcd.
/ II. c. Slaughter is among the captured citizens
Douglas, Denbo &, Co. and s. ]. Wright are the
principal suf rers financially. although all the mer
chants and mechanics suffered moro or less by the
robbers, ., seI -< f-
At Salem the depot was burned. but no other
property Of much value destroyed. contribution
Of $4,000 was levied on the town. Wash Dc
Paw, one OF the weaIthicst citizens of Southern
Indiana, was compelled TO pay 5000 to keep hi.
mills from being DESTROYED rrrf lfo4
The injury to the Jacksonville Railroad was
very slight. 1t was all repaired 10y Monday eve
ming. Trains are now running regularly on t!s
road.
On the New Albany and Chicago Railroad the
rebels destroyed fourteen bridges, and culycrt,
from six TO ono hundred fee in length, but all was
repaired yesterday evening and the road is now in
running order.
At Palmyra his men were allowed every license
in the destruction of property. Horse stealing Il
the order of the day with the raiders We learn
they have already stolen from six to seven hundred
head, all fine animals. ,ss ii'p 80 "a
AT Dupont they broke into the stores and took
NIL the hats, shoes and clothing they could find
They also took about 1000 canvas hams, but az
terwarcs threy most Of them away, they being SO
closely pursued that they could not Conveniently
lcaIry them The calling out and organizing OF
over IL 900 men, with fully 20 900 more in the re-
serve, and eager to be cal I'D into SERVICE is one oil
the most striking evidences of the influence of Gov
Morton. TO whose energy, decision and popularity
this unequaled and glorious manifestation Of the
power of Indiana is so largely due. ~ s,..
| No other nan in the State could have brought
out so rapidly, such an immense force. and we
doubt If any State can show such an honorable
record of executive energy and capacity, and Of
popular enthusiasm aud promptncss In any emer-
gency.
4 COL Caldwell and Capt Howard. Of the first In
diana, have been mustered out Of the service foi
luttering disloyal sentiments.
VIM Stacey and John Gearm of II illier's Mich
igan battery, we're instantly killed by the cxplo
son of a she'll ina cAissjn, yesterday. Several
Others were wounded. eea! 100 i.tiU irf .eoi
<. ~ CIScIssAr:. July IA.
! Morgan's forces crossed Little Miami Railroad
between Lo~eland aid Camp Dennison at noon to
j day, Capturing train OF three coaches and one
baggage car, and burned it. They had a slight
skitmish at Camp Dennison, and burned fifty Gov
/ erament wagons near Loveland. They left in a
souiheaserly direction, and arc reported as having
i passed. Batavia. ti4 HHfe ssf3f} 49, fif 2
Since crossing the Ohio River, Morgan has. cut
seven railroads, none of which, however. sustained
serious damage. eAIl their trains arc rupnshg as
usual. * - ~..s s,,,s', 40 .s,,ss,f = q.