Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-31
The Capture of Morgan.

The Cleveland Herald furnishes the follow.
Ing interesting particulars of the capture Of
John Morgan and his gang on Sunday last:
On Saturday General Brooks, commanding
| the department, proceeded to Wellsville and
established his headquarters in the Cleveland
and Pittsburg depot, where he was assisted by
the managing officers of the road, who had
placed the transportation and telegraph re-
sources of the road at his disposal. Finding
that there was a probability that Morgan
would cross the road in the vicinity of Saline
vile, a train of cars was sent up the road
about six O'Clock on Sunday morning, with a
regiment of six months Pennsylvania infan-
try, under command of Colonel Gallagher.
These were disembarked at Salinevlle and
marched to a point about two miles distant,
where the rebels were expected to cross.
The infantry were posted on some rising
ground commanding the road, with orders to
prevent Morgans passage.
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 children stampeding
into the country with whatever portable prop
erty could be carried along. The men who
had weapons and courage turned out to resist
the progress of the dreaded rebel, whilst all
the other fled with the women and children.
In short time the expected rebels made
their appearance, coming round bend in the
road. On catching sight of the infantry they
halted, and turned their horses heads in an
other direction.
Before they could get out of the trap they
found themselves in, Major Way, with two
hundred and fifty men of the 9Th Michigan
cavalry, dashed among them and commenced
cutting right and left. The rebels made but
n brio A rebO Gro1 h.,
them and then the whole party broke in utter
confusion. Men disnounted, threw down
their arms and begged for quarter, whilst
others galloped around wildly in search of a
place of escape, and were ''brought to time"
by pistol shot or sabre stroke.
Morgan himself was riding IN carriage
drawn by two white horses. Major Way saw
him, and, galloping up, reached for him.
Morgan Jumped out at the other side of the
carriage, leaped over fence, seized horse
and galloped off as fast as horsehesh. spurred
by frightened heels. could carry him. About
couple of hundred of his men succeeded in
breaking away, and followed their fugitive
leader. In the buggy thus hastily ''evacuated"
by Morgan, were found his ''rations, consist
ing of a loaf of bread, some hard boiled eggs,
and bottle of whskey.
The number of killed in this fight was much
less than at first reported. The number of
rebels killed was set down at from 20 to SO,
but this must be overrated, as we can not
learn of more than five or six dead bodies
having been found. There was considera-
BILE number OF wounded, and about 200 pris-
oners taken, together with horses and arms.
A special train was sent to Wellsville in the
afternoon, with about $50 prisoners, captured
in the fight or picked up in the neighborhood
afterwards.
Morgan and the remainder of his scattered
forces pressed three citizens of Salneville
into their service as guides, and continued
their flight on the New Lisbon road. One of