The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-09
msysanss Operations "a HEa ti.A
ana ohio.
A sOUTHERs ACCOUNT.
p,ouvo~n Va. Friday July 81. 70.

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MEssRs EDITORS: AS much intEsst
has been manifested in reference To- the
recent raid Of Gen Morgan, lave
thought il but right 10 add my mite"
to assist in appeasing the appetite of abe
public, who are eagerly deyouring every
mOrsel or crumb OF news coming irpm
Gen. Morgan's command. Sincer'sly /
sorry that TIE Federal gunboats cut of
tho finishing Of The account shall at
once commence. L
The command Of Gen. j. II. Morgan,
consisting of detachments from two bril-
gades, numbering 2029 effective men,
With four pieces of artillery-two Par
rois and two howl zers--left Sparta, !
Tenn ca the 9th at June, crossed the |
Cumberland near Burkesvil!e on the "a |
OF July, finished crossing at daylight |
on tbs Sd. Means of transportation
canoes and dug outs, improyised Tor me |
occasion. Were NIT by Col. Hobson's |
cavalry, estimated at 6OOO, drove them
back toward Jamestown, n.y. and our
column marched on through Columbia,
At which point found the advance OF
Wolford's celebrated Kentucky cavalry,
numbering $50 men, dispersed it, killing
seven and woun ling fifteen men. Our
| 10 a two killed and two wounded
Marched on to stockade, az Green River,
on the 4th Col. johnson, commanding
| the SECOND Brigade, attacking Stockade
riAe pits and abattis of timber After
heavy slaughter on both sides our forces
wifhdrew-~loss about sixty killed and
wounded on each side. OF Morgan's
command the gallant Col. Chenault fell
pierced through the head by a Minnie
ball a. lac led his men in n charge upon
| fbe ride pits. The iron hearted Mai.
Brent also poured out his life blood upon
| the field. Indeed, this was the darkest
day that ever shOne upon our command
eleven commissioned officers were kill
ed and nine wounded. Moving on TO
Lebanon on the 9th, we attacked the
town (fortilied) and after five hours
hard fighting, captured the place, with a
j vast amount of stores, four hundred and
eighty. three prisoners, one "a FOUNDER,
and many fine horses. The commandment
| of the post was Col Charles Hanson,
brother TO the lamented Brig. Gen. Roger
Hanson, who fell at Murfreesboro.' His
command, raised in the heart OF the
Blue Grass region, contained brothers
and other near relatives TO many of our
brave boys Notwithstanding which,
when the gallant patriot, young Lieut..
Tom Morgan, brother to our General,
and the idol OF The command, fell loud
and deep were The mslediotions that as
cended against the cowardly GRAY, - for
seeking shelter in dwelling house, and
tie question was raised as 10 their right
to receive quarter. The enemy lost nine
killed and fifteen wounded our loss
three killed aud six wounded Rapid
, marches brought us to Bradensburgh on
, | the 7,h, where Capt. Sam Taylor, of the
Rough aud Ready family, had succeeded
in capturing two fine steamers From
3 a. NJ, on the Sth, until Z A. NJ, on th,
9th, was consumed in fighting back th,
Federal gunboats, whipping out 30l
q Home Guards, with artillery, on the In
?. diana shore, and crossing his command
The first was accomplished by Captain
Byrne with his battery, two Parrots ant
two Twelve pound howitzers the second
by on advance regiment, capturing tn
il guards, and securing a splendid Parrot
% gun, elegantly rugged. 9lh.-MarcheC
u on TO Corydon, fighting near there 4.5OI
a State militia, and capturing 3400 o
D them, and dispensing the remain
der; then moving onward without
l halt through Salisbury and Pal
o myra, TO Salem, ut which point, tele
: graphing with our operator we frs
i learned the station and number of th
: enemy aroused for the hunt---discovere,
q that Indianapolis was running over wit
10 them that New Albany contained 10,
!. OOo--that 5000 had Just arrived a
n Mitchell land, in fact, $4,000 men wer
- armed and ready 10 meet the "bIood,
!. invader" Remaining at Salem onli
Ar long enough 10 destroy therailroad bridg
10 aud track, we sent \ scout 10 the Obi
Z aud Mississippi road, near Seymour, :
h burn two bridges, a depot, aud destrO
M | the track for two miles, which was effect
!. Oh ia an incredibly short time. Tho
taking the road TO Lexington, aftsr ridin
all night, reached that point ~ dayliEh
capturing 4 number of supplies and dee
: tr0ying during the night tie depot an
track at Vienna, on the Jeflersonville an
70 indianapolis railroad. Leaving Licking
A. ton, passed on North 10 the Ohio and Mis-
re sissippi Railroad, near Vernon, whei
:. finding Gen. Manson, with heavy fore
of infantry, we skirmished with him wv
lOuAb Ah remit nnAAc Anc Auhin cOulmAu
re- moved round the town to Dupont, whel
I'd squads were sent out to cut the roac
~ between Vernon and Seymour on Il
y west, Vernon and Laurenceburg on Il
7" east, Vernon and Madison on the sout
he and, Vernon aud Columbus on the mort
nd Not much brighter were the bonfres an
n Examinations in celebration of the Wick
a. burg victory by the Yankees, then OF
''S counter Examinations around Vernon
Many old ladies were aroused from the
slumbers to rejoice over the brillia
e. victories recently achieved. Surmis
lot were various and many. One oil
ara lady knew that the City of RichmoI
= was on fire; another that JEFF. Davis hl
w been killed; a third that the Army
OIL Virginia was used up. Not one kne
OF that Gen. John II. was within 2OOmil
nd of them. Day light brought the new
:. aud then for miles houses were found v
~. cant, LOayes of broad and buckets
'og pure, fresh water with an occasion
lry sprinkle Of wines, liquors and swee
meats, were thrust upon us. Terror "
depicted upon every cOuntenanee until
ing brief conversatiOn assured them that ,
an were not warning upon women and chi
=. dren. Then their natural effronte
would return, and their walls of uncor
I" ed wrath would pour upon us streams
cir muddy as il emanatiDg from old Alb
ish brain. From Vernon we proceeded
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