Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-07-29

road. who had placed the transportation
and telegraphic u of the road a
his disposal. Finding that there was 4;
probability that Morgan would cross the
road III the vicinity of ~Salineville. a train
of cars was sent up the road about six o
clock Sunday morning with a regiment
of six months Pennsylvania Infantry
under command of Colonel Gallagher
These were di-embarked at Salinevillt
and marched to a point about two mile.
distant. where the rebels were expected
to cross. The infantry were posted on
some rising ground commanding the
road, with orders to prevent Morgan
passage.
At this time the utmost alarm existed
among the people of S~alineville. The
houses were closed, the doors and win
dows locked and barred, and ONE and
children ~stampeding into the country
with whatever portable property could be
carried along. The men who had weap-
ons and courage. turned out to resist the
progress of the dreaded rebel, whilst all
the others fled with the women and chill
dren.
In a short time the expected rebel:
made their appearance coming around 9
bend in the road. On catching sight o.
the infantry, they halted and turned
their horses heads in another direction.
Before they could get out of the traI
they found themselves in, Major Way,
with two hundred and fifty of the 9th
Michigan Cava Try. dashed among them
and commenced cutting right and left
The rebels made but a brief resistance.
a few shots were fired by them and then
the whole prrty broke in utter confusion.
The scene that followed was almost ludi.
crous, and could only be matched by the
previous stampede ut Burlington Island.
Men ~dismounted, threw down their arms
and begged for quarter, whilst others gal
Topped around wildly in search of "A place
of escape, and were brought to time by
a pistol shot or sabre stroke.
Morgan himself was riding in a carriage
drawn by two white horses. Major Way
saw him, and ~galloping up, reached for
him. Morgan jumped u at the other
side of the carriage, leaped over a fence,
seized a horse and galloped off as fast as
h~orsefesh, spurred by frightened heels,
could carry him. About a couple of hun.
dred of his men succeeded in breaking
away and following 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 a bottle of whiskey,
The number killed in this fight was
much less than at first stated. The mum.
her Of killed rebels was set down as from
twenty TO thirty, but this must be over,
rated, as we cannot learn of more than
five or six bodies being found. There
was "A considerable number of wounded,
and about two hundred prisoners taken,
together with horses and arms. A spe,
cial train was sent to Wellsville in the af.
ternoon, with abont two hundred and ff-
ty prisoners. captured in the fight oil
picked up in the neighborhOod after,
wards.
A few of our cavalry were wounded,
shot through the breast. His wound is
dangerous, and he has telegraphed for his
wife to come from Michigan.
Morgan and the remainder of his scat,
tered forces pressed three citizens of Sa,
lineville into their service as guides, and
continued their fight on the New Lisbon
road. One of the impressed guides made
his escape and rode back, conveying in.
telligence of the route taken, which il
was believed was with the ultimate de,
sign of reaching the Ohio river higher up.
Forces were Immediately despatched from
Wellsville to head him off, whilst anoth.
er force followed holly in his rear, and a
strong militia force from New Lisbon came
down to meet him.
About two O'Clock in the afternoon
these various etaohments closed in around
Morgan in the vicinity of West Point,
about midway between New Lisbon and
Wellsville. The rebels were driven to a
bluff, from which there was no escape, ex.
cept by fighting their way through, oil
leaping from a lofty and almost perpen.
dicular precipice. Finding themselves
thus cooped Morgan concluded that dis.
erection was the better part of y%alor," and
came down" as gracefully as the coon
did to paYy Crockett. He with the re-
mainder of his gang, surrendered To Col.
Shackleford. who was we'll acquainted
with the redoubtable John" and is said
to be A distant relative.
The prisoners were brought back to
Wellsyille, where their arrival caused
great excitement. Morgan retained his
side arms, and moved about freely, al
though always accompanied by Col. Shack.
leford. Last night Sunday Morgan
and his Staff slept at the Whitaker
House, in Wellsville, and at three o'clock
this morning they, accompanied by Col.
Shackleford and his Staff, left on the reg
ular train for Columbus. Later in the
morning a special train was to be sent to
with the remainder of the
t,PscAnau- anN Vl1er r,,nrA,
The militia are constantly bringing in
to the line ofroad stray prisoners, picked
up in the country. The hills are swarm
ing with armed men hunting for fugitive
Nine of Morgan's party were
brought to Baynard Station this morning
who were captured in the n~eighborhood
by the Provost Marshal's force. They
taken to Alliance, to be sen. from
hat place | Columbus.
Morgan's men were poorly dressed, rag
ged, dirty, and very badly used up. Some
of them wore remnants of gray uniform,
but most of them were attired in spoils
gathered during their raid. They were
very much discouraged at the result of
their raid, and the prospect Qf affairs gen.
Morgan himself appeared in good spir-
its, and quite unconcerned at his ill-luck.
He Isl well built man OF fresh complex
and sandy hair and beard. He last
enjoyed for the first time III a long
while the comforts Of a sound sleep in a
good bed. which was some compensation
for his otherwise bad luck.
Five companies of Pennsylvania caval-
ry had been loaded up on the cars of the
Cleveland & Pittsburg road at Pittsburg
on Sunday afternoon, to take part in the
but the news of the capture of the
entire rebel force rendered their depart
IRE unnecessary.
Thus ended the peregrinations of John
the Raider, and he can now conf
nence the first chapter of his Prison
Life among the Buckeyes"
Morgan's Raid-The Militia.
1t is estimated that MOrgan'S raid
Ohio will cost the State and the
General Government n million dollars.
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