Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-29

RICHNOHD, VIRGINIA, OCT. TO- 1858.
zen James 4 ssddsn ssers.ary of WAR
In eomplianes with yogr reqHsst i beg leave
30 submit the 0ll0WIng statement:
Ol ihs 5sh day ef July lass B,iEadisr General
jean II Morgan, 81 command Of q f0rca ef C3a-
fsaersta cavalry, attacked tho FEDERAL garrison
st L Damon kentucky, Y. aboaE svs haad-
red asn, sl1 q section Of artillery, zb9ss ferry
men. al uadeT ths command of Lisst-CGl
Charles L HANSON. Aiter severe engage
mens 81 about seven hsara, Col0nsl Hanson
s,srr=udsrsd the entire force tEss had not been
killed H0 requested Gen. A1rgan te FsToio
lin znd his command, ta which Gen. A1rgzn
objected that kis (Col HaHsou'sl Government
kad uabii1hed q General Order shas 10 mora
sach paroles would be rsspeessd Col Hau-
s0a replied, "thss he was aEsre-of snis orderi
pat this was case which, he believed aH Pscg
ar representation 30 higher suih1Tiiy. #0aLd Be
zsrze.tis5 as sn exception to this oFdsr, aHdl as
zsv reto. If Gs1. Es-can would gTast the Pa-
Is.s 20 himself and Gle officers eGd men q A.s
rsgizseat, ks E0zld pledge his personal hcneT
nat he H0t euiY would observe i, Bat WoHid
$50 ikas every other oLe 90 UAJm tie privilege
vvaa extended saoud observe it- II, after msE-
ing q srgDer esstsnaens Of al the facts &c higher
.ztk afisy. he aaouid b ordered back iRt1 SER
vice. he wazld pledge himself to report 20 Sen
Morgan &c soa@s poL1L within ths Coafederars
liRes.
This Interview took place IN the preseaes Of
several sfissrs, enoHg whom were Capt DAVIS,
assistant a9inisni-gsHsral of Dake's briga.e
who was 80 1ficisi gifasss Of al tast wss sad
asd who Immediately reported i TO MS ans
3-oughs TIC erder fr8In Gen MORAN f5T rae e.
aaf8is Colonel Hasson and his Eisn and cai-ssa
AetinF uadar these inst-ucsisas, / Paralad tbem
On tie .avsning Of the 3 Of Jaly, and, On the
. Of July, Cag6sin Wliizn CEnpb5l Of CIR
command. sad snsE detachment Of his Eisn,
were captured By porsion Of tbs very res-
uaut. and were treated, oa thslr arrival st Mich
s.asuille, ~isd tbs greatest iDdIguity By Captaia
Frank Wslestt Of company F. Of the same
regiment He noE 0Lly abused tho men az a
sacal ef horse thieves and Hc0undfsls, 5u. aeok
their hats and boots from lhsm and threw them
s.zav in their presence. Lieut. Col Hanson s-so
came rlp short tims aftsrwar1 and took sway
fen enc Of the p1rsY sonas crackers aa1 shsesa,
which be had been allowed by the sergeant %
purchase.
Iaa few dsys alisrEard Lieut-Cal Hanson
vas ordered 20 Louisville to do provost duty, re-
Hsving Lieu Col. S.errist, Of 18th 81 Aichigan v.
I, who was ordered TO the halt. He and his
rerineus are still Oh duty here.
On the 26ih July BrigadisE-GsGeTal Aargsn
and most Ol bis officers were captured. They
we're esrdsd 10 Cincinnati, and rom thence be
and tvveufv-eiZht Of bis cfiseTs were selected
and carried to Columbns OHio, where they wers
sssved and their hair cUs very c'oss By negro
convict They were then marched % the bath
reGn sad serssbed, and fro1 there On -Heir cells
ware ehsv wage locked up. Ihe FEDERAL Pa
sers Bzhlisss6, with great da'iEas, mlHI-c &C.
e9nut ef lhe Nheie proceedings. Seven days
s5sr1gards f1rtY-twO more Of GcuaIa Margan's
ofseers were ocareyai- rem Johusons Island 60
the psni,easiary, aud sEhjseisd b the same ia-
dizuites I hsgs seen Cglonei D. Harrafd
/ Snita. one a. the CGi-srs wdo was conveyed
/ tAsra auour tie secou3 lot, snd he so.d ne that
/ EIr. MssrieI, tbs warden, aPOcFzed toE sdeh
frssss-e1s. bas re had distinctly infcrmed Gen.
/ B,frzst5s shat be would receive thsm On 70
I other terms snd he had seat them