The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-17
John 10Tgaaa's Raid.

lhdtaha mustered, afnea- equipped ana
sent into thai State ore recInes:t day for
Ia Consecutive days; but rox .tEai Indiana
was-iasaded~ .poi, the call Il her Governor
for troops, 81 900 meh were raised in IS
hcurs and :esl -eFra t. ih4 authorities; scout
one half O wbom we've accepted, armed,
mus.eftd ard moved % vaIious points 10
prevent Morgan crossing The river Nov
ing on northward be attempted to get out Of
I Indiana and cross the Ohio a, New Albany,
Mad son and Aurura, but he was met by
superior numbers OF infantry a each place.
wi,ereupon he became disguised with Hoo
sierdo,n. As soon Morgan's toscss reach
I'd this State they CONNIE nced robbiu stores,
residences and citizens.
At Msukpoft, the first town in indiana
they reached, the houses of citIzenS were
entered, and Tie furniture broken, b, d cloth
iug and carpets tom intatters, and clocks
and mirrors smashed up fhe entire route
from Maukport to Corydon was one Of des-
, truction. houses being burned and all that
could lie having been destroyed. Whole
fields have been laid waste, and every act
of vandalism conceivable was performed by
this band Of land pirates. They reached
Cory don on Thursday evening at S O'clock.
and, without even demanding a surrender
a
it. among helpless women and children. -
Near Cory don minister named Glenn, who
towned the finest house in that section was
fred upon by the rebels. He was 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 in
the flames. His wife and other ladies in
Il l., ~
and thus saved him from being roasted
alive. Near Frankfort they also killed
Garrett Hunt. and just above the town they
murdered VIM. Frahee. At Corydon all
the s,orehouses were rifed, and TIE wanton
destruction of property se' med TO be the
great object of the raiders. When the town
was captured, 500 of Col. Jordan's Home
Guards were made prisoners. the balance Of
them escaping in the direction of Palmyra.
Near Cory don an old citizen, VIM. Heith,
fired upon the rebels. He was the keeper
of the toll gate this side of Corvdon The
rebels shot him and burned his house -
They also burned fine stone mill in the
neighborhood of Corydon.
Caleb Thomas of Edwardsville, was kill
ed near Corydon. Morgan demanded and
received twenty one hundred dollars from
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them. One man could no. raise the amount
demanded and bis mill was burnt.
r. They robbed every store in the place and
carried eff about twelve thousand dollars
worth of goods and notions they could not
use.
A sharp little fight occurred before the
rebels occupied Corydon. between six hun
bred citizens and the ebeis. The rebel loss
was six killed and twenty nine wounded.
Our loss is killed and $40 captured
The Hon. t. G Slaughter is among the cap
tured citizens. Douglas, Dembo & c., |
and }. S. Wright, were the principal suffer
ers financially. although the merchants and
mechanics suffered more or less from the
robbers. AZ Salem the depot was burned.
but no other property of much value was
destroyed. A contribution of S25, 900 as
levied on the town.
Wash Dupuaw, one OF the wea thiest CHI
zens o. Southern Indiana, was compelled TO
pay $4,000 to keep his mills from being
destroyed The injury to the Jeffersonvile
railroad was very slight 1t was all repair
ed by Monday evening. and trains are now
running regularly on the road. On the
New Albany and Chicago road the rebels
DESTROY ed fourteen bridges. from six TO one
hundred feet in length, but all were repaired
yesterday evening. and the road is in
running order. AT Palmyra his men were
allowed every license in the destruction of
property, and many Of the grossest outra-
ges were perpetrated upon unoffending citi
zens. Horse stealing is the order of the
day with the raiders.
We learn that they have already stolen
from six to seven hundred head, all fine ami.
mails. At Dupont they broke into the stores
oil t1,a oh II cf0
they could find. They also took about 2,
600 canvas hams. but atterward threw mos,
OF them away, they being SO closely pur-
sued that they could not conveniently carry
them.
The Indiana Militia Oyganized.--H Isl
a qualification to live in Indiana! for no
other State has quite come up to it in the
Of her sons to defend tie Old
Flag. 1t is but fitting that glorious a
State should have as good and live Cover
nor as she now possesses in the person of
o. P MoRroN. Taking advantage of the
patriotic response of tie People. to rush !
10 the capital to help drive out the State
invader. the Governor, commenced imn d. |
ately TO organize the militia, In companies, |
aud brigades and as fast as they were form
I'd, they were sent out to head off and in
ercept Morgan. This duty has been done
IN several instances. and the horse thief and !
robber has had hard work to dodge and /
seep from having general fight with our
forces. One other good result, beside dri-
he raiders from Indiana soil, is, that the
militia will, If their services are again re-
luiFed. go up to the capital or wherever
hey may be ordered 10 rendezvous, in an
,rgarized shape each citizen soldier know
ug who are his officers, so that no chaotic
confusion will again occnr. We hope, as
ach company arrives home, they will meet
frequently for drill, and that other compa
,ies will organize. and do likewise. The
ecent Morgan raid. teaches US the import
INT lesson of a,,cays being ceN prepared
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