Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-05
[ No. Il

- RICHMOND VIRGINIA, Get. TO- 1853.
Ken. Jonss a. Seldom. s c9eta'y Of Var
In compliance with your request Deg leave to submit
ON the 5 day of July last Brigadier General John IT
Morgan, il command Of force of Confederate cavalry at
tao ked the Federal "arrson at Lebanon ucky which
consisted OF the Twentieth regiment Kentucky V. L. about
hVe hu dred men, and sct0n Cf artillery, about fort
men all under the command OF Lieutenant Colonel Charles
L. lien, on Alter severe engagement CT about seven
colonel the entire
not been killed He requested General Morgan to parole
HIM ap his command t. which General Morgan obiec ed
" hat bis (Coonul Hanson 81 Cover had published
Oer 1GsT hat 10 more such pa oles would be respect
cd Clo9 Hsnso1 Piled . that he was aware OF this
cer bat tas w.ict. he believed, on proper
representa- 'oA to Aiger authority, wo1d be pstted as
az exception 10 tb5 order, acd, any rate if General
DC gan nd gran: the parole to himself and the ofc e1s
ad ac1 OF his gmen' he ~oud pledge personal hon.
Oh ;ua be hct only wood observe but see that
every her one to wC the privilege extended should
o5se7e l. II after making proper statement of all the
acS to higher authority he should be ordered back into
s. ~ Co. e would pledge himself to report General Nor
gan at some point within the Conte derata lines
This interview took place in the presel ce of severa!
GERS amor3 whom were Capt. Davis, Assistant
Genera of Dukes Brigade, who official witness of
all thai VIZ: said and who immediately reported to me-
a2d brought the order from General Morgan for NE to
parole COL Hanson and his and officers Acting under
these uctions paroled them the evening of the 5t
OF july and on t. 5th o. July, Capt. William Camoba of
our command, ard small detachment of his men
were capurd by portion Of this very regiment, and
Wee treated, on thei arrival 81 Hichosvile, with the
gIsaes indignty by Capt Frank E. WoIcot of Company
r. Of the regiment He not only abused the men as
parcel OF horse and scounde but their boots
and hats from them and threw them away in the pres
ence lieutenant Colonel Hanson also came up short
crackers and cheese, which he allow ed By
the Sergeant to purchase.
In few days after IieutenaatCoIonel Hanson was
ordered 10 Louisville do provost duty, relieving Lieu
Colonel Sterrlt, OF the 18th Michigan V T.. who was
ordered to the field He and his regiment still duty
there.
On the 25:h Jay Brgadier General Morgan and most of
his officers were captured They carried to Coc1.
natl, and thence he and twenty his Off GERS
selected and carried Columbus Ohio where they
were shaved and their hair cut very close by negro CON
vct. They then marched The and scrub.
bad and from there TO their cells where they locked
up. The Federal papers published with great delight,
minute account OF the whole proceedings Seven DAYS a
ter forytwo of General Eorgan's eff were con
veg ed from J0hnsons Island to the pententiary and eu
jc ed to indigntes. have Colonel D. Har
rard Smith, Of the officers was conveyed there
among the second lot, and be told that Mr.. herriop
the warden apoogzs for such treatmet he had g
tncty informed General Burnside that he would receive
them on no other terms, and he had sent them.
Very respectfully submitted By
Your obedient servant,
[SigneGl r. ALsroN.
Lieutenant Colonel P. A. G. 8.