Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-15
The Raid OF Morgan.

xonday gives the follo-ing Items IN reference
20 IL. raid of MoEosss baud:
The rou'e Of the Rebei. from csfydon TO
salem was by way Of Palmyrs and re,r Of Green
vile Along the entire route they rol,i.ed aud
DESTROYED property unfortunately -Os hSrses
they took large number, and were particular 10
their selections TO = ke none butfhe best Every
house along the rosd was entered: and such OF
the contents "a suited them the Rebels took.
destroying In the most vabton manner what
was wholly useless 10 them. All blacksmith
tools, aid such ether articles az could be OF
vice 70 pursuing force. were earrad away or
dez:->yed
AZ Salem. after the burning Of the depot.
Morgan announced IL az MS intention 10 burn all
;he mills ard factories IN the town, and issuei
order TO this elect he afLerward reconsiiered
these orders. aud told the owners OF such prop
erty that be would spare IL upon the payment of
one thousand dollars for each mill and factory.
These levies upon the citizens we're responded TO.
and the money paid over IN the freebooter chief.
This alone saved the town from n conaseration
which would have desolateI IL. as the buildings
put under contribution are so located that had
they been fired the couf tgrstion would have
been communicated from them 70 hundreds of
other horses.
At Palmyra force Of $50 or 400 Home
Guards. under Gen } A. Cravens, our member
% Congress. hal conc 'ntrated having fallen
back 10 that point from near Corydon. Prudent
ly enough. considering their inability to even
tard the approach of Morgan. they tell back
from Painvra TO Salem So sudden and
pected was Morgan's entry into Salem. that these
Home Guards were made prisoners Of war. They
were afterwards paroled. The whole force.
learn, was mounted, aud as the Rebel chief is not
celebrated for ever returning any of his stolen
property IN the line of horse flesh. the horses
we're carried off. together with the equipments OF
the men. and {. yet in the enemy's possession.
Full license was given by Morgan 10 his men
during their stay in Salem To rob and plumber 10
their he,rts' content The clothing stores. dry
goods houses boot and shoe stores saddlery e.
adjustments. hardware stores and liquor saloons
were az once put ihto most thorough and rapid
condition of depletion in the amount Of their
stocks Old clothes were thrown away. and ea h
gay and festive Rebel donned new attire and
sported IL with much pride sm al boy
would his first pair OF pantaloons, Morgan mean
time bl,ndly informing the owners OF the long
coveted "spos" that such was lie in state of
war" He further stated that he would long
bear in grateful remembrance the gOodly town
of Salem and its people, and a. they had done
well by him and his. he would endeavor 20 call
upon them again at the first convenient Oppor-
tunity. His ragsmufius were particularly de
lighted at the style Of Salem clothing and the
quality of Silem whisky
From Salem the Rebels moved off to Canton
a post village in Washington county. four and a
half miles east from S,lem Canton. and the
country surrounding 1t. ia settled by Quakers
John had no doubt that they were non com
battant they would be delighted TO see him "
But especially was he interested in the excellent
quality of the equine productions of that fine
gion of country He relieved the good Friend"
of their horsefesh to the number of over one
kt,, .oI lat III 10.
right. which entered the town by way of Harris
town. he moved off in the direction Of Vienna.
Scott county. on the line of the Jacksonville
railroad
We have some additional incidents of the pro
ceedings of the Rebels nj Salem, which we here
insert Ii is not true rs has been reported. that
the Home Guards surrendered the town without
fight They contested it, possession. and in the
fight which took place a number were wounded
man named Wyble. and several others of The
Home Guards, were killed Quite a number
were wounded. among them VIM Vance. sup
posei mortality Mr. Vance is brother in law
of W s. Culbertson. of this city, and is well
known to manv of our citizens He was shot
through the lungs.
After the capture of the town the Rebels did
not fire upon any OF the citizens except those
whose movements led them To suppose the,
were attempting TO escape Several perspr~
wounded but not seriously.
The depot at Salem is wholly DESTROYED. the
walls having been damaged to require them
TO he pulled down.
At Corydon. Morgan left the following named
men OF. his command. that were wounded ia the
skirmishes which took plack between Mauckpor'
and that town:
james Brewer. Company c. I7th Kentucky;
c Elliott, Lieutenant of Company q. 5h Ken
lucky: Z Miller. Surgeon. l4h Kentuek,: T
J. McGraw. Compan, C.. 10Th Kentucky: G II
Bess. Company b. lIth Kentucky: T S Wright,
Company E, 10Th Kentucky: j. b. Johnston.
Company II I4th Kentucky; F. B Rice. Com
pany q. 5th Kentucky
All these were captured after Morgan's de
parture and have been forwarded TO the military
prison in Louisville.
On ,tur,lay we made mention Of the invasion
of our State by an additional Rebel force. sup
posed belong Wheeler cavalry. The re-
ported invasion turns out To be true. but the in
vaders belonged to Morgan's command. and were
a company of one hundred and twenty men de
tached To pass through Kentucky from Brandeu
burg to Twelve mile Island. where they were to
cross the Ohio river and reioin their regiment.
They we're detached for the purpose OF a raid
through the sections indicated in order To create
panic at Louisville. and thus draw off the
attention of the military authorities at Louisville
from MOrgans movements IN Indiana
This detached company under the com
mand OF Assistant AGjutant General Davis OF
BAIL Dukes brigade. aud according to iuSt,uc
tons attempted the passage of the river Mt the
point designated. on Saturday last They were
attacked in the attempt. and the wood no It being
used by them sunk But forty of the mum
Der got into Indiana, and of them nineteen were
captured M the moment Of landing and the rest
succeeded in m king their escape
At half past five o'clock Saturday evening.
these forty entered Providence post village in
Clark county. on the L. y A. & Q railroad
and visiting every house in the Gown. took from
each citizen all the FIRE arms found and broke
them To pieces
/ he alarm of their presence nelr the town soon
spread. and the citizens gathered and attacked
them near Pekn Several prisoners were can
tured. among them Adjutant General Davis He
WAS brought to this city yesterday and lodged in
prison.