The New York herald., 1864-09-07
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
Surprise of Morgan's Forces at
Greenville, Tenn.
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DEATH OF JOHN MORGAN.
HIS FORCE SCATTERED.
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His Staff and One Piece Of Ar
tillery Captured,
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Omcinl Report OF Generai Gfllems
KsoxvuLx, Tenn, Sept 5, 1864.
The following Official telegram from General Gilyen
was received this evening.--
BULLS GAP, Tenn. Sept. a. 1854.
surprised do Gated and killed John Morgan at Green.
vile this morning
Tho killed are scattered for miles, and have not yet
hundrod.
have about seventy five pri ,oners.
Among those captured arc MorgAns ssaY, with ono
piece Of artillery and a caisson
The encmy's force outnumbered mne the surprise
was complete ALvAN q GIi.i.EM.
Secretary stanton 10 General DiI.
W1RDPsarnEsr, |
WASHINGTON, sept. 6-S.I0 r. 81.
Eoj-r General JoHN A. DIX, New York
despatch from General Graat jiit received, gives
statement from the Richmond fzunner ths morning
Morgan surprised aud killed, and his STAFF
captured, at GreenvlIe, Tenn, yesterday.
An unofcI despatch by this department this
morning from Lexington states that Gcuera Glem had
oc lily reported the surprise and defeat Of Morgrn at
Greenyillc TINT John Morgan killed and his staY
captured from fifty to hundred rebels killed, seventy
pisones taken and gun captured. This report being
confirmed by the Richmond Erdmtnr, there IS room
to doubt its truth.
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary Of War.
Sketch OF the Rebel General Morgan.
Brigader General John H. Morgl Is tho eldest OF six
brothors, ali OF whom have boen tho rebel service. o
Lexington. Kv about the year 1876, and is
the manufacturer Of jeans in that peighborhood.
lie received hts education also, in that State lie raised
a company OF Kntuckians for the Mexican var. but
failed get service. After that had ended he
entered the joan business and married Miss Re-
becoa Bruce, since doad. When the rebellion broke out
sod band Of gueriilss in Kentucky ho bong at
that a captain OF the Lexington Rifles" militia
organzau and went with them INTO the seeded States
From his early youth he had been daring, reckless
rider, and well suited to the line or the vice he
had chosen. He first began his operations IN Missouri,
where his name at last became terror and bug
| bear He Ihen moved into Kentucky, operated
near Bacon creek, harasssd tho Union army
OF the Oaio during their advance towards NASHVILLE He
had attached to his staf a telegraph operator named
Ellsworth, who before despatchcs sent cypher,
would takes tho orders OF the Union III from tho
wircs and thus defeat all plans Of Union operations tho
rebels being ready to meet them For bis skIl he
appointed coonel and afterwards brigador general,
u The rovsonai awny u the rebel States During No
vcmbcr 1852 he was acting VITA Bragg 10 Tcuuessee,
ana there married 10 Miss Ready, who tho
b'ockadc 10 hurireesboro for that purpose He con-
tinued his operations south Of the CumLertnd river
until july 1862 when be made his dash IN orgh Ken
tucky Dto Indiana and ONO, which be and
his band captured aud Imprisoned. lie dug his
way ont Of his cell tho pgh, ~ November II, 1858.
and, after many hazardous escaies, succ.e eded
reaching the rebel lines lite Iecembcr. Hc
then set about raising command, under
orders from The rebel War apartment OF Jlnu.
a.y 2S, lsG4; and during the summer OF
the present year he was g'in 10 the slddIe Grating
10 cstern Virginia and Eastern ken,sky. Tie states
bordering on the ohio river faiy men ebough
resist bs advance, aud us rad resulted 10 fhuro.
HIS command was, the eictc attached TO the cav lsy
forces operating around AtIaats and served under
Wheeler during the recent ads upon SheraaI's com
munic,.iions. During this last rad lie has lost b ne.
General Morgan repnied to have been ,esy KIND To
his prisoners and 20 have respected the o.
his treatment Of the dead II iorces that el INTO bits
hand. He OF shoat six feet 10 height.
straight arrow and well propnr.iOned. fiis hair
light and curly, aud he wore heavy beard and
mustache, without side whskers. bis ey es email
and gray aud Il 3 complex lou fair