Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-06-29
Secret History of Morgan's Raid Its
Connection with Vauandigham' Re


Secret History of Morgan's Raid Its
Connection with Vauandigham Re.
turn.
The indianapolis Journal publishes the
following statement:
About three weeks ago it was stated in
this city by two men, one Of whom lives in
Indiana and the other in Kentucky, that
within ten da"s Morgan would en- err Ken.
tucky with not less than four thousand
cavalry, and woul he joined by large rein
torcements from Kentucky aud Indiana;
that the plan was to draw Gen Burbridge
| INTO the eastern part Of Kentucky. and,
by rapid march, pass around hinl. seize
| Lexington and Frank fort, and especially
to capture and hold as prisoner Governor
Bramlctte; then to march rapidly to Louis
vile, seize the immense Government stores
III that city, possess themselves of what
ever they wanted, expecting, at the same
time, to be able TO procure transportation,
by means of which they could cross the
Ohio river, and seize the cities of Jeffer-
sonvile and New Albany. At the same
time, as d part of the programme, forces
were to be collected In Owen county, Ken
| tucky, which were to pass down the Ken.
tucky river in steamboats, or barges, and
capture the City of Madison The most
material part of the plan was the capture
Of Gov. Bramlette, which would place the
government OF Kentucky in the hands Of
! Lieutenant Governor Jacobs, whom they
claim, whether rightfully or not, to be in
I T,,h 4o1t IL ~ L IL. ]
would employ the resources of the State
and arm the people to resist the Gov
ernment. After the capture OF Louis
vile they were then to march down the
Louisville and Nashville road, and destroy
/ the trestle work and tunnel at NIuldrauh
! Hill, and the bridge ;croSs Green river, at
Mumfordsville, thus cutting off Sherman's
communications This scheme was regard
ed as be NJ chimerical, especially that part
OF 1t relating to the capture of Gov. Bram-
| ette. Nevertheless, Gov Bramlette was
promptly informed of the threatened nya-
sion OF Kentucky by Morgan Subsequent
events have proven that these men knew
| whereof they spoke, were acting in concert
! with, and thoroughly informed Of the de-
!
| Burhridge was drawn into the eastern part
Of Kentucky, Morgan marched entirely
around him, and his presence in the State
was scarcely known until portion of his
forces struck and destroyed the Cincinnati
ard Lexington railroad between Paris and
! Cynt lana. Morgan's plan was Illustrated
by the rapid pursuit by Ger. Burbridge,
and the prompt movement of troops from
Cincinnati upon Cynthiana. A portion of
his command, however, proceeded rapidly
| to Frankfort, for the capture of Gov Bran
! lette, WHO retired into the small fort. which
| had been previously erected at Frank fort car
rying with him the archives of the State, and
with small force, hastily collected, de-
termlned to resist to the last extremity.
The fort was INVESTED by the rebels for three
days, and two flags of truce were sent to
Gov. Bramlette, demanding his surrender,
which he contemptously ly rejected, declaring
that he would never surrender while there
was man lett to fire gun. In the mean
time, the victory which Burbridge had
gained over the rebels at Cynthiana, and the
rapid advance of forces to the relief of
Frankfort and Louisville, compelled the
rebels to raise the siege and look out for
their own safety and escape.
The same men stated at the same time
that Mr. Yallandig ham wvud be in Ham
ilton, Ohio, on the 18th day of June, to
attend the grand council of his friends, aud
with the intention of remaining in the
State at all hazards, bidding defiance to the
Government, and asserting that his friends
in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, were thor
oughly prepared for all consequences. This
part OF the predict on has also been verified.
Mr.. Valandigham arrived in Hamilton
! day before yesterday, and made false,
malignant, and infammatory speech against
the Government, distinctly intimating that
he and his friends were fully prepared to
resist its auth, rity That his coming and
the who.e programme were widely known
throughout Indiana, is conclusively proven
by additional facts On Monday and
Tuesday of this week large numbers of
CoPperhead politicians, numbering not less
than one hundred, representing nearly
every county in the State, had assembled
without public notice, and were engaged
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