Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-07

ala SSaasssHa. gpsh ssrsssIsa. ~sss pissss, sIth
some other oayalSy. upon picket duty on the Green
River where be began s'ries Of I'D aud da,iog ex
plntr which a,e unf iaed for their boldness and the
mann qJf their execu ion
Iwas hls determination when be left his home IN
X sntroky should his command ever become numerous
enough to return and drive out the crop cared Pur-
tans, who, through Ksntuoky's generosity, bad lite
ruined his native State, by overrunning IL and driving
her sona to the States of the Southwest.
A little incident, shoWcg the strategic powers OF
Morgan, isbtre worthy o. mention An order was issued
by the authorities OF Ken.uoky, from headq1sriers at
Frankfort that all the In the should be forth
with forwarded TO- the State armory, there to be inspect
ed and repaired for III Of the Estate Guard" who
were 10 maintain what the ZION ehr, kers To- med IN
tuckyis ARMED NJ ralitv" Gen. Morgan, then Cap.
tain of the Lexington Rites" suspected OF having
evil intentions sgsnst the peace and quiet OF Uncle
Sam" or rather that Old Hoosier" KING Abraham
Il was, however, known 10 all lgal Ksntuckians
that he Was "a good man and true; In other
words that he was for his State first, last and all toe
time. Hence the l. ncCl liles kept sharp eye on the
guns held b. Morgsn's company. MngAn knew that
tley mad 0etsImned TO gst the arm OUT OF bis hands
and issued the order mliny Tor that purpose Aud he,
ia turn, had determined that they should net have
them So in The dead OF night they were removed some
defiance from the oty and The boxes, in which they
we're 10 have been Placed neatly filed with bricks in
stead, and marked Guas from Captain Morgan State
ATmory, Frankfort" God taken tnst
tlB boxes inOuiu reach inc utpoL "
Just too late aud there they lay exposed 10 pubic
view. Tue Lincolnites reserved the bXs with IN
spsakabe delight, wipkng aud blinking at one
suo.hUT, suppOslng thas they had fixed Nor
gn and his S'eesn company" and hI:teIng them
selves that they had for in their lives defeated
man who had been thorn ia their sides. That night
Captain Morgan in command of his brave band passed
through LaWrenceourg Ky, distance OF twenty Ave
miles from Lexington, having in their possession slightly
f"s rifles belonging TO the Yankee Government.
At The commencemtnE OF the present struggle, Gen.
No gan was possessed Of great veal b. all OF which be
left In the haDdG OF the enemy when lie came Sjuth.
He tas ever been public spirited gentlGmsn ana dis
pensed his means with hoeIai nand ior the public
good. There ara many who eau tesuiy 10 his quiet
manner of doing coed. There ia no man living who can
say Of John d. Morgan, that be went to him shed ano
hungry, and he ied nun not he came cold and naked,
and ne clothed MIN not"
General Morgan a. the time Of his death was sbOut
thirty eight years of age and in tho ygoF OF manhood.
Hs full feet in bis stockings, as straight as en-
Iudian and magnifcently proporoned Light curly hair
small grey eyes aud 10 complexion. His general ap.
pearancs was thatOi gentleman of leisure-his carr
age edDgly graceful aud manly with rather an in
cuatiOn to be fAs!idious In his Dress Hls modest
sssu ming style of speech when add essed at
sured you tina. you we're in the presence Of unpre
tending, Thoroughbred Kentucky gen. ,mAD. Unlike
many other Of the great Of the war, though
Who entertained great respect for RELIGION he not
gu nber of the church. Il deeds have been hersld6d
throughout the broad limits of the universe and his
will DO cherished wherever the Cross Of his be-
loved Confsderacy Wavia
exploits in the last two yesTs are familiar tc our
readers including the unsuccss-fu raid into Kentucky
Indiana and OSLO In which he taken prisoner and
consigned 10 the horrible confinement. of a Yarkee
dungeon, from which he escaped as by miracle
Morgan was brave, during aud generous, but as
military obieftain and man, he had, no doubt, bis
FAULT, and who that Ia mortal is without thems Let
us, then, forgetting these, remember ony wha. ives
generous, brave aud noble 10 him, aud embsm in our
hearts his memory With the cherished heroes Of our
r. Vo!u:lon.