Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-28
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Happening to be present at the
death Of Gen. J. II. Morgan, l have
concluded to send you few memo
randa of that and its accompanying
events. / accompanied the expedi-
ton into Tennessee made for the
purpose of driving back Gen. Gill
lens brigade of Federal cavalry
We arrived at Greenville early in
the evening of the 3d Of September,
1864. Greenville is distant from
Bulls Gap Gen. Gillem's position)
nineteen miles. The General estab-
lished his headquarters at the house
of Mrs. Williams, in the town Of
Greenville. His own brigade was
sent on the road leading to Rogers
vile, to a point three miles from
Greenvillc, for tho purpose of get.
ting forage, and n detachment of
Tennessee cavalry, 600 strong, was
ordered, under Colonel Bradford, to
encamp on theroad leading to Bull 3
Gap, and to picket the roads lead.
ing towards the enemy. This force
was not increased, because large
number of horses could not be for
aged in that direction. The country
between Greenville and the Gap is
hilIy and wild, and very poor. Gen.
Giliem stated afterwards that he re-
ccived information of the status of
affairs about Greenvile at half past
nine of that night. He immediate
ly moved his command in the direc-
ton of Greenville; when about five
miles from town he halted and sent
q detachment through the woods,
and succeed in getting on the flank
of Col. Bradford's command; he
drove him (Bradford) back from the
road, leaving it open to Greenville.
A detachment of four companies Of
the Thirteenth Tennessee cavalry
was then sent forward to charge the
town. They met with no resistance.
The square OH which Mrs. W's.
house is situated (the house and
grounds occupy tho square) was sur
rounded Immediately; officers of the
staff being aroused by the couriers,
of whom there were three or four ut
the front gate. rushed out and were
captured one by one Gen. Morgan
attempted to escape through the
garden; finding exit in that direc-
tion cut off, he concealed himself
among some grape vines. He had
no weapon at all-Capt Rogers
having one of his pistols, Mr.. John
son, A. A. G.'s clerk, the other
While the officers of his staff and
couriers were together under guard
within twenty yards of his place of
concealment, he necessarily heard
the questions asked them, and"the
threats made against tn 1.-The
questions wersas to his wi (uts
the threats to7make tbSq3th his
place of concealment. Soehg that
there was no hope of successful con-
he came out and surren-
dered to Capt. Wilcox, company G,
Thirteenth Tenpcssee Cavalry. He
had already both of Gen. MOrgan's
pistols in his possession. This cap.
tain sat on his horse Che and fifteen
or twenty others had ridden into
the garden, having broken down the
plank fence to get in) and conversed
with the General and us for some
timc-abOut ten or twenty minutes;
he then rode off. In a few minutes
after he left, n man rode up and
presented his gun at General Nor
gan. The General said: "For Gods
sake don't shoot me-Iam a prison
er." The gun was fired and the
General fell. The muzzle of the
gun was within two feet of Morgan's
breast when it was discharged his
clothing and his body were black
ened with powder. This man then
dismounted and threw the Generals
body across his horse, in front Of
the saddle, and rode about town
"here's your horse-thief."
When Gen. Gillem gave us permis-
sion to attend to Gen. Morgan's
body, we found it in the road, about
one mile from the place where he
had been shot. 1t was so covered
with mud that we could scarcely
recognize it. The ball struck the
centre of the breast, about three or
four inches from its junction with
the neck, and came out behind the
left hip bone He met his death as
he met his foes a thousand times
before; there was no shrinking-not
q quiver of a nerve--though he saw
murder in that brawny felon's eye.
Kentucky will yet be proud of John
Morgan-of his gallant dashing life
and fearless death. And in the
"land of sun and flowers" long will
his deeds be the theme of "song and
story" The man who shot him was
named Campbell, of Company G,
18th Tennessee cavalry. He was
promoted to a lieutenrncy for his
bravery on this occasion.
At Knoxville the staff officers we
locked up in iron cages, in Jail,
whose windows had neither glass
nor sash.-They had neither change
of clothing nor over-coats nor
blankets. These had all been taken
from them. They were permitted
to go into the prison yard in the
daytime, and they had dead line
there.
We found at Knoxville several
officers and men Of Morgan's COM
mand, who had been taken two
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