New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-09

Happening 10 De pTesenI dI lile ueaLl Vi NeHcfdi
John Morgan, Ihaye concluded to send you few
memoranda of that and its accompanying events.
accompanied the expedition into Tennessee for
the purpose of driving back General Gillems
brigade of Federal cavalry. Wearriyed at Green
VILE early in the evening of the Sd of September,
1864. General Gillem's postion) nineteen miles.
The General established his headquarters at the
house of Mrs. Williams, in the town of Greenvle
His own brigade was sent on the road leading
to Roversville, to point three miles from Green
vile, for the purpose of getting forage, and de-
tachment of Tennessee cavalry six hundred strong,
was ordered under Colonel Bradford, to encamp
on the road leading towards the enemy. This
force was not increased because q larger NUMBER
of horses could not be foraged in that direction.
The country between Greenvllle and the zap is
billy, wild and very poor. General Gillem stated
afterwards that he received information OF the
status of affairs about Greenville at half past nine
of that night. He mm ediatey moved his com
mand in the direction of Greenville; when about
five miles from town he halted and sent detach-
mept through the woods, and succeeded IN getting
on the flank of Bradfords command he drove
him (Bradford) back from the road leaving ii
open to Greenuille A detachment of four compa
MES Of the 18th Tennessee cavalry was then sent
forward to charge the town. They met no resis
tance.. The square on which Mrs. WIS house Is
situated (the house and grounds occupy the
square) was surrounded Immediately; officers o.
the staff being aroused by the conriers, of whom
there were three four at the front gate, rushed
out and were captured one by one. Genera
Morgan attempted to escape through the garden
finding exit in that direction cut off, he concealed
himself among some grape vines. He had NJ
weapon at all, Captain Rogers having one of hi
pistols, Mr.. johnson, "A. A. G.'s clerk, the other
While the officers of his staff and couriers wert
! together under guard within twenty yards of hi
place of conceament, he necessarily heard the
questions asked them and the threats made against
them. The questions were as to his whereabouts
| the threats to make them tell his place OF con
| cealment. Seeing that there was no hope OF sue
ef,Ir ant surrendered
to Capt Wilcox, Co. G, 18th Tennessee cavalry
He had alrady both of General Morgan's pistols in
his posse ssion. This Captain sat on his horse (he
and fifteen or twenty others had ridden INTO the
garden, having broken down the plank fence te
get in) and conversed with the General and us fol
some time-about ten or twenty minutes: he ther
rode off. In few minutes after he left mar
rode up and presented his gun at General Morgan
the General said:
| .'For Gods sake don't shoot mel am pris
oner." The gun was fired, and the General fell
The muzze of the gun Ia Colts army rihe) wa
within two feet of Morgan's breast when it was
discharged; his clothing and his body were black
ened by the'powder. This man then dismountet
and threw the Generals body across his horse, il
front of the saddle, and rode about town shouting
| g here's your horse thief When Gen, Gilen
gave us permission to go and attend Gen. Morgan'
body, we found it lying in the road about one mill
| from the place where he had been shot. 1t was 81
| covered with mud that We could scarcely recog
nize it. The ball struck the center of the breast
about three or four inches below its junction witt
| the neck, and came out behind the left hip bone
He met his death as he had met his foes thousan,
times before there was no shrnking-not quve
of a nerve--though he saw murder in that Drawn
felon's eye. Kentucky will yet be proud Of job
Morgan-of his gallant, dashing life and fearles
4 death. And in :" the land of sun and flowers,
| long will his deeds be the theme of song an
story" ..-...
| The man who shot him was named Campbell, o
Co. G. 18th Tennessee cavalry. He was pre-
NOTED to lieutenancy for his 1rdUery on the occa
| sion.
At KpsSxe the officers were locked up in ro
cages, in'a jail whose windows had neither glas
nor sash. They had neither change of clothing no
overcoats nor Blankets. These had all been take
| from them. They were permitted to go into til
prison yard in the day time, and they had dea
| line there.
We found at Knoxville several officers and me
of Morgans command, who had been taken tw
weeks before us, They told us that the soldier
who captured them said that they had orders nj
to take General Morgan alive.
| After this it was rumOred that the soldiers
General Morgan's command refused to take {
prisoners of war men belonging to the Thirteent
Tennessee cavalry. General Gillem sent a con
munication to General Breckenridge on this sui
ject complaining that some members of the Thi
teenth had been killed, and stating that he SUI
! posed that it was done in retaliation for the n
portedr murder of General Morgan. He state
that General Morgan's staff. in answer to one fro
him lnquiring into the circumstances of Gener
Morgan's death. (Rogers was then prisoner
in General Gillems hands.)
At the bottom of this copied note was write
: "a true copy: A. G. Gillem, Brigadier General
| When General Breck; ridge afterwards attackt
. and routed General Gem, we captured his hea
quarters, desk and private papers. among whit
> was the original note of Captain Rogers, altert
and amended to read as the copy General Gille
sent General Breckinridge, and very different fro
the said copy. These papers are still in existenc