The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-16
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THE DEATH OFGEN. JOHN ~.
MORGAN. ,
Account Of Il Federal Officer,

Account Of Il Federal Officer,
A correspondent Of the NashyiIl,
Press and Times, whom the cdito,
speaks Of rs a gallant officer ofthc Fed
eral army, and u reliable gentleman
denies tia, Gen. Morgan was murder
cd after s%nrrendcring himself to th,
Federal forces at Grecnville, Tenn, il
September 1864, and gives the follow
ing as what he claims to be the facts il!
the case, which he ayers "can be anthem
tlcated by numerous responsible per.
sons" lie says:
Gen. A. G. Gillcm, with a small brig
ade Of East Tennessee Onion soldiers,
having been sent to operate in Uppcr
East Tennessee, in the fall Of 1868, cs-
tablishcd his headquarters at Bulls
Gap, on the. 23d Of September, prcpar
atory to an advance movement. Al
night intelligence was received that II
force OF rcucls, numbering from three
to five hundred, had Gncampcd on tie
road between Grccnvillc and Bulls
Gap, three miles from the formcrp place.
The General at once determined to send
a regiment in rear Of this detachment,
to intercept thcirrctrent, while he NOV
cd the main body Of his brigade up the
main road to attack them in front. He
accordingly, at1I o'clock, A.. NJ, in.
structed Lieutenant Colonel VIM. II.
Ingcrton, commanding 18th Tennessee
cavalry, to move hisregimcnt in the di.
rcction of Grcenvillc, by way Of the
Arnett road, which intcrsects the main
Grecnvillc road near that town. Ihe
night being very dark and stormy, andl
the condition Of the road almost i'm.
passablc, it was with difficulty that Co..
lionel lneerton succeeded in reachinol
the main l~reenyillc road, one mile be-
low that town, at daylight in the morn
ing, this being the time fixed upon BY
General Gillem to commence the at {
tack. Colonel Ingerton formed his 4,
regiment in line to await the rebel force
which he expected to be driven upon
lin. The sound Of the cannon soon i
announced that the attack had begun !,
,elow. At this critical juncture, Col. :
ngerton wac astonished to learn that I
ohm II. Morgan with a force number u
og from two to three thousand mon !,
'as pear notwithstanding at the ID
anne time that Morgan and star were h.
{ the house OF Mrs. Williams, while his II
oops we're chcamped about ono fourth tn
{ Il mile distant on College Hill. Col ne
,gerton, notwithstanding bis ha2ati {,
IS position, determined to attcmptthea In
'pturc Of Morgan and star aud thus. TN
feet at once his own escape and the ~,
,nstcrnation OF the enemy. Accor r,
ngiy he dispatched two cOmpmies in
iowa commanded Respectively, BY
pts. &C. Wilcox and y. Il. NORTH -
s%lOn-tie squadron being in charge Sta
the former Captain, with instructions G. /.
bring out the body Of John Morgan, j
I'd or alive. This officer dashed into
M, aud finding that the rebels had II
yet received the alarm, immediate 'lcl
surrounded the premises of Mrs. OH
Hams, placing seutincls "a. regular L"'
around the lot. which has an, II;
a Of about thee acres. Morgan aud pub
! beng in the house, and not hayin- ,io''
the alarm until they were .cf. non.
tally surrounded, ia attempting toll fore
ape, all fell into the hands of our plea
iIers. except the General, who, find hh",,
no means of cgrcss, attempted to
zeal hinselfin cluster oferape vines Ne
II by. lie was soon discovered, -
"ever, and again attempted to fee, ".
.dless Of challenge Of tho soldiers. rv
given. 10 'halt'--hc was Con-
by Andrew Campbell, private com 1897.
~ q, 18th Tennessee cavalry, the cfM
! passing directly through his body.
lsing his hands and c%xclaiming 'Ol. at th
d" be fell to the ground and ilnme "sfj
tell EXPIRED = bail
n the meantime, Moroan's COMMAND MARI
College Hill had become thorough SEIZE
and hastily forming in line, .a,,,
their artillery and commenced
'l,ions charge to a tlIcir leader he
Ft. Wilcox, taking with him the body -.
John Morgan, aud the prisoners cap -"
e' back gradually toward his and