The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-24
How aKN. mSYEs HEADED oFF JonS
MORGAN.

f Ia civil life, be has 4 record - q soldier
+ that needs but 70 be published 10 mak'
/ him as popular in the country as be is IL
i bis own State, where 1t 10 already known
+ The following narrative OF one Of lhs
most brilliant movements Of the war /,
copied FROM The Cincinnati Times:
Ia The latter part Of June, 1903. Gen,
Hayes bad been ordered BY Gen. Scam.
mon to make a raid on the Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad, 10 cut and destroy
Il as much as possible, Az this time Lee
was marching north towards Gettysburg
aud Grant was beseiging vIeksburg. -
Hayes executed successfully bis move.
ment, aud was marching rapidly back to
soammon's headquarters, When he re-
oeived the intelligence Of Lees defeat
and the fall Of Vicksburg, which filed
his command with intense enthusiasm.
But there was drawback In their ex-
alialion in the further intelligence that
John Morgan had made great circuit IN
Indiana and Ohio, and was at that time
crossing the Scioto below Chillieothe aud
making for Gallipolis, where there were
immense government stores, which be
could destroy and escape across the river
into Kentucky, loaded with the immense
plunder of the stores, towns and farms
Of Ohio. General Hobson, II will be
remembered. was days march in The
rear.
The happy thought occurred TO Hayes
that, by continued forced marches TO the
head of navigation on The Kanawha, and
getting on steamboats, due there the next
morning, it would be possible TO reach
Galipolis in time to head of Morgan
aud save the army supplies there, worth
million dollars. His command con-
sisted Of about twelve hundred cavalry,
and, worn out as they were by the march
they received the generals proposition
for another forced march to save Gal
tipolis and capture Morgan with wild
hurrahs
Gen. Scammon heartily seconded the
movement, and after short rest they
pushed onward for the boats, and by
riding day and night had the happiness
to reach the river in time to see the fleet
steaming up to the landing. To get on
board, to 6nd food and rest for man and
horse, after their tremendous effort, did
not require much time, and the boats
soon turned back wards TO Galipolis.
All day and the following night the
steamers were forced forward, aud at
day light the next morning, reached their
destination; and they were not moment
TOO soon, for John Morgan was within 6
miles OF the town, and there we're no
troops there to dispute bis entrance. -
Hayes moved forward at once with his
forces, and he had not proceeded a mile
when he sighted the advance skirmishers
Of Morgan.
Morgan's men halted, and the officers
could be seen holding council, They
were evidently taken back at the sight
of an army, and Hayes had taken care to
display bis troops in the largest proper
tion possible. Morgan evidently thought
Scammon's whole force was there TO cap
ture him. If be had known there were
but twelve hundred cavalry 1t is entirely
probable that he would have consolidated
his four or Eve thousand men and tried
to cut his way through.
And Hayes felt bis disparity of num-
bers, but hoped with rested troops, who
were wrought up to the highest purpose,
TO defeat the great raider. He could, al
least hold the town until succor arrived.
But Morgan did not pause TO offer battle,
Hobson was in the rear, and fleet wal
on its way from Cincinnati, TO prevent
his crossing, so he turned quickly to the
eastward, and made haste for Pomeroy.
Hayes, with equal celebrity, boarded bis
boats again, aud arrived ia time to head
Morgan of again.
The race was now for the crossing at
Bnilingou's Island. Hayes passed on
ward, by the river, and by this time had
been joined by the Cincinnati troops. :
Fey reached the bead just IN time to
see tie head Of Morgan's column attempts
tempting 10 cross, attacked II, aud cap
turtd nearly the who.e force, with theil
enormous pillage; aud such a spectacle
gas never exhibited before. The stores
had been gutted for three hundred miles
aud every vehicle on the road captured
to hold Uni convey the piunder.
Besides, the horses were loaded with
calico, blankets, muslins, shoes, ribbons,
tiuwere, glassware, crockery, hats, caps,
stockings. and every article that could
be attached TO the saddle, bride, and
other harness; aud this for an army OF
four thousand horses in superb savage
rsggedness, yet rsdient with their beau
ifu spoiIs. John Morgan, wiiha par
Of bis forces, saved themselves By an
other turn aud flight, bat, as will be re.
collected, was captured away up towards
Pitlsbury, and bis career was closed aud
GsIlipoiis saved
To Gen. Hayes il due the conception
Of the plan, not only TO save the town
but to cut short Ia woefn defeat the
desperate raider, 80 near an escape TO
Kentucky with bis immense booty.
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