, 1879-03-28
JOHN MORGAN,
The Story at the KILLING nf tho Motel Com
fralnrata Lcndnr.

'VAAN HAolauAN' :
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frt'crate Lcador.
u Il. no'sntr tn p"iiate'oats tftttiv 7Imst.
III rcply 10 tic qucstion propuuntcl by Mr.
II. Y. I,edtc1d III thc lttstlp Yi,ue., desire to
s1a1e 'nat ! eefvsa win Andrew campnal''
WHO was then First Lieutenant III COM
pany C. Nineteenth United states IT.
fantry, fl The years t8o8-'8o; wo were eta-
..onea -. u. ~, w. ". 'a"Sun 1'rM' ,,,, "'.
from tls lips lad ihe "details "f the killing ot
the Grcat cavalry raider who spread such alnrn
whenever he started on ono OF h!s famous ruitl-
IT ,,.'I %,'.. r. r,.,.,,,. r
WHEN Ioh!pau5 u, 1h'Eteehlh tennessee
fa'E surrounded the house In which Morgan
was, tl,cy received nrtlcrs.-of course, verbal
,,to,,. a,.a,.r. -, aso.,a III ;.,.,sn, !, ~, mi,
h''ent at'cuhpt " cse"pc il'c1ei!o"''."c o,a-
eefs Of the eohtnahu, aonotlcss' IL hot Inc
soldiers, expecting to find aomc ono there w'Io
woa ,,o.tnt in rio.c rroytmtty H. nnl IN mi,
wa p''s'ea !" e"e' p'oAJ ,,,,'J ~ "'t ~ i".'
stew i q! allo tchr o. luz nag lai,.:. Willie sr
LOU ol MS eotnlnaa VIM eaaeesn. MI emtranee ~
foMInehs ena @ aItcte o. ursss "as aa. coann w.
aicrB osu aod Wcll-%osn oyetcoat hnst,ly
ant9"t a1n on, emeagen from ' Ie paek ,n1.. u1os,
or % n1 phee NJ ss yn,. 'o on a
n m"useS II. ia. wore IN Ihe tnrocs,, lmneIate.y @
np,tl p,t hls steppins INTO t"e }as . saYs Criap- I
t iu.e,i ~ nr r 1u"i' Ii stnrt @ fntn ~ u run
i ,h renao.nd ~ tn ersr n n ~ S ~ so,n
Il,,e oF9asna ,.. my gun 10 "y snsn.aeF ~ aa 20
gosSe 'os;e na' @ YUM, sscnE nat d ~ - SUI alsse .
m 11 ,ronnc1 T., ,,ta }ra"@s 'u an ~ ill.," ill., 1 ~
few inutes int u 's G .I'',nn n . kmow s'G ~ ~ HIT
i'ne3 mur % W" . w. s''G H. .ehss n.ea ~, w" T. was
,a aa .na s!sn Ma ~, tnI .aa.en o.. u. nouso
VIZ mev ,ol @ au ,.aa s".ahea T., @ ..g NV
sn,u' ' mte'n ,,,n ~ TIT a,io ih, ;n,, w. & n'1
' e w." .i, af1 G,st t,,,tntil,,, eo 3a. ~
ts amts Mas .!!n m'ns a. ."ss.A A ~ .nat W
w, US RerIaps w H. 'Hsa nn o. IT. assoeiatcs' ad
Ii tMis plascL l. vii say TIT a. as the house was,
ceofof " t. H., o"me't ~, In oSe.t9Gt! a. tip
time q tn!s occurrence oy the widow Williams,
GanpnG t, Mas ettsF M fin, s.aSe" o as 70 e parly
one o. t'osG % sceursa 90 n.soneas % assnfhc i'at
pos!tion Mnisahs s, u9ay .y 1aud1 W. n'aeea OIL
insso & s"m .""gm ~ .ie', heuefa. en",p. ~
Mopeaa s,c Whs an sr,1s ee @ erepF ntr so'a,ef @
| Who u s1plegt ~ surpE!sG hl! capture NM
loss q i1ie IN attcmrteu Sscapo from capt
ure. is aiso Mhfaereni anu }et there uGe.
pcraps, '"pf'sals na, H. tq ~ n, oa W.T. , wto aie
tn9t WY. ieI1canper ~ Hase closGiy tkaes.
1ea& & Snpps ns 70 IN Inc nnu1esE na,,1 Sas ..
la'a aalals, Sllo%h'E too, ispu.cu ena9aetef
9I MORGAN as oola ann learless inau.
! thoneht & anat perhaps .aefe nlent hase
| uesn 41ls ssaAt" ~ astc"Ptst
strategy, 10 overcome WHICH was add!-
tlonal vFthe III tils captor; ,1ns s;lctl was
NJ. .nn e"Se, !, ~ .t taM"poe" M % says tsat. 10
ny nrncF ~ nat, ~ i.auo No reply
Whatever, ni,i seoaea oniY intent "oi
ge.s , FLY w. ~ a s"t e9lusun ttrn! . .M.
must lavc oxiaten. ule 1879 tllat tlrcti trooper
Gnu oeeil suaaeh!y |aKed lfnm souhtl sleep f9
Y M Iea,S 9 ~ heos mnn W H. W ses ~ a
or ny w. a ecc @ 10 ha snrrcet u M
mol aoapt out I'M, lko tnany osaSe men, tlla
ordinary precautions OF ofalnary peonle Tor per.
sonal sa1ety 10 nia savo!Gu q tlnuty. yeI,
abilities o. War ho n,ot hls tate II cannot many
sense po ea1!et lhulael: 80:
CahlpnGll otcnppll't., = position ol danger 10
an expsa!on oays feas ar Us asoweu 3 oarnoso ttc
nur araa,cs, @ vesy ptopefaY oneSea 70 a. s'e lotter
the oraers Wnsen wGrG aesiGnea LOT tho ueGtn or
capture oi tl.e Menel raider; Anarew Canp-
ne!i Yrs so1utGe "no aioweu no tri1iS
WIN hs doty wren t'lat unty was lnlpefa-
sive; a n1ysas ply . WAS was sp.enaa, ,,. . ara r.
sisengli IT, Was vesy tmue!' tit,fo tnan hatcn
lof IN osait!aty inaa'ianaI. ne Was nearly slx
leeS ~ nlEati .iau ts9ns.5.Aial M lrAl1e
by n,th or ., D. issh a ,,si nGseehf Wae ran te War
prose oft NC Was nVlnE 10 ARKANSAS, near
ltele1n. Muct' a9ainst hts inclination hn was
conseeiptc4 UNI placed u Neoei regiment
ilsst oppoftnnitY that oilerea 70 desert rum
elis enforced service AMI Joined Inc unson army,
wllcll " sasa Mas n.oIe III aeeoraance Will
big political sentl'nents.'
lii recognition ol lis services to TIC dovert-
nlent Tor having permanently relieved u OF otlc
" its Most unnEerons at!Versaflcs, Campbell,
either at ts close OF tlle War or Ut Ieaat at no
very late subsequent period, wes commissioned
Ltcutenantni Inc United states arnly, al!d Wha
assigned to duty Win Tue Nineteenth united
States !mfa1ttsy' He served Tor pgrlo'l III the
Indian feFrl!ory M! atterward III Arkansas,
under Gen. Charlcs Il. sn'ttfi.
Canphell's desertl9n from the Rebel rauks
an.l hts SUBSEQUENT killing Of Morgan we're well
known to tie YOUNG men oi thu eountry-1nnny
Of whom hau belouEcl to Ills nriEinnl regiment
round about Madison, w'lese llu was statlon-
Cd; n11tt 4o was dlsltKed, not ouly because ho
pf1tcluAl "ctot ~ uspTfmE tEeM ol
tils setHSeo VI iutc" lcaHeFs VI oHe