Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-11
WHO L MORGAN.
Andrew Campbell, Of Bloomington, Ind,
Says Twas He---His Account Of
the Death Of the Dash.
ing Guerrilla.
Dispatch Cincinnati Enquirer.

the account of the killing of John
Morgan in the Enquirer ofMarch 10Th,
was reminded of having been intro
duced to a man here by the name Of
Campbell, as the man who had shot
Morgan, some months ago, and at once
made inquiries as to his whereabouts
for the purpose of an interview. Ii
was learned that he was still living in
the city, engaged as a day laborer on
such jobs as he could find in these
scarce times, and the gentleman him
self was pointed out as he passed along
the street, followed by his little son.
He is a man Of quiet demeanor and
prepOssessing appearance, with moth
ing Of the rufian in his makeup, and
one would scarcely imagine him a man
of extraordinary nerve from a casual
observation.
To the question by the Enquirer
man as to whether he wa Andrew
Campbell, he returned an affirmative
answer.
Are you the man who killed Gen,
John Morgan in Tennessee?
Yes, sir, with a smile.
Did you see the account of the
affair in the Enquirer Of a few days
ago.
Yes, | have the paper in my peck
ct. Major MILKY brought it to me.
He first told NE about it, and | could
not imagine who had written the ac-
count-at first supposing it was Lieut..
W, but when he brought me the
paper l saw it was DR.. DOwney."
You are acquainted with him,
then?'
"0h, yes he was our surgeon but
| don't see how he could remember
the circumstances so we'll for so long a
time. 1t must be nine years since |
told him the particulars.
He gives a correct account, does
he?p
Well, some things he remembers
rightly, but he is mistaken about sew
eral things. Morgan had on no coat
at all when he was shot. He had on
nothing but a pair of common blue
pants and a spotted calico
shirt. And | did not tell DR.. Downey
that the proprietor of the house from
which Morgan emerged informed me
that it was Morgan | had shot. 1t was
a citizen in the street that told me. |
had shot Dick Morgan's horse from
under him just before the occurrence.
as he was attempting to escape from
the same house, and he jumped over
into a corn-feld on the opposite side
of the road and got away. Some little
warning had been given by some shots
fired at persons attempting to run by
our troops as we entered the town, and
| suppose Dick had been quicker than
the general and succeeded in getting
his horse. At least, after | had shot
horse | saw a man running to-
ward the fence dividing Mrs. Viii
liam garden from another field of
corn and commanded him to halt. As
be continued running | fred, but
missed him. | then brought my gun
up again aud fired a second time. when
he fell in his tracks. He was not rid
died with bullets, as has been stated
by some there was but one hole in
him, aud that passed through his
heart. The surgeon showed it to me
he was brought back to Mrs.
Williams house and stripped. the
surgeon not knowing that | had fired
the shot. The way we came to make
the raid at that time, news had been
brought TO our camp-General Gil
command-that Morgan was
about that place with some Of his
command, and was making his boasts
that he was going to gobble us up. We
started about eleven o'clock at night
and got there about daylight. I guess
our captain knew that Morgan was at
Mrs. Williams, as he took us directly
10 the house, while the other troops
were posted at other points
Was Morgan armed?"
Yes, he had two splendid pistols.
had been presented to General
Hardee by Colonel Colt at one time.
and afterward to General Morgan by
General Hardee-they had these facts
engraved on them. Before he left the
house hegaveone ofthem to his adiutant
general and hid the other under a
cabbage in 1.-THE garden. Mrs. Williams
saw him place it there. and afterward
got it and gave it to General Gillem.
His adjutant general told me that after
they found they were surrounded, he
tried to get Morgan to surrender. but
that he refused, saying that he had
had one dose of surrender. and would
die before he would take another"
Campbell here laughingly said that
while engaged in conversation with
labOrers the day before, one of them
the conversation being in reference to
the death Of Morgan-asked him if he
was the man who had shot Morgan.
and on his answering in the ahirma.
tive he said well, it was a hill of
a wonder you didn't get inc. | went
over the fence Morgan was going for
about a minute bOfere the Shot was
fired. The man also informed Camp,
bell that no was an orderly of Nor
CANS, and at Que time had his carbino
lcyelcd at General Sherman and his
finger OF the trigger, but that his
heart failed him, and he could not pull
the trigger.
According to the statement of Dir.
Dowhey you had a difficulty with a
man at Madison. Arkansas, when YOU
were a lieutenant Ia the Nineteenth
United States Infantry?P
Yes; that was Charley Sullivan. lie
wac q member of the regiment I Grst
went out In from there, in the Copfcd.
crate army. On that occasion | had
gone into a saloon to get a drinL and
be thought he could throw me down
was . better man than | was. We
wrcstlcd. aud ! had no trouble to law
him on his back, bot before | conld
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