San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-20
4 BRILLIANT DASH.
Now the Guerrilla Chieftais, Jeha Morgan, was
Csught and Killed.

Nav the Guerrilla Chieftais, John Morgan, Was
Csusht and Killed.
About the time the brigade was con-
oeptrated end as notes were being com.
usred with view to determine on some
plan Of operations against Morgan, .
woman from Greenville, dripping with
min and ON horseback was conducted
to the spot apart, where the general and
his officers we're consulting. Her name
was Bacon. She was an alleged widow,
formerly of Ohio. In reality she vas
an adventures, an ex-variety actress,
anxious to cause sensation, get herself
talked about among the officers Of the
armies and mentioned in reports and
newspapers. This woman correctly told
Gillem the situation at Greenville.
Morgan was sleeping at the mansion
of Mrs. Williams in the edge of the
town and directly on the Bulls Gap
road. "Dick" Morgan's regiment was
in camp in field short distance west
of the town, and that side alone was
picketed. Duke, with the main force,
lay nearly mile east of where Morgan
had retired for the night This infor-
nation gained, Gillem at once ordered
Ingerton to proceed to Greenville with
his regiment and Newell's battalion.
Capt: Roberts, Of the 10th Michigan,
and Capt. Wilcox, of the 18th Tennes.
see, were sent in advance with their
companies, the main accommodating
force taking more leisurely pace and
making desour to the left so as to get
round Dick Morgan's pockets and take
his regiment in the rear. Wilcox, who
commanded the advance, when within
three-fourths of mile of the village
got glimpse of the confederate re-
serve picket in the road. He proposed
to Roberts to make dash through the
line and into the town with view of
surrounding the house where Morgan
was in bed, capturing him and his staff
and trust to luck to get out. Roberts
was ready for any enterprise and closed
eagerly with his superior's daring prop
osition. IKE
Forward! Trot! Gallop! Chargel"
rang out on the ears of the startled, as
tonished confederate sentries. They
were literally ridden over by the dash
ing federals, and before Dick Morgan's
subordinate, whom he had left in COM
mand, got man in the saddle the Will
liams house was surrounded by Will
cox's men. They shot or captured the
two or three guards, picked up all the
horses and an officer or two in less time
than it requires to tell the story.
Morgan was wakened by the shooting
and tramping. He got on his breeches,
boots and hat, and in his shirt sleeves,
revolver in hand, ran down the long,
sloping grounds on the east from the
house. In the northwest corner was
grape arbor. As Morgan stopped to
pass under this in order to reach the
fence, he was discovered by Andy
Campbell, private in company G, 18th
Tennessee cavalry, who fred on him.
The bullet took effect in Gen. Morgan's
right side and ranging upward, on ac-
count of his stopping position, passed
out near the heart. He fell and died
instantly.
Meantime the rest Of the officers in
and about the house, few orderlies
and squad from Dick Morgan's COM
mand, we're captured and rushed off to-
ward the eastern part of the town.
Campbell dismounted from his horse,
took look at the man he bad killed,
recognized him-he was deserter from
Morgan's first communicated the
body, threw it over his saddle bow re-
mounted and rode away with his COM
panions. They went pell-mel through
the town, fled to the right, passed out
to the north, bore to the right round
the high hill where the remains of An
drew Johnson are buried, and, though
pretty hotly pursued by portion of
Dukes men, they reached the Bulls
Gap road near the point where they
had charged the rebel picket a half
hour before.