Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-11-03
A BRILLIANT DASH.
How the Guerrilla Chleftaln. John
Morgan, was Caught and Killed.

How the Guerrilla Chleftaln. John
Morgan, was Caught and Killed.
lcolOnel J. Z. MAegovHn In the PhllsdelphiA Week
ly rimes.l
About the time the brigade was concen.
trated and as the notes were being COM
pared with a view to determine on some
plan OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Morgan, wo-
man from Greenville, dripping with ram
and on horseback, was conducted to the
spot apart where the General and his Of
fcers were consulting. Her name was
Bacon. She was an alleged widow, form
erly of Ohio. In reality she was an ad-
ventures, an ex-variety actress, anxious
to cause sensation, get herself talked
abou: 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" Morgsn'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 a
mile east of where Morgan retired for
the night. This information gained, Gil
lem at once ordered Ingerton to proceed
to Greenville with his regiment and New
ellis battalion. Captain Roberts of the
Tenth Michigan, and Captain Wilcox, OF
the Thirteenth Tennessee, were sent in
advance with their companies, the main
accommodating force taking a more leis-
urely pace and making detour to the
left SO as to get around Dick Morgan
pickets and take his regiment in the rear
Wilcox, who commanded the advance,
when within three-quarters of mile OF
the village, got a glimps of the confeder
ate reserve picket in the road. He pro-
posed to Roberts to make dash through
the line and into the town, with view
of surrounding the house where Morg an
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.
"Forward! Trot! Gallop! Charge!' rant
out on the air and on the ears of the star
tied, astonished, Confederate sentries
They were literally ridden over by th'
dashing Federals, and before Dick Nor
gan's subordinate, whom he had left ir
command got man in the saddle, tht
Williams house was surrounded by Viii
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 awakened 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
shopping grounds on the east front of tn
house. In the northeast corner was
grape arbor. AS Morgan stopped to pass
under this in order to reach the fenc e
hewas discovered by Andy Campbell
private in Company G, Thirteenth Tenn
essee Cavalry, who fired on him. Th'
bullet took eject in General Morgan
right side, and ranging upward, on &C
count of his stopping position, passed ou
near the heart. He fell and died instant
ly.
Meantime the balance of the officers il
and about the house, few Orderlies ant
a squad from Dick Morgan's command
were captured and rushed off toward th
eastern part of the town. Campbell dis
mounted from his horse, took a look a
the man he killed, recognized him-h
was deserter from Morgans command
raised the body, threw it over his sac
dle.bow, remounted and rode away wit
his companions. They went pell-me
through the town, filed to the righ
passed out to the north, bore to the rigf
round the hill where the remains {
Andrew johnson are buried, and, thoug
pretty hotly pursued by portion {
Dukes men, they reached the Bulls Ga
road near the point where they ha
charged the rebel picket half an hour b
fore.
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