The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-10-08
A t,I,IIt,rANT DASH,
How the Guerrilla CbleftaIn, John Morgan,
Was Caught and Killed.

HOW Tic JOnU
Was Caught and Killed.
About the time the brigade was concen
tratcd and IA notes were being compared
with view to determine on some plan o
operations against Morgan, a woman from
Greenvillc dripping with rain and or
horseback, was conducted to the spot, apart
where the general and his officers were
consulting. Her name was Bacon
She was an alleged widow, formerly
of Ohio. In reality she was an adventur'
ess, an ex-variety actress, anxious to cause
a sensation, get herself talked about among
the officers Of the armies and mentioned in
reports and newspapers. This woman cor
rectly told Gillem the situation at Green
vile.
Morgan was sleeping at the mansion Of
Mrs. Williams in the edge of the town and
directly on the Bulls Gap-road "Dick"
Morgans regiment was in camp in field a
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 had retired for the night
This information gained Gillem at once Or
his regiment and Newells battalion. Capt.
Roberts, of the 10th Michigan, and Capt
Wilcox, of the 18th Tennessee, we're
sent in Advance with their companies,
the main reconnoitering force taking a
more leisurely pace and making a
desour to the left so as to getround Dick
Morgan spicllets and take his regiment in
the rear. Wilcox who commanded the ad-
vance, when within three-fourths of mile
rate resc 80 picket in the road He proposed
to Rober 0 make a dash through the line
and into Ia town with view of surround
ing tho louise where Morgan was in
bed, capturing him and his staff and
trust to luck to- get out. Robrrts was ready
for any enterprise and closed eagerly
with his superior's daring proposition. =.
Forward! Trot Ga1lop! Charge"
rang out on the ears of the startled, as
literally ridden over by the dashing federals,
and before Dick Morgan's subordinate,
whom he had lelt in command, got a man
IN the saddle the Williams house
was surrounded by Wilcox'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 itrepuires 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, re-
volver in hand, ran down the long slOping
grounds ON the east front of 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 fired on him.
The bullet took effect in Gen. Morgan,'s
right side and ranging upward, on account
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 a
squad from Dick Morgan's command, were
captured and rushed off toward the eastern
part of the town. Campbell dismountcd
from his horse, took look at the mani
killed, recognized him-he was deser
ter from Morgan's first Communicated
the body, threw it over his saddle bow
remounted and rode away with his COM
panions. They went pell-mell through the
town, filed to the right, passed out to the
north, bore to the right round the high hill
where the remains of Andrew Johnson are
buried, and though pretty holly pursued by
a portion of Dukes men, they reached the
Bulls Gap road near the point where they
had charged the rebel picket half hour
before