The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
q BRILLIANT DASH.
How the Guerilla Cza5ef9aIn, Joaaaa
Morgan, was Caugzat and Killed.


Morgan, was Caugzat and Killed.
!, About the time the brigade was concen-
4 trated, and as notes were being compared
with view to determine on some plan OF
operations against Morgan, a woman from
Greenville, dripping with rain and ON
horseback was conducted to the spot, apart
, where the General and his officers were
J consulting Her name was Bacon. She
was an alleged widow, formerly of Ohio.
In reality, she was an adventures and q
variety actress anxious to cause sensation
and get herself talked about among the Of
ficers Of the army and mentioned in the
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. 'sDick'
Morgan's regiment was in camp in a 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 ordered
Ingerton to proceed to Greenville with his
regiment and Ne WELLS battalion. Captain
Roberts, Of the Tenth Michigan, and Cap
tain Wilcox, Of the 18th Tennessee, were
sent in advance with their companies, the
main accommodating force taking a more
leisurely pace and making detour to the
left SO as to get round Dick Morgan's
pickets and take his regiment in the rear.
Wilcox, who commanded the advance,
When within three-fourths Of a mile of the
village got glimpse Of the Confederate
reserve picket IN the road. He proposed
to Roberts to make dash through the line
and into the town, with a view of sur
rounding 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 his sup
er1or's daring proposition.
Forward! Trot! Gallop! Charge !"
rang out on the air and on the ears of the
startled, astonished Confederate sentries.
They We're literally ridden over by the
dashing Federals, and before Dick Nor
gan's subordinate, whom he had left in
command, got a man III the saddle, the
Williams house was surrounded by Will
cox's men. They shot or captured the two
or three guards, picked up all the bhorses
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,
hat oh 81
volver in hand, ran down the long sloping
grounds on the east front Of the house. III
the northeast corner was a 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 General
Morgan's right side, and ranging upward,
in his STOPPING position, passed out near
the heart. He fell and died instantly.
Meantime the balance Of the officers in
and about the house, a few orderlies and u
squad from Dick Morgan's command, were
captured and rushed off towards the east
ern part Of the town. Campbell d1smounted
from bis horse, took a look at the man he
killed, recognized hin-he was deserter
from Morgan's first communicated the
body, threw it over his saddle-boW, re-
mounted and rode away with his cOmpan-
ions. 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 john
son are buried, and though pretty hotly
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.-Col. ]. g. NcGoepan in
the Phila. Weekzy Times.