The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-07
A BRILLIANT DASH.
How the Cue -rilla Chieftalu, John Morgan.
Was Caught and Killed.

was Naukht anu hllious
About the time tho brigade was eoncen-
trated and as notes were being compared
with u view 10 determine on some plan of
operations against Morgan, woman from
Greenyille, dripping with rain and on
horseback, was conducted to the spot ,apaft.
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-
oSs, an ex-variety actress, anxious to cause
sensation, get herself talked about among
the officers oft 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"
Morgan's regiment was in camp in q field a
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 information gained, Gillem at once or
dered lngerton to proceed to Greenville with
his regiment and Newell's battalion. Capt
Roberts, Of the 10th Michigan, and Can't.
Wilcox, of the 18th Tennessee, were
sent in Advance with their companies
the main accommodating force taking a
more leisurely pace and making
desour to the left so as to get round Dick
Morgan spickets and take his regiment in
the rear. Wilcox, who commanded the ad.
vance, when within three-fourths of mile
OF the VII A"r got Il glimpse of the oonfede-
rate reserN ticket in tho road. He proposed
to Roberts IT, make a dash through the line
andinto I'll own with view of surround
inc tho ugharn Mnr.a,, =.
bed, capturing him and his staff and
trust to luck to. got out, Robrrts was ready
for any enterprise and closed eagerly
with his superior daring proposition.
" Forward Trot Gallop! Charge ~
rang out on the ears Of the startled, as.
tonished Confederate sentries. They were
literal y ridden over by the dashing tederals,
and Lefore Dick Morgans subordinate
whom he had lett in command, got a man
III 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 1t requires to tell the
story.
Morgan was Weakened by the shooting
and tramping. He got on his breeches,
boots and hat, and in his shirt-sleeyes, re-
volver in hand, ran down the long sloping
grounds on the east front of the house. In
the northwest corner was n 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 This STOPPING position, passed out near the
heart. He fell and died Instantly.
Meantime the rest of the officers in and
about the house, a few orderlies and Il
squad from Dick Morgan's command, were
captured and rushed off toward the eastern
part of the town. Campbell dismounted
from his horse, took look at the manh !
killed, recognized him-he was desert
ter from Morgans first commandments 4
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
q portion of Dukes men, they reached the
Bulls Gap road near the point where they
had charged the rebel picket half hour
before