The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-10-13
A BRILLIANT DASH,
HOW THE GUERRILLA CHIEFTAIN, JOHN
MORGAN, WAS CAUGHT AND KILLED.

About the time the brigade was con-
centrated and as notes were being COM
pared with a 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 General Gillem
and his officers were consulting. Her
name was Bacon. She was an alleged
widow, formerly of Ohio. In reality she
was an adventures, 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 correctly told
Glllem the situation at Greenville. Nor
gan was sleeping at the mansion of Mrs.
Williams in the edge of the town and di-
rectly 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 information gained, Gillem
at once ordered Ingerton to proceed to
Greenville with his regiment and New
ellis battalion. Capt Roberts, of the
Tenth Michigan, and Capt. Wilcox, of
the Thirteenth Tennessee, were sent in
advance with their companies, the main
accommodating force taking more leis-
urely pace and making a 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 Confed-
crate reserve picket in the road. He
proposed to Roberts to make a 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 ont.
Roberts was ready for any enterprise and
closed eagerly with his superior's daring
proposition. forward! Trotl Gallop.
Charge" rang out on the air, and on the
ears of the startled, astonished Confeder-
ate sentries. They were literally ridden
over by the dashing Federals, and before
Dick Morgan's subordinate, whom he
had left in command, got man in the
aad1Io tba yV;Il;opoo bo,,.o ,-o, ,,,xo, !,
by Wilcox's men. They shot or captur-
ed the two or three guards, picked up
all the horses and an officer or two in
,,,aa =, time than it requires to tell the story.
MORGAN WAS "akened by the shooting
and tramping. He got on his breeches.
boots and hat, and in his shirt sleeves.
revolver in hand, ran down the lono
sloplng grounds on the east front of the
house. In the northeast corner was
gape-arbor. AS Morgan stopped to pass
under this in order to reach the fence he
vas discovered by Andy Campbell, pri-
ate in Company G, Thirteenth Tennes-
see Cavalry, who fred on him. The bull
bt took effect in Gen. Morgan's right
SIDE, and ranging upward, on account of |
ms STOPPING position, passed out near the
leart. He fell and died instantly. Mean |
tine the balance of the officers in and |
bout the house, few orderlies and a
quad from Dick Morgan's command.
'ere captured and rushed off toward the
estern part OF the town. Campbell dis
iounted from his horse, took look at
he man he killed, recognized him-he
vas deserter from Morgan's first COM
iand-raised the body, threw it over his
addle bow, remounted and rode away
nth his companions. They went pell-
iell through the town, filed to the right.
Rssed out to the north, bore to the right
round the high hill where the remains
t Andrew Johnsan are buried. and.
lough pretty hotly pursued by portion
1 Dukes men they reached the Bulls
rap road near the point where they had
larpe1 the rahel ,iokot q bole -, |