The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-10-27
From the PAilsdelpAia Times.

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At this time the brigade was con.
centfased, and - notes were beina
compared with . purpose to determine
On some plan Of operations against
Morgan, . woman nom Greenville,
dripping with rain and on horseback
WAS conducted to the spot, apart,
where the General and his Officers
were consulting. Her name was Ba-
| con. She was an alleged widow, for
merry Of Ohio. In reality, she was
an adventures, an ex-variety actress.
anxious 70 cause Q sensation, get her.
self talked about among the officers OF
the armies and mentioned In reports
and newspapers. This woman cor.
rectly told Gillian 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" MorRan's regiment
was In camp In . field . short distance
west Of town, and that side alone was
picketed. Duke with the main force
lay nearly Q mile east of where Nor.
gan bad retired for the night. This
Information gained, Gillum at once
ordered IngcrtOn to proceed to Green.
vile with his regiment and Newell's
battalion. Capt Roberts Of the Tenth
Michigan: and Capt Wilcox of the
Inifteenth tennessee, were sent i'm
advance with their companies, the
main accommodating force take more
iiesurely pace and making q detOur to
the left, 50 a. to get round Dick Nor
gan's Pickets and to take his regiment
In the rear. Wilcox, who commanded
the advance, when within three
fourths Of mile of the village, got q
glimpse Of the Confederate reserve
picket in the road. He proposed to
Roberts to make dash through the
line and into the town, with q view of
surrounding 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 with his superior's dar-
ing proposition.
&" Forward Trot! GalIop! Charge ~
rang out on the air and In the ears of
the startled, 7o0tOnished Confederate
sentries. They were literally ridden
over by the dashing Federals, and be-
fore Dick Observation-Disclosures, whom
he had got In command, got a man in
the saddle the Williams house was
by WilcOx's men. They
shot or captured the two or three
guards, picked up all the horses and
an officer or two I'm less time than il
requires to tell the story.
Morgan was awakened by the shoot
ing and tramping. He got on his
6reeches, boots and hat, and lin his
shirt sleeves, revolver in hand, ran
down the long slOping grounds on the
East front of the house. In the north
east corner was a grape arbOr. As
Morgan stopped to pass under this in |
order TO reach the fence he was dis |
covered by Andy Campbell, private |
N company q, Thirteenth Tennessee |
cavalry, who fired on him. The bull
ct took effect in Gen. Morgan's right
Tide, and ranging upward, on account
u his STOPPING position, passed out
lear the heart. He fell and died in
family.
Meantime the balance of the officers
n and about the house, few order
les and q squad Of Dick MOrgan's
were captured and rushed
III towards the eastern part of the
own. Campbell dismounted from his
'Orse, took look at the man he killed,
ecognized him, The was a deserter
rom MOrgan's first cemmand), raised
he body, threw 1t over his saddle bow,
and rode away with his
companions. They went pell nell
'asu the town. filed tn the r;,ht
49,; out to the north hire to tLs
.. round the hill where tho
s OF Andrew johnson are bnr;eJ
mi. though pretty holly nnrs,,ad Lr
portion OF Dukes men. thev reached
rhera rs, zap road near the point
, 'h h. had charged the rebel
We have good Sugar at ten cents a
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