Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-04
HOY GEN. JOHN MORG4N va
CAUGHT AND KILLED.


About the time the brigade was con
centrated and as notes were being COM
pared with view to determine on some
plan of operations against Morgan, 6
woman from Greenville, dripping with
ram. and ON 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. Ia reality she
was an adventures, an ex-yariety act
ress, anxious to cause a sensation, get
herself talked about among the officers
of the armies, and mentioned III the re-
ports 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 field 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 infor-
Ingerton to proceed to Greenville with
his regiment and NeweIPs battalion.
Capt. Roberts, of the Tenth Michigan,
and Capt. Wilcox, of the Thirteenth
Tennessee, were sent i'll advance with
| their companies, the main rcG0nnoitcr-
ing force taking a mole l6isure!y pace
and making detour to the left, so as to
get round Dick Morgan's pickets and
take his regiment in the rear. Wilcox,
within thrce-fourths Of mile OF the vii
lage, got glimpse of the Confederate
reserve picket in the road He pro.
posed to Roberts to make dash through
into the town, with view of surround
ing 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 daring proposition.
"Forward Trot Gallop Charge -
rang out on the air and on the ears of
the startled, astonished Confederate SEN
tries. They were literally ridden over
by the dashing Federals, and before
Dick Morgan's subordinate, whom he
| had left i'll command, got man in the
saddle the Williams house was sur
rounded 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 it requires 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,
revolver in hand, ran down the long
sioping grounds ON the east front of the
| house. In the northwest corner was a
grape arbor. As Morgan stopped to
pass under this, in order to reach the
fence, he was discovered by Andy Camp
! bell, private in Company G, Thirteenth
! Tennessee cavalry, who fired on him.
The bullet took effect in Gen. Morgan s
right side, and ranging upward, on ac-
count of his STOPPING position, passed
on near the heart. He fell and died III
stantiy.
Meantime the rest OF the officers liz
and about the house, a few orderlies and
squad from Dick Morgan's command,
were captured and rushed off to the east.
ern partof the town. Campbell dismount-
! ed from his horse, took a look at the man
he killed, recognized him-he was de-
serter from Morgan's first command
raised the body, threw it over his sad,
! die bow, remounted and rode away with
his companions. 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 re.
mains of Andrew johnson are buried
and, though pretty hotly pursued by &
portion of Dukes men, they reached the
Bulls Gap road near the point where
they had charged the rebel ps,ket half
hour before. philadelphia Times.