The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-22
JOHN MORGAN's DEATH.
Some Facts Showing That He was shot Be
fore SurrenderiDg.

tOIo cuEEcuuCEluss
WAsHINeroS, August l9-Msjor Withers'
denial that he ever wrote anybody that Nor
gan was killed before he surrendered. and
his declaration that he has repeatedly writ
ten and stated the contrary" and that il was
by the courtesy of Colonel BrownloE that he
and Captain Rogers were enabled to get pos
session OF Morgan's body and prepare it for
burial, again reopens the question, was
Morgan killed in battle or was he muir
dered" Captain Rogers was General Nor
gan's Assistant Adjutant General, and TO
him Lieutenant French, of General Gillem's
staff, addressed letter September 5. 1864
stating that report had been started that
Morgan was shot after bis surrender, and
asking if il was true. In his reply Captain
Rogers said:
/ was with General Morgan when he left Ms
Morgan. He hanced me one of hts pistols and
said that ne wished ne TO assist him in making
his escape told him 1t WAS almost useless as
we were entirely surrounded. He repi "a, saving
"We must do IL il possible" We were concealed
the fence wearing a brown jeans jasket We
naturally supposing him 10 be Conf d crate SOL
dier, came out of the bushes. General Morgan
steI ping out at the same time through the fence
the soldier oemau ding a surrender. much 10 our
surprise. Captain Wilcox. OF the Federal Amy,
johnson, hsstened toward him, looking back
in the direction of General Morgan. /
saw him throw up his hands exclaiming s'Oh
Godi' saw nothing more of him uatl he Was
brought 10 the street dead. / am satisfied
johnson and myself were ired on after we snr-
rendered but by men 81 far from US that il must
have been impossible for them TO know that we
were prisoners. asked Captain Wilcox 70 leave a
soldier with me, alter | surrender d, for my OVID
safety (which he did. We were possibly fred unon
hCm almost every direction, bus from such dis
lance that am satisfied the men did It inuOcently.
J. however DO OF condemn them for fixing on me
sfter surrendered under the circumstances. II
General Morgan surrendered before being shot
do not know It.
In General Gillem's official report or Sep
tember 8, 1864. to Andrew Johnson, then
Military Governor of Tennet see, O COPY of
which your correspondent was permitted 10
eYsmine. the following account OF Mo.gan's
death is given:
Upen Lieutenant Ingerton's arrival near
GrteDv1lle he learned that General Morgan and
his staff who had arrived the previous evening,
had be adQuarters at Mrs. Williams Ia town
Colonel IDgerton detached a fquadron under
Captain wilcox, of the ThirteeDth tennessee Cav
airy. TO surround the house and capture General
Morgan and his staff and escort, who were una
ware OF the presence of the Federal troops until
which was titnaie upon & llege Hill, AID opened
upon Captain Wilc0xs squadron as soon As they
made iheie appearance IN the street General
AoTgen's ht acquarters were surrounded. and he
YVES shot by Private Andrew CsmDbeil, Of Com
pfny q. Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry, whilst he
was endeavorirg TO make his escape and Join hts
Command His staf. with g single exception,
was captured.
This report has never been published.