The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-24

Q prieoner of war in spite of the indignant protest of Mrs Lucy Williams The poet has well said that
 Hell hath no furies like s-~oaan seorned- V
 And Mrs. Lucy Williams from that hour resolved 10 compass MorgAn's death or capture.
 While stationed al jonesboro, Tenn. .. pre- paring tor an aggressive movement Gen. Morgan wrote the last letter of hrs life. This letter was for some years in the pos session of Mir. ]. l. Sanford, now a prom inent citizen and a we'll known banker in Covington, Ky. The letter vas found among the papers on Gen. Morgan's per- son after his death. and was never for warded to its destination by Mir. Sanford. who al the time ~as an adlutani-gcneIzi Tn the confederate serrlce.
 During Morgan's last raid in Kentucky A great many exceses had been commit- ted by men in Morgan's command. and especially al Mt Sterling. Without his knowledge charges had been preferred against him at Richmond.
 September ], iS64. Gen. Morgan put his forces in motion, his objective point being to capture or drive out the federal forces in Bulls Gap. His command, numbering about l.Soo, reached Green vile about fsur m the afternoon. Here he resolved to camp during the night. The troops camped on all sides of the town, and piekets were carefully stationed on all the roads to prevent a surprise. Gen. Morgan and his staff established headquarters in the town at the house of the elder Mrs. Williams. They retired to rest early. During the night the younger Mrs Williams left the house and passed through the confederate lines. She dis covered an important road that by some oversight had not been picketed. She rode swiftly to Bulls Gap and notified Gen. Gillem of Morgan's whereabouts. i He detailed an advance guard of about one h.ndred Tennesseeans to proceed 10 Greenv.lle immediately under Mrs. l Williams guidance and surprise Morgan. while he followed with the main body 10 assall the rebels m force. The Tennes- seeans reached the outposts early m the m orn,ng, and succeeded in passing them on the neglected road. and dashed into the town without being discovered. They kLew where their game was under cover, and they proceeded A; once 10 Mts. Will l liams residence. Here the true s.oy of Gen. Morgan's death, which has never ] been printed. may be told by one of his aids. who was in the house with him at the time, and who was captured m the garden when Morgan was shot down m cold blood.
 Several years ago, while living in Gin einnati, 1 met an Artist, Captain F. T. Johnson, m h,s studio on Fourth street He had married a very estimablc lady of Circlevllle, Ohio, Miss Kate Brown, a daughter of Dr. Brown. He had met her while a prisoner of war, wooed and won her. One day he was touching up a DOT i trait of friend, DI. Sam Tinncy, which had gene m to look at, and startled me i by saying Il was with Gen. John ii. i Morgan when he was killed al Green vile, Tenn; was an orderly on his staff and mere boy. We had oamped a, Greenyllle. and were stopping at the house of Mrs. Williams, one of whose l family betrayed us to the fcderals. Five or SIX of us were sleeping on the second i floor when we were awakened by hnng in the streets Mrs. Williams yelled The Yankees arc coming. ran in,o Gen. Morgans room. He had been lying on the bed, with only part of hi. clothes of. His pistols were always al hand, and he was up, dressed and armed Tn an instant. An officer was sent down to inspect, and returned in an instant l and reported that the street Was full oi federal cavalry, and there was but hitie chance oi escape excep, by the back way It was resolved 10 make the effort, be cause the General believed II was only d 1 dash of the enemy, and hls troops mus soon rally 10 the rescue. As we came down stars the casalrymen began thun- dering al the front door. NcIan out the back door into the garden. Capt. Roger! and myself kept near to Sen. Morgan The garden was quite large. and con tained an arbor and number of trees end grapevines. We crouohed down in the vines. and soon discovered by tae dim light of the early dawn that troop. had been pickeied around the garden and escape was impossible. We got 2 little distance apart so as to avoid attract i ing attention. Inc troops were yelling and firing, and small detachment o our men entered the town, but wer, driven back Gen. Morgan never said | word. The soldiers had already entered the garden and we cosld not speak with 1 out being heard. saw Ii was useless tt try to escape, and as they approached
 stood up and surrendered, hoping to cal attention from Gen. Morgan. l was no fired al, but l saw a man approaching Gen. Morgan with his gun ready to fire The General stood up and was evident, about to surrender himself when the sol dier fired and sho, him through the heart said: You have shot Gen. John II Morgan Some one said: That is tn, s-n Of a b. we are after. He diec without A struggle. His body va dragged into the street, where il was sur rounded by the cavalrymen, yelling fo joy and rejoicing over the death of thei foe. In a short time his body was tiee to the tail of horse and was dragged u, and down the street, until some tedera officers, members Of an Indiana regiment l believe, arrived and put stop to thi business"