The Indiana State sentinel., 1883-08-29
THE DEATH OF MORGAN
HCW The Confederate General Met His
Death at the Hands Of Andrew
Campbell.
An Interesting Interview With Mr..
Campbell, Who Is Now a Citizen
OF Haughsvilie, Near This
City-Something OF
His Career.

Readers of the Sunday Sentinel of the 10Th
inst will remember an account of the death
of the notorious rebel chief, John II. Nor
gan, as given by DR.. Gsins, of Slater, Mo.
Like many other accounts which have ap-
pesred in the papers, the story is given with
considerable flourish, and the man who did
the shooting is reelected upon by DR.. Gains
and placed in an unenviable light.
Learning that Andrew Campbell, the man
WHO shot Morgan, was living at Haughsville
and engaged in the Western Elevator of
Brown d Boyd, Sentinel reporter deter
mined to get q statement, not only from an
eye witness but from the man himself who
fired the fatal shot. With this object IN
view, he addressed a letter TO Mr.. Campbell
at Haughsville, requesting an interview and
referring 10 the DR.. Gains article. Satur-
day evening Mr.. Campbell was in this city
and met the Sentinel representative accord
ing to appointment After some general
conversation, he said, in answer to quss-
ton
II krow nothing the means by which our
commander learned that Morgan was st
Gpenyille, Tenn. We were camped some
eighteen miles distant at point called Balls
Gap. About 1880 O'Clock, when the
men were nearly all asleep, boots
and saddles were sounded and
the command was gwen to march. Gen.
eral Gilliam's brigade was about 800
strong and marched in several divisions but
l had no idea ss to the objective point of the
march. About daylight next morning we
had reached a point about one and half
miles from Greenville, where the command
was halted. Captain Wilcox WAS then or
dered with his company-the Thirteenth
Tennessee Csvalry-into town, and we en-
tered little after daylight"
''What office did you hold in the COM
pany?"
81 was clerk of the company and rode
along side of the Captain and entered Green
vile with him. The irst thing that attracted
my attention was the fact that a number of
men were running about with sacks of corn
and bundles of hay upon their shoulders,
and | recognized them as rebels and sup
posed they were The escort of some General,
but had no idea who the latter was"
"Did they show fight?'
NC; our men halted them and few shots
were fired, but the Captain soon ordered the
men to ceese firing"
why did he give that commando"
al don't know unless ii was that the men
were unarmed. We had captured aud dis
armed the pickets when first entering the
tewn.'
Just as we turred a corner" he contir-
ued, Il saw a man in front of ii stable sad
ding large bag horse. | took after him,
calling upon him to halt but he paid no
attention to me and 1 fired several shots,
finally killing hls horse. lie then jumped
rail fence and escaped into field of corn. |
l think this man was Dick Morgan, who was
said to be with the staff"
WAS he afterward captured?'
mo, think not. l then turned to Join
and nd in a i,,S NJ
q large brick house, saw a man running !
called to him several times TO halt, but he
likewise paid no attention TO the order, and
/ fired one shot. 4 small brick building in
the corner of the garden hid him from view,
and when l Passed around this stopped my
horse and fired a second shot and saw him
fall | must have been Seysnty-fye yards
from him at.this time"
Did you know who the man was?"
mot at that time. Just after the man fell
an old gentleman came out OF the house and
said, You have killed General Morgan III
] have l am going to see him. replied; so
dlsmounted, hitched my horse TO the fence,
passed over the stile and went up to the
body"
''Was he dead when you reached the spot?'
"Yes; | don't think be breathsd a half
dozen times after be was shot. So when |
reached the body ] saw letter sticking out
of his pocket, and pulled ii out and read
John H. Morgan He was dressed in pair
Of blue army pants, checked shirt, boots and
spurs, ard had On slouched hat, instead of
q cap, as DR.. Gains stated"
"Who first appeared upon the scene after
the shooting of MorgaDp
Captain Wilcox, with his company aud
the prisoners, General Morgan's staff snd
part of the escort"
ibid any OF the prisoners say anything to
you about Morgan"
mo, sir; was on the inside OF the gar
den and they were outside under guard.
Captain Wilcox was the first 10 speak, and
be asked: Andy, who is thatP l said:
1t is General Morgan. He then asked
how knew that fact, and | related what the
old man had said and referred To the letter
found upon his body. Captain Wilcox i'm
medisiely dismounted, ordered several men
to tear away a panel oil ience,
body. He then ~ ordered me to mount
my horse, and the body was picked up by
Cspiain Wilcox and his men and placed in
front of my saddle. The order TO march was
then given and the command proceeded to
General Gillism's headquarters"
Did any one ask you why yo1 had shot
Morgan after he had surrendered?'
mo one asked anything of the kind, for
it was generally understood that he was try
ing to escape and had refused to surrender
Neither did | Get any instructions from GEN
ersl Gillian. The idea of a private soldier
receiving Instructions from General is alb
.urd and bears the lie on its face. II finstrUc-
tions had been given at all they would have
cone from my Captain, but even he did not
know that Morgan was in Greenyille."
Did you carry the body OF the dead Cen
eral around the town or make any parade OF
the oorpse?n
I'VE did not We went directly FROM the
town, and did so in grea. haste, as the rebels
were already firing upon US from a hill near
The place, and we had but thirty men in the
company"
'M hat was done with the body when you
reached headquarters"
"As coon as we returned General Gillian
came out, and, seeing Morgan's blue
pants, supposed that one of our men had
been killed, and asked who it was. Captain
Wilcox answered and told the circumstances.
The General then asked who killed him. and
| was told the man who has charge of his
| body Turning to me the General said, You
are promoted to Lieutenant for the services
| of this day Having received instructions,
laid the body in little grove of pines or oe-
dars, don't know which,"
| Ibid the Confederates make any sugges-
| tons with regard to the disposal of the
| body"
Not at that time. After the fight was
| over learned that the body had been taken
| back to GTeenville and was at the house
| OF Mrs. Williams. / called and saw the body
ne IL ras heipp dressed hv tho surpe0n The