, 1883-05-31
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hoU OEN- OO3{6 LhOREfH DIS
| CAUGHT 4ND EILLED
About the time the bliyade was con-
centrnted and rs notes were hciHg cnn-
| pared with a view to determine Oh some
plan of opeiat;ous agaiust Morgan, a
woman from Greenvi.le, dripping with
rain, and or. horseback, was conducted
to the spot, apart, where the General
and his officers were consulting. Hen
name was Bacon. She was an alleged
widow, formerly of Ohio. In reality sh.
was an adventures, an ex-yariety act
rcss, anxious to cause 8 sen4ation, gs'
herself talked about among the office.
of the armies, and mentioned In the re-.
ports and newspapers. This woman co:
reotly told Giilem the situation at Green
vile.
Morgan was sleeping at the mansi,'.
OF Mrs. Willi.ms in tie edge of IL.
town, and directly on the Bulls GAP
road. "Dick" Morgan's regiment W..
in camp in field short distance wet
of the town, and that side alone Wa
picketed. Duke with the main for, ;.
lay nearly mile cast of where Morg. .
had retired for the night. This info
nation gained, Gillem at once orderet
1ngerton to proceed TO GreenYille wits
his regiment and Ncwell's battalion
Capt. Roberts, Of the Tenth Michigan
and Capt. Wilcox, of tho Thirteenth
Tennessee, were sent in advance with
their companies, the main reccnnoite-
ing force taking more ieisurely pace
and making detour to the left, so as I.
get round Dick Morgan's pickots ane
take his regiment in the rear. Wilcox,
who commanded the advance, when
within three-fourths OF q mile of the vii
lnge, 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 I'rot 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 in 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 aud 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 ths 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. Morean's
right side, and ranging upward, on ac-
count of his STOPPING position, passed
on near the heart. He fell and died in
stantly.
Meantime the rest of the officers in
and about the house, few orderlies and
a squad from Dick Morgans command,
were captured and rushed off to the east
ern partof the town. Campbell dismount-
ed from his horse, took look at the man
he killed, recognized him-he was a 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 pelI-mell
through the town, fled 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 hotIy pursued by a
Hortion of Dukes men, they reached the