The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-24
JOHN H. MORGAN.
His Death a, Greenv,lle. Tennes
Cincinnati Enquirer.

After General John Morgan's escape from the Ohio penitentiary he made his way through Kentucky and East Ten nessee- He was Tn peril several tunes. and narrowly escaped killing or re, ap- ture. Arriving inside the confederate lines, he hastened to Richmond and laid before the confederate authorities the condition and treatment of his officers Tn being confined in prison for common criminals. He addressed an open letter to President Davis, who ordered Com missioner Olds to protest to the federal authorities against the unjust discrimina- ton against Morgan's $ officers. While in Richmond General Morgan was the hero of the hour He gave an account of his escape to the Richmond Inquirer. and when this paper came north II was the first intimation the federal authorities had that Morgan was safe in the south, in stead of if Canada, as they had been led to suppose.
 Although Morgan was worshiped as a hero in the popular mind. he was not Tn high favor with the confederate war de- partment, which refused to assign him to the command of his old troops. In the spring of 1864 he was given command Of two Kentucky .brigades of cavalry in Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Ten nessee. One of these brig ades had been commanded by that flower of chiyalry. General George E. Hodge. who now re- sides in Newport
 Morgan's new command numbered about 2,oo men. For several weeks Morgans men were kept busy by the az gressive operations Of the federal cavalry under Generals Averill and Crook. The latter part of May General Morgan made his last raid into the state of Kentucky. The federals were concentrating 10 make an aggressive movement into Virginia. General Hobson, with several thousand cavalry, was marching through kentucky to the Big Sandy to cooperate with Gen. erals Averill and Crook. General Bur bridge was in command of Kentucky and was in the eastern part of the state, trying 10 prevent another of Morgan's raids by hanging his sympathizers. Nor gan's object was to drop like a thunder bolt into Central Keatucky, assaii the scattered garrisons, call Generals Hob son and Burbridge after him, and avert the blow that threatened West Virginia. June ,d he passed through Pound Gap,
 
 Burbridge moved with great celerity, having heard cf Morgan's s march, and on June 9th unexpectedly appeared at Mt. Sterling and surprised portion of Nor gan's command. The audacious Nor gan, however, continued his career of mischief He captured Lexington, sur prised Georgetown. menaced Frankfort, took Cynthiana and gobbled up General Hobson with many prisoners, and this m three days. On the nth General Bur bridge overlook Morgan and admlnis- tered severe defeat 10 him, who at once retreated through Eas,ern Kentucky, and on the ,osh of June. after weary march through the mountains, they reached Ab- ingdon.
 For some lime General Morgan was engaged p tping to reorganize his com mand, bot lack Of supplies and the grow jag belief that the confederate cause was doomed 10 defeat provoked demoraliza- ton from which his troops never recov- cred.
 The latter part of August Gen. Morgan committed an act that led io his death. The federals had made an attack upon some of his troops stationed IT East Ten nessee. which led him 10 believe ,ha; some one was carrying information 10 the enemy. While stopping al Greenville. the home of ex-President Johnson, and the place where he was killed few days l...-. he ->~ck-d .he carnie 2. 2 ~ened-d federal officer, who was a member of General Gillem's staff This officer was stopping at the house of Mrs Williams, who was an ardent sympatizer with the south. She had daughter -in-law, Mrs. Lucy Williams, who was fierce hafcr of the south and a devoted friend of the Union. This woman was in the habit of carrying news to the federais at Bulls Gap, some twenty miles away, where General Gillem's command was stationed The captured officer while under parole had written a letter to General GiIIem giving the number, conditions and posi- tions of General Morgan's forces. This letter he addressed to Mrs. Lucy Will Hams and placed in the family Bible