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platform at the GAIT. TEos. II HINES
other end Of the car, and they applied all
their strength to the breaks.
The train slowed, and the two bold adven-
turers sprang OF, almost into the arms of n
guard of Union soldiers. One Of Them asked
with an oath. what the mon We're jumping
off there for whats the use Of q mans
going into town when he lives ont heref
replied Morgan "And what's it Your bust
ness, anyhoWN
ooh, nothing answered the soldier
Such is the story as told by Gen. Duke anu
others. 1t does not appear what the con-
ductor of the train was doing all this time,
however.
A boy ferried Morgan and Capt. Hines
over the river for 50. Once more they We're
on Kentucky soil, in Newport. When, a few
minutes later, the telegraph brought word tc
Cincinnati that Morgan had escaped from
Columbus. the boy who conveyed him over
the river in his skir gave the first informa.
ton as to the raiders probable method of &C,
complishing his freedom.
But by that time Morgan was across the
Licking river, from Newport. and already
well ON his way to safety in Boone county.
He went south toward Tennessee, means of
travel being furnished HIM by devoted
friends Al no time during their imprson-
nent were Morgan and his officers without
ample supplies Of money and other articles,
Their escape could not have been effected
otherwise In the prison they swept thcr
own cells, and thus We're able to conceal the
mole in tho flooring.
Iorgan's Journey 70 the Confederate lines
in Tennessee was no less romantic and oXcit-
ing than his escape from the PRISON. lie
u ado his way to Richmond TheueXt heard
Of him in the north after his e~'uVa from
Columbus, o., was that he was receiving an
ON.lN up,miuw ovation in the Confederate
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FIGHT Al TEesS BEND.

From BGrksville Morgan FASTENED to Co
lumbia, ny, and beyond There was q Skin
msh at Columbia. He attempted at Tebbs
bend to cross Green river, with two regi-
ments, July 4. A portion of the Twenty fifth
Michigan Union volunteers was at this point.
under Col. o. II. Moore Morgan summoned
Moore to surrender
1.-THE Fourth Of July is not proper day
for me to entertain such u proposition" re-
piled Moore,
Morgan attacked. There was a furious
"[Note to the Editor from Gan Hobson.l | was
placed in command of all the Federal cavalry
that pursued and captured john Morgan in 1863
defeated and broke up his entire command at
Burlington Island on tho Ohio river, after pursu-
Ing hE1 through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio
Twenty-one days and nights during the pursuit
we suffered many prlvations. can only remem-
Der Of about forty hours rest and sleep through
out the whole pursuit. Maj. Gen. A. ~ Burnside
placed me in command OF the expedition. Very
respectfully, etc, r. IL. HoBsos
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MORGAN'S DEAT!.

Morgan reached Abingdon, Va, Ime 90;
moved southwest into East Tennessee and
took command of go Con!oicraJeS at
Jonosloro Aug. 81, u His plan was to
march from Jonesboro against the Union
force at Bulls Gap, Tenn, and attack them.
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 3, l.ii, Morgan
reached Greeuyil-e, and with his staff stopped
at the house of Mrs. Williams for tho night
lie intended to resume the march on Bulls
Gap Sunday morning, sept l. The story Of
his capture, as commonly told, Is given be-
low 1t has, however, been denied.
As Morgan's advance came into Green
vile young woman, daughter in law of
Mrs. Williams, mounted a fleet horse and
rode away to give information to the United
States troops at Bulls Gap She was an ar
dent Union woman. In consequence of her
Information, at daybreak Sunday morning.
body Of Union cavalry galloped into Green
vile aud surrounded the Williams house.
Morgan made dash for liberty throueh the
rear of the house, into the vegetable garden.
While thus attempting to escape he was shot
dead On his death his troops retrcated at
once. Gen Basil Duke became their conf
mander in place of their old leader.
Morgans remains lie buried in tho cer'c-
terry at Richmond, Va. "When he died, the
glory and chivalry seemed gono from the
struggle" says Basil Duke. -,
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and Ohio. 1t was at this time the northern
secession organization called the knights of
the Golden Circle was much talked Of From
this, at least, Morgan hoped to draw, by his
presence on the ground, accessions to his
cause.
He was disappointed. The pursucr was so
close on his track that he had no time to
halt for friend or foe He must on, on, even
TO death and destruction. At the small towns
there were occasional skirmishes in which
little damage was done on either side. Citi-
zens and home guards were captured by the
thousand, but all that Morgan could do was
to parole his prisoners, and leave them Just
where they We're before His men spent as
much time as they dared in tearing up rail-
way tracks and destroying bridges In some
cases it took several days to repair the dam
age they did in this way. They also broke
into private stores and captured all they
could carry away. In one instance they
came upon a rich find of 1000 hams, sugar
cured and sewn in canvas. Every man car
ried away a ham, till the supply was ex-
haustel. They appropriated vast stores Of
canned fruit from farm house ami grocery.
! The road behind them was strewn with ham
bags and empty fruit cans
/ At news of their approach houseD ives dug
holes in the ground and buried tic'r silver
and valuahles. Morgan eyeryW here ex-
pressed his surprise at the richness and
abundant supplies Of the country through
which he <lssed. 1t was So di,rereAJ from
the war stricken south.
! July l3 Morgan reached Harrison, a town
on the border between Ohio and Indiana. 1t
! is twenty miles from Cincinnati. In eX-
pectation of his coming, Gen. Burnside, then
in the city, ordered business to Ire suspended.
Mayor Len. Harris proclaimed martial law.
! The military were ordered to be ready As
, a matter or fact, the home guards were on
July II marched out under arms north Of the
city to await the coming of the raider, They
waited with brand new arms in their hands,
eager TO shoot the enemy on sight.
: The enemy did not appear There was
good reason During the night of July II,
while Cincinnati was sound asleep, Morgan
had made a circuit quito around the city,
keeping some fifteen miles away from it.
He dared not risk an engagement. There is
a tradition that on that night he and one Of
his staff gallOped into Cincinnati and the
member of his STAFF was married at midnight
to lady of Cincinnati.
Be that as it may, at daylight, July II,
Morgan's men were eighteen miles east OF
Cincinnati. They kept carefully away from
soldiers camps and the larger cities.
Morgan swept through Ohio as he had
done through Indiana. He passed through
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AT BURLINGTON ISLAND.

jackson was 1G0 miles east of Cincinnati
The river at Burlington Island was " miles
from jackson. If he could reach that and
cross he was safe. One more ride for it, hot
and hard, and then freedom. His exhausted
men could scarcely hold themselves in their
saddles, but on they went to Burlington
Island, reaching it July 10.
Instead of tho safety they hoped for at
Burlington Island they found only a number
of United States gunboats, with cannon
waiting to open their grim Threats against
Morgan and his command. He retreated in
hurried confusion, only to run into the jaws
of the cavalry force upon his flank and rear.
Hobson, Shackelford and Judah had closed
in upon him at last. And still he managed
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In the year 1861 two events happened that
changed wholly the life Of the rich and hand
some wooden manufacture. His wife died
after years of Illness and the civil W burst
upon the country John Morgan took the
side of the south with all the fiery zeal of his
soul In September, ls6l he left his home
and went south within the lines of the Con-
federacy.
"There was about him." says n writer in
The Magazine of Western History, "a look
of authority that demanded obedience as
well as confidence. Lis power of endurance
was so wonderful that he seemed to set aside
the common laws that control the need OF
rest and refreshment among the average Of
the human race. He was generous to fault,
and unsellsh in the sense Of looking better
after the welfare of those under his command
than his own"
OF the six Morgan brothers in Lexington,
all joined the Confederate army save ona
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THE PURSUIT.

Two days after Morgan crossed the Cum
berland force of all the Union soldiers that
could be hastily gathered was on his track
The force consisted of infantry, artillery and
cavalry. Gen. Judah commanded. and with
him were Gems Hobson and Shackelford and
Col Wolrord
Gen Edward H. Hobson, like Morgan
himself, was a kentuckian. He was born in
Greenshurg in lS!j. He was possessed of
great pluck and determination, even as a
boy When II years old he was at college in
Danviile, Ky. His health failed him, and he
took a walking tour through the south. He
hired himself TO a hog driver. Great herds
of swine, with their keepers, used to make on
foot the long journeys they now perform by
railway train Young Hobson Travelled 600
miles, in this way, to huntsville, Ala Re
turning home in winter, he walked through
tie, snow, 30 miles, from Smithland, Ky.
Young IIcbson learned the saddler's trade,
but afterwards engaged in mercantile bust
ness in Greensburg. Like Morgan he served
in the Mexican war and became a lieutenant.
Hobson was a banker in Greensburg in
1861 He ut once formed n regiment for the
Union army and became its colonel. The
Grecnshurg bank contained $4,000. The
place was threatened by the Confederate
lien butkner, present governor OF Ken
lucky Hastily taking the money from the
bank HuJson left Grecnsburg by night, and,
procuring guards and horses conveyed his
valuable property to Lebanon, and thence
by rail to place of safety in Louisville.
Col HobSon was in many battles and Skin
mishcs in Kentucky and Tennessee. lie also
took part in the battle of Corinth. In Febru-
airy, lSG3. he was appointed brigader gen
eral He asked to serve i'll southeastern. Ken
lucky, that he might capture John Morgan.
His r"quest was granted and tine cavalry
force was given to him. Gen. uohSou is now
engaged in business in Grcensburg, Ky
After Alorgan's march of ten miles in an
hour and a half lie stopped in Springfield
long enough to parole his prisoners. He had
thought he might reach Louisville and cap
ture it. Bat at Springfield, according to his
custom, he tapped the telegraph wires to as
certain what his enemies Were about. He
learned thus that he was expected at Louis
willie and that Louisville was prepared to
give Aim warm reception.
Thereupon he turned abruptly to the west
ward and headed for the ONO river ~ Bran
denburg Ky. Thence he determined to cross
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John took south with him from Lexington a
company of Kentuckians to the Confeder-
acy. Each was provided with his own horse
and with the accouterments of war. This
was the nucleus of the famous John Morgan
cav airy. Morgan joined Bucliner then at
Bowling Green, and asked to be allowed 60
serve the Confederacy as a partisan ranger"
that form of fighting which seemed so fas-
cinating TO southern horsemen.
Young Kentuckians focked to his stand
ard until he soon had 1000 men. Early in
1862 he was made colonel Soon afterwards
he made his first raid on a large scale against
the rear of Buell's army at Nashville. From
that time on till his death, John Morgan's
life was series Of daring, romantic exploits.
As many wild stories are told of him as were
narrated in old times of Robin Hood and his
men i'll Lincoln Green Many of the stories
are undoubtedly true, He took risks that
scarcely another man in his right senses
would have done, and generally came off
with whole skin. 1t was his reckless daring,
however, that proved his undoing at last.
On his raids he was always accompanied
by telegraph operator, who carried a small
electric battery In Union neighborhoods
the bold raider tapped telegraph wires and
caused his operator to transmit and receive
messages that gave him valuable informa-
ton. He sometimes also penetrated even to
the Union lines in disguise.
In the summer of 1862 Morgan constituted
part of Kirby Smiths command in the ex-
petition which crossed Kentucky and came
so dangerously near Cincinnati Morgan at
this time visited his own city of Lexington,
and received a triumphant ovation from
Confederate sympathizers When Bragg re-
tired smthward after the battle of Perry
willie, in October, 1862, Morgan's cavalry
covered his retreat
After that Morgan was quiet for time.
What he was about may be guessed from the
announcement of his marriage, Dec. 4, 1862,
to Miss Ready. The day was Sunday Nor
gan was promoted to a major generally in
the morning, and in the evening was married.
He won his bride under the very eyes Of a
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south to north in five days. his men living on
the fat of the land. In his rapid march he
only paused long enough to burn the bridges
over streams behind him, thus delaying his
pursuers as long as possible. He had another
advantage, in that he took all the fresh horses
he needed as be went, leaving worn out,
sorry hacks behind When the horses of the
Union troops became exhausted there were
for them only the broken down animals Nor
gan's men had left.
Rapidly as the raider chief Travelled. he
took care to send a messenger ahead to pro
vide for his crossing at the Ohio river The
messenger, Capt Taylor, had with him thirty
or forty men, armed to the teeth When he
reached Brandenburg, the point of crossing,
a little packet steamer, the j. j. Combs, came
putting up the river, on her way to Louis
ville forty miles above. All unsuspicious of
danger, she landed at the Bradenburg wharf
as usual. instantly Morgan'S men took DOS
session of the Combs to press her into service
as a ferryboat. A large steamer, the Alice
Dean, came up shortly after and shared the
same fate. Thus, with two boats ready, fun
steam on, Taylor waited for his cEief.
John Morgan and his cavalry reached
Brandenburg on the morning of July s. But
by this time the state OF Indiana, on whose
soil Morgan would set foot when he crossed
Brandenburg, was thoroughly aroused. Her
''war governor Oliver Perry Morton, was
then ut the head Of affairs Capt. Hines, of
Morgans men, had crossed the river ahead
of his chief and had done some foraging and
destroying, enough to arouse the state.
Governor Morton at once made active
preparations to receive the invader.
When, therefore, Morgan crossed tho river
at Brandenburg he found citizens and state
militia arming themselves with all speed.
Foes We're around him, and foe, relentless
and untiring, was steadily creeping up behind
him, coming closer and more close
Morgan crossed part of his men into Indi-
ana. Warning had been sent to Louisville,
and just in the midst of the ferrying over a
gunboat steamed down the river upon the
scene. Two regiments of Morgan's men were
on the Indiana side, without their horses.
The rest with Morgan and all tAe horses,
were yet on the Kentucky side
; The gunboat began Smelling the hills on
both sides of the river. Morgan brought up
his PARROT guns and fired into the gunboat.
His men were protected behind the ridges.
=
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Morgan was intensely excited. Unless he
could cross with the rest of his men his fate
was already sealed. Every quarter of an
hours delay cdded to his peril.
An hour NJ jrgan and the Gunboat played
at firing harmless shots at each other. Then
the gunboat backed out and steamed up the
river. Morgan brcathed again
With all speed he resumed the ferrying as
soon as the q uboat was ought of sight. The
burned the unlucky steamers that bad served
him in such good stead and hurried on up
through Indiana, slightly northward, then
eastward. He had added to his numbers by
recruiting as he Travelled, and he now entered
southern Indiana with 10 cannon and 1000
hvrsemen Gen. Hobson, hot on his track,
reached the river bank at Brandenburg just
in time to behold the dying embers of the
steamers upon the Indiana shore
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cavalry, announcing his readiness to surren-
der, Col. Garrard sent Adjt. 7. F. Allen and
Lieut. McColgin 10 receive the surrender.
They found the Comic lerates sitting grouped
together in ravine. They were guarded
by one United States soldier, Sergt. Drake,
of the Eighth Michigan cavalry
Col. 7, f. Allen, who received Dukes sur
render, is now engaged in business in The
Tribune building, New York city. Gen.
Basil W Duke is duly engaged in lucrative
and pleasant pursuits of peace in Louis
vile, Ky
Moran and the rest Of his commend urged
their weary horses desperately up the river
At Beilevillc, July 10, fourteen miles above
Burlington Island, Morgan again attempted
to cross But still it was horsemen to rear of
him, gunboats before At Beieville 1000
more Of his men surrendered. And still
the indomtable leader himself was not yet
caught.
Morgan fed inland again. to the town of
McArthur July n. Then curving around
he sought the river once more and tried to
cross at Marietta. In vain. There was no
way out
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make rald INTO ' 'D' -
Kentucky, on Green river, destroying sew
enty-five miles of railroad and capturing
1000 prisoners.
In the summer Of 1868 occurred Morgan's
great raid north Of the Ohio. Gen. Burnside
was then in command of the department Of
the Ohio The state OF Kentucky was di-
vided into three military districts, extending
from the Big Sandy to the Cumberland
river. Gen Burnside's headquarters were at
Cincinnati.
In the plan for the Morgan raid, the cap
ture of Louisville was expected to result.
Morgan with $500 men was to dash north
ward through Kentucky, destroying rail
roads and capturing prisoners and supplies.
1t was dark period of the war for those
who adhered TO the Union cause. The battle
Of Gettysburg had not been fought, and
Nicksburg had not yet fallen The northern
states. particularly those on the border, were
full of Confederate sympathlers. 1t wasb he
lievcd 10y the Richmond government that
grand dash northward by Morgan and his
men would arouse the lat mt enthusiasm for
the Confederacy, refill its depleted stores
with army supplies and recruit thousands of
young soldiers for the southern flag. So the
raid was planned
One object intended by Bragg, Morgan's
superior, was to draw the attention of Burn
side and Rosecrans as far as possible away
from himself, in Tennessee, and enable him
to complete movements he contemplated.
Bragg and Morgan planned the raid to-
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Morgan offered the
U n ion officer n
drink of fine Ken
lucky whisky. 1t
was co urtcously
accepted, and so
the night wore
away.
In the dawn the
train approached
Cincinnati. III or
gan pulled the bell
rope, so Duke says,
and went out upon
the platform
Hines moved to the
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MORGAN IN INDIANA.

Morgan passed through the Indiana towns
of Corydon, Greenville, Palmyra and Salem.
He reached Salem, a railroad town thirty
miles from Louisville, July o. Here there
was a skirmish, and the Confederates cap
tured $50 home guards These "home guards"
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were franz, md GEN. JOHN II. MORGAN.
winning, and there was about him the mag
netism that drew to him the hearts of men
and women. His commanding presence was
such that wherever lie appeared he was
recognized as an uncommon man. His men
tally was as uncommon as his physique and
impressed Itself strongly. AS soon as he
crossed tho Ohio river after his memorable
escape from the Ohio penitentiary, he was
known and recognized wherever he set foot.
AS he passed through Kentucky and Tennes-
see on his way south he was greeted con-
stantly with the words: II kno who YOU
are; you are John Morgan" If he had been
as well known north of the Ohio river as he
was south, ne never could have Travelled I'M
recognized in a railway train from Column
bus, O., to Cincinnati.
AT 10 years of age his fiery, restless spirit
took him into army service during the Mexi-
can war. Young as he was, he became
lieutenant The handsome, dashing Young
officer returned home from Mexico and set
tied down to business pursuits in the splendid
Blue Grass region of Kentucky. He became
q manufacturer Of the coarser grades of tex
tile fabrics in Lexington, Ky. Here he soon
amassed a competency. His business talents
and energy were as great as his physical
strength, and all alike seemed exhaustless
He married Miss Rebecca Bruce, of the
well known Kentucky Bruce family A pc
culiarity of his character was the enthusiasm
he seemed to arouse among women. On all
his raids through Kentucky during the war
he was welcomed, Toasted and feted by wo-
men. Babies were named for him. So we're
favorite horses.
In several Instances ladies voted addresses
Of welcome to the bold raider, when he APP
peared in their towns, delivering the speeches
in their own silvery southern soprano
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-1aul Ii. ftayne
One of the most romantic and exciting
episodes of the civil war was that famous
cavalry expedition known as "Morgan's
raid" in the summer of 1868 The raid be-
gan the last of June, in Tennessee, just south
of the Kentucky line, July 2, Morgan and
his men crossed the Cumberland river at
huntsville, headed northwest through Ken
lucky, crossed the Ohio river at Branden-
burg, XIV, forty miles below Louisville, July
&, and entered the state of Indiana. Pursu-
ing a general direction parallel with the
Ohio river, from five to forty miles
north of it, they passed from Indiana into
southern Ohio, approaching within fifteen
miles of Cincinnati in their journey. The
ending of the raid was partly ut Burlington
Island, in the Ohio river, July 10, and finally
at New Lisbon, o., July 90
John II. Morgans influence on the conduct
of the late war was more than is generally
known. 1t was he who originated mounted
airy raids those stupendous military rides
which were made so much use of by both
sides during the war. The plan was to ride
over long stretches Of country and fall on I'M
expected places. Tue mounted infantry did
not fight on horseback, thus differing from
cavalry When fighting was to be done they
dismounted formed in line and used the
regular infantry arms. This mode of battle
in a country of long distances has undoubted
advantages.
John Hunt Morgan was born in Hunts
VILE Ala, in 1876. When be was four years
old his parents removed to Lexington, KY
John was the eldest Of a family Of six
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brothers. I'm his
young manhood he
III anifes ted re
markable powers
Of physical euoIur-
ance and reckless
daring. He WIS six
e et hi g h and
weighed loupounds
the exact proper
ton of height and
gravity said to he
long to physical
perfection. He was
dark and hand
some. His manners