The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-30
BETRAYED BY A WOMAN.

u. Morgan.
Columbia. o.. e., special to st. Louis Giobe-pem-
Perhaps no cavalry officer of the con-
fedcrate army was more popular than
General John H. Morgan, of Kentucky.
HI. tr~ops idoliscd him. for mo-
emo wa. gallant or c~on"iderate In
tragic death and the rapture of
his personal staff at Greenville,
Tenn, on the 4th day Of September, 1854,
is thus narrated ny Captain James Rogers,
now a resident of Abbeville. this state,
who was a member of General Morgan's
staff, and was present OH the occasion OF
the third day Of September, 1884,"
snid Captain Rogers, "General Morgan,
tain Albert G. withers, Captain II. b;
Clay, Major Garrett and myself, started
Of about 800 %cavairy. composed in par.
Of the bri0ades of Cantrell: Gillner and
Everett, and a regiment from General
was reached about 5 o'clock on
h evening of the Sd: The troops
. n : Mrs. winisna's whose resi-
Of the town. Colonel Bradford was OF.
eered To roads leading i'm the direction OF
Bulls Gap, the stronghold OF the enemy,
Gillian. with about 400 well-mounted
men, was at that place. 1t was the purs
p sS1s 9f o Gs ,ns no MGssa ~ tho, to II. %Sy "f s 8. >
ssmbcr. and to attack the enemy as soon
as he could reach him.; hut at about
i,h - terrible rain began to fall,
i'm consequence Of which Gem
srai Morgan countermanded his orders to
move at 3 u. nl. On the night OF the :d an
DID resident OF cenvil came 70 the
house of Mrs. Williams, approached Major
front piazza Of the house. and informed
us that the junior Mrs: Williams had left
the town. As IL was known that her hus-
Bull's Gap, he believed that she intended
20 betray General Morgan. IL possible.
Of this. and at once notified the ofiicers in
charge OF the outposts.. In the meantin,c
Mrs. Williams was looked after. hut could
adence in the officers i'm charge of the
pickets, General Morgan and staff retired
.As before stated. at about I o'clock the
rain came down i'm torrents. The couriers
and orslerlies were quartered in the back
HRa iara " ever minSfu Of the comfort OF
his men, had gone down-stnirs and moved
the boys inside Of the lower hall. The
rooms on each fioor. the second story be
ing reached by n winding stairway,
The ss en- ;hs 8 pisssa c sss HPrs Wi fr"n.
and Major Garrett occupied rooms. the
one opposite Captain Clay and myself, the
All II. was quiet until about daylight on the
eth, when the writer was asked In caus.
Of SO much firing. II being, very unusual
I approached the back window and found
that the back garnet and back yard were
Allied with fedcrals, who were having 9
: css@iisr below aiss s Na thine sns wa" "r1 to- be lost. s"i
ran out aud looked in the gen
erals room, and came i'm collision
Williams who had deserted and betrayed
us the night before. Miss R~cmbouRh
was going to General room te
General Morgan was up and dressed in Z
minute, and, accompanied by Major Gar
went to a small church situated on the lief
and front Of the yard. Finding that We
could not conceal ourselves here the Gen
eral sent Major Carrot to the entranc'
from Main street. to see IL il was pos
sible To make an exit by that route.,
:. adiutant-general. remained with Genera
Morgan. We crossed from the from
yard of the premises tn the garden of TIN
corner OF the square. From the rear W,
passed into n small vineyard. by Thu
time those of the staff who had RENAME,
i'm the house were captured, and the Who'll
town seemed alive with Yankee sol
diers. While i'm the vineyard we were sun
rounded, and General Morgan was killc,
after the party had surrendered. Tn
old story that he fought until death is al
soluteiy untrue. as none OF the party fire
10 shot. The generals body was the
thrown across IN horse i'm front of "A cava
ryluan, who paraded the streets shoutinp
Here's your horse-thief,' &c. Those of u
who were captured and the generals bod
were removed to the top of the hill, wes
Of Greenvillc, where we met Gillian an
. his command. By this time the clothin
had nearly all been stripped from hi
body, aud he lay like a hog in hi
wallow, covered with blood. Genera
Gillian. however, righted this ndiRn
rs he should. He had the body placed i
an ambulance. and in charge of Capital
Withers, Clay and myself. il was brougi
back to the Williams residence. where
was washed. dressed and left for n
moval by the Confederates. The Officer
Of the staff were afterward removed
Knoxville, from thence to ChattanooR;
and i'm transit from the latter place I
Nashville made their escape from th
cars. Captains Clay and Withers went
Canada. aud 1 Joined General Hood
Florence, Ala"