Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-10

the time. / had been with the soldiers
coming down, and heard the Kentucky
and Virginia troops saying they were 60
ing to have some of the money or have
blood. told Breckinridge, who was the
secretary of war, what / had heard, and
said that there might be rioting and blood
ehed.
"'There may be rioting.' said he, but
no bloodshed.' i then suggested TO him
the propriety of a division of the money
among the soldiers, and he replied: we
will see about it In the party were the
Confederate cabinet and the officers of the
four brigsdes of troops which were with
us when we crossed the Savannah river.
We had the last money of the Confederate
treasury, seventy Thousand dollars In gold
and silver, besides some gold belonging TO
the Bank of Richmond. The money was
in charge of Colonel Morgan, a brother of
the famous John Morgan. We crossed the
Savannah river on pontoons and went on
the road towards Washington, Ga When
We had gone two miles from the river, we
stopped at a log cabin on the south side of
the road, and there the seventy Thousand
dollars was paid out. Mr.. David had gone
on about four miles ahead of us with his
staff
'Tn the cabin were John c. Breckin-
ridge, secretary of war; Judah p. Benjs-
min, who looked as sscred as the devil and
appeared to be panic stricken; General
Bragg, commander of the four brigsdes,
and Colonel Morgan, who had charge Of
the money.
The division was msde by a caucus of
the men, Those present were Vanghn'E,
Dibrelrs. Basil Dukes. and Humphrey
Marshalrs brigsdes. Marshall was then
under arrest and his brigade was In charge
of Colonel w. c. P. Breckinridge. The
census of the soldiers was the reverse of
Porter's. Some of the brigsdes returned
fictitious names in order TO get more mon
ey. The division was twenty-six dollars
and twenty-five cents for each man, officers
and common soldiers faring alike. Some
of them, by stufing the census, got as
much as thirty-six dollars head. Divide
seventy thousand dollars by twenty-six
and one-f fourth aud you will see how many
two thousand six hundred and sixty-six
men) were returned by the census of the
four brigsdes. In the paying out We final
ly came TO q keg of silver ingots-pieces
three by four inches square.
They opened box of gold belonging
to the Bank of Richmond. 1t was about
eighteen inches long and ten or twelve
inches wide, and contained purses of gold.
They made a rough estimate of the value
of that gold and of the kegs of silver and
exchanged them In that way i got some
gold. Then they carried the Bank of
Richmond money to the bank at Washing
ton, Ga. and deposited il. They took
none of 1t except little box, for which
they substituted the key of silver ipgots-
While the money was being divided Colo
mel Morgan psid q man Eve dollars sn hour
to guard it. When We got through Nor
gan took the remaining money and drove
1t away in the dark Thence il landed in
the bank at Washington, Ga / know
only by hesrsay. bat am satisfied that the
information was correct, that the Bank of
Richmond sent for it's money, and on its
way the men guarding 1t were attacked by
msrsuders. The guard Yves temporarily
dispersed, and the mArauders got some Of
the money before they We're driven Off"