The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-07
CHASING TIT REBEL FOX.

been interested in reading of the famous
Morgan raid through Kentucky, Indiana,
and Ohio. / belonged to the 9Th KY. Cav.
| (Co. e., and we left Russellville, KY, with
four days rations, about 400 strong. This
was July 1, 1863. We put on our toughest
clothes for scouting in the barren country.
We went to Bowling Green, and from there
| to Bells Tavern, on the Louisville q Nash
vile Railroad; thence to Glasgow and to
Marr0wbone.
Gen. H0bson was in command at Marrow
bone We arrived there in the evening OF
July 4. Morgan's men had been lighting
Hobson's men, and had run them into camp
that evening. Our command went out on
| the road that led to Burksville down the
Little Great Marrowbone. Burksville is
| where Morgan was crossing. Our pickets
and Morgan's were only stones throw from
| each other, but didn't know it until day
light.
We were ordered to advance and recon-
hotter out on the road toward Burksvlle.
Shackelford was in command of us-the Sd
KY. LIST KY, 9Th KY. Cav, parts Of regi-
ments. and 9Th Tenn. M'td Inf The 9Th
was in the advance. When we came near
Burksville we had some skirmishing, but the
rebels fell back and left u.s. We met an old
colOred man, who told us Morgan was al
most to Columbus KY, by this time.
We countermarched to MarrOwbone and
out across the country to Columbus. Hob
son was in command and Shackelford with
as. We had some hard riding, and rough
country to pass over When we came TO
Columbus Morgan had passed through the
evening before, and we followed. A Major
in command of 100 men had turned Morgan
from the ford aud completely wiped him
out Morgan's men fought well, but the
little band was we'll armed, and had felled
beech trees across the road, and the rebels
could not advance but by one route. They
could not use the artillery, and Morgan vas
expecting our command to attack him in
the rear. He thought best to try another
ford, and left his killed and wounded. I
counted 81 JOhnnies in one pile
We followed on to Lebanon, KY, where
Morgan captured the post and part of the
Goth KY. and took these meu on with him.
] saw them the next day after they were
paroled. They were wornout. We fol-
lowed on through Bardstown and Lebanon,
on the L. & N. Railroad, where Morgan capt
ured the mail train, and from there headed
for Brandenburg, on the Ohio River.
The next morning we moved into Branden-
burg, and the rebels were waving their hats
to us on the farther bank. So we remained
here all day and crossed in the night. Next
morning we were all over, and were start
ing from he same place the rebels were the
morning before.
We followed Morgan on through Indiana,
our men dropping out and our horses giving
out Morgan's men were getting all the
horses, and we had TO leave the road three TO
tour miles to get horse. / remember pass
ing through quite town and seeing on the
street MANY white-headed men. They would
ask us: What regiment, boys?" We would
say 9th KY. These old men would raise the
yell for the Kentucky boys. could see
tears running down their cheeks.
May God bless the women in Indiana and
Ohio for their help in feeding us When we
got out from Cincinnati a piece some finely
dressed cavalry passed Us in the road, clean
and nice, with white collars. They were
going to take Morgan in short notice. The
next day we passed these fellows lying by
the side of the road, played out. We called
them feather-bed soldiers. We were getting
to be a hard-looking outfit by this time. Our
company had dwindled down to 16 men.
Not far from Cincinnati we went into little
town early one morning and ran the rear
guard of the rebels out. We followed on
until we got not q great way from BufiAg-
were feeding our horses. Just at daylight
We heard the gunboats ON the river firing at
Morgan.
Sbackelford was in command, and we
started on fast gallop-the LIST KY. Cav,
Sd KY. Cav, 9Th Tenn. MID Inf, and 9Th
KY. Cav. We made the dust fly until we
came up on the rebs retreating from the
river. We were up on high ridge. We
formed in line in farm, or wheatfield, and
the 1st. Sd, and 9Th KY. Cav. were ordered to
charge. Part OF the LIST KY. was skirmish-
ing with them while we were forming.
We had a rise to pass over in the farm,
! and when we got to the top of the rise the
rebs were coming out with white flag to
surrender. Richard Morgan, brother to
John Morgan, was in command of those
who surrendered to Shackelford. There
were about LOO men. AS soon as Shackel-
ford found out that John Morgan had played
a trick and slipped away he made detail
| of the best horses and followed. I hap
pened not TO be detailed.
When the rebs surrendered, and we were
searching them for sids-arms, found two
of my schoolmates with Morgan, and they
were glad to meet me. From here the
prisoners were taken to Gallipolis and sent
off on boats. We were released from Nor
gans men and put on transports at Gallipolis
and sent to Cincinnati.
After Shackelford captured John Morgan
he brought him to Cincinnati and showed
him to as on the transports.-G. r. Cliff,
Co. E, 9Th Ky. Cav.