The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

| dollar from the ground. This was II ia.
nous trick Of the Texans, and our Ken.
! tuckianS i'nltatod them. They also had
tho sportsman's pride and could shoot a
squirrel III the head at the top of the
talle6t tree. TO bring q squirrel home
shot III any other way would have been
considered mutilation and laughed at
ny the Old men of the neignSorIood.
Ihey could shoot !. bird on the wing and
decapltato quail neatly amid the rank
est swamp grass. Naturally these men
became expert in every kind Of warfare.
knew III all my experiences but one or
two cases OF Sinking, and the men re-
covered pluck afterward. Ill my first real
experience with u body Of these men
hhdef ire they came out like heroes.
After serving about n year cross the
border Went back to Louisville and
recruited accompany CT Yale and Prince
ton boys aud took them through the lines
to Morgan s camp.
The only man out of the lot xvbo
ever funked was n young fellow Of good
family whom it was noticed staid back
us horse holder in every fight. At last
tho men spoke to me about it. and ono
day, after | had lost two orderIies killed.
called him out TO act as orderly and
1o!loW me into the thici1est of it. He
was as white as q sheet, and [ told him
ne was disgrace to his family. He
then confessed that his courage was all
right until be had the i'll luck to meet
some OF the horribly wounded coming
out or light. The thought of them and
their suifer!ngs unnamed him. But T
TOOK MIN along, and as soon as we got
under tire the blood mounted to his
cheeks, and he went in with all the ex-
c1fement and cxhilaration of warrior.
ike that, said he, and he turned ont
one or the bravest Of the brave In one
battle he was wounded three times and
wouldn't give up till it was all over.
Morgan's raids were not reckless.
partisan forays, but military move
ments, ordered officially from l1eaduuar
ters. lie was given discretion where and
now to strike in order to carry out the |
wishes of his chief. The great Ohio raid |
was ordered by Bragg for the purpose |
OF Keeping the Federal forces north of |
The Tennessee river from marcbino RI !
the support of Rosecrans at TnlIahoma.
was present at one of the conferences I
Bragg and Morgan, and Bragg
said, Yes, go where you can be most
effective to keep back any force Of the
'nenly. Even to crossing the Ohio riy-
II! Yes, answered Bragg. Morgan had
magnetic power over every
body who came into contact with him,
MS superiors as we'll as his suhortii,iatcs.
There were five Of the remarkable
Morgan family III the brigade at one
Inc, tho general md four OF his broth
.rs. His brother-in- law, General Basil
Duke, was with him all through and
'ueceeded to the command of the Ken
aoklans after tho generals tragic death.
Jal Morgan, as1le was called, was not
egularly in the military service. He
vas my chum and companion in camp
nd on the march. Ho always carried a
lie, but lis chief service was that of
II extra pair of eyes for the general or
on myself when on !. dangerous expedi-
ION Colonel Richard Morgan came to
he brigade from tho east, where he had
erved Oh the staff of a. p. Hill, another
rother-lu-law OF General Morgan. He