The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-14
FIGHTING THEM OYER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE GREAT MORGAN RAID.

THE GREAT MORGAN RAID
Story as Revealed by Extracts from " Micni
gan in the War;"
Fn1rop NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / notice
nm accannt of the Morgan raid in the Issue
of Nee II written by Comrade William ID
Clort I,ieuteuant. Co. G, Sth Mich. Cav.
A. comrade Clark was not with the detach-
mont of his regiment under my command
that took part in the capture of the remnant
of the Morgan raiders, and hence could not
give an account of the wind-up after the
fight Mt Burlington Island, / herewith SEND
you the following. taken from Michigan IN
the War;" by Adi't-Gen. John Robertson,
" hich is substantially correct
From report of Lieut.-Col. G. S. Wormer
mage 6s9. Michigan in the War:
HEADQUARTERS sTH MICH. CAV,
"IN THE FIELD, July 90. 1863
aCol. John STOCKTON, 9Th Mich. Cav, Com
manding Post at Hickman Bridge. Ky.
COLONEL: have the honor to submit
the following report of the marches, etc.
of the 9Th Mich. Cav, under my command,
since leaving Hickman Bridge, KY, July 4
1863, to this time.
Receiving orders on the evening of July
4 TO make a forced march with my command
to Lebanon, KY. and there support the
garrison threatened by John Morgan, L
broke camp at o'clock p. M. pursuant TO
said orders ordered all tents and baggage
left behind, and but two days ratlons In
haversacks.
AT o'clock a. m. on the 9Th halted
nv command for two hours, four miles De-
yond Danville, having marched "a miles.
At this place fell in with the 1lth Mich.
battery and 9th Mich. Cav, in command OF
Col. Jas. L David, and he being the senior
officer came under his orders.
AT Parksville halted for feed and water,
and was here ordered to follow the 9Th Cav.
and 11ih battery. We reached Lebanon at
Q o'clock p. M, when the 18th battery I'M
medately opened upon the rear-suard OF
the enemy, then leaving town on the Lex
ington pike. Ny desire to charge into the
town or cut off the enemy by crcssread not
being concurred in by Col. David, they were
permitted to escape without molestatlon,
much to the disappointment OF my whole
command.
"The Goth Ky., Col. Hanson, had sur
rendered an hour before our arrival, after a
most gallant fight against vastly superior
numbers The enemy had burned the rail-
read depot and station house, with several
stores in the town. AT 8 o'clock the same
day was ordered to countermsrch with the
9Th Cav. and 18th battery to Danville, which
place we reached at p. N. on the 9th,
making the march without halt, except for
feed and water.
AT Danville Col. W. p. Saunders, 5th
XIV. Cav, took command of the whole force,
and the sth and 9th Mich. Cav, CONSTITUTE
ing brigade At 1870 a. m. on the 18th
we took up our line of march from Law
renceburg, Ky., 43 miles distance from Dam
willie. Hating at Harrodsburg for break
fast, we pushed on, reaching Lawrenceburg
ct p. N.
From Lawrenceburg / sent out Lieut.
J. f. Rabbit, with SO men, to scout between
the Kentucky and Salt Rivers On the Salt
River, near Salvisa. Lieut.. Rabbit came upon
Capt. Alexauder's company, of Morgan's
Division and captured 80, killing IA.
"The command remained at LawreBceburg
awaiting orders until 8 p. m. on the 18th
inst, when we took up our line of march for
Westport via Eminence and Lagrange,
reaching Westport at IL o'clock, midnight,
having marched 20 miles over q very rough
and billy road, with but four hours halt at
Eminence for rest.
AT Westport Chas Laturner, private, Co.
q, was accidentally shot through the body,
and was left at that place under proper
care. Morgan having crossed the Ohio into
Indiana, we took transports on Sunday
morning, the 10Th inst, for Madison, Ind,
in order to cut him off, leaving behind Co.
OF my command, . portion of the 9th, with
all our extra baggage, wagons, etc, in COM
mand of Col. David, not having transporta-
tion sufficient for the entire csmmand.
SAT Madison we found that Morgan had
got ahead of Us. so we moved on to Law
renceburg Ind, when Maj. Mix was sent to
reconnoiter the enemy, leaving his force etc
He proceeded to Guilford, 10 miles, and re-
ported again in three hours to the entire
satisfaction of Gen. Mason, commanding
forces on the transports.
From Lawrenceburg We moved on to
Cincinnati, reaching that city at 5 p. m. on
the 18th inst. At Cincinnati Maj. Edgeriy
was sent out with battalion, by Col. Saun-
ders, on a scout, joining US again at Batavia
on the 18th, having accomplished his mis-
sion with success. Lieut.. Babbit was also
sent out two miles from the city to guard q
bridge I have not heard from him since
that time.