The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-03

a Michigan regiment to surrender his
force TO save the etfusion of blood. This
Federal officer replied that his superior
officer had stationed him at that point
for the purpose of effusing blood, and
the effusion would begin right away if
Morgan desired. Morgan accepted the
challenge and made the attack, and one
of his own brothers was killed at this
point. Morgan did not have time to
continue the attack and withdrew, con
tinuing his march northward, with our
pursuing force pushing him along"
We expected Morgan to turn east before
striking the Ohio river, but III this we
were mistaken, as upon arriving at
Brandenburg, some 40 miles below
Louisville, he seized passing steamboats,
and landed his force in Indiana. Fol
lowing his trail, we reached Branden.
burg just in time to see Morgan's rear
guard disappear over the river bank, GO
ing north in Indiana. His rear guard
stopped long enough to wave their hats
at us and bid us goodby. The steam.
boats they had used in crossing were a,
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burned to the waters edge, tied fast to
the Indiana shore.
Other steamboats, were nurriodly OBJ
tanned, and our pursuing force hastily
transferred across the river, men and
horses being tumbled aboard the boats
in quick order and tumbled off the boats
as quickly when ON the other side.
The appearance Of Morgan's men on
the north bank of the Ohio river created
CONSERVATION in Indiana and Ohio The
governor of Indiana called out the home
guard to the number of $4,000, and as
Morgan's advance turned toward Ohio
the governor of the Buckeye State called
80, 900 squirrel hunters into the field
At Corydon, Ind, the Home guards
gave the invaders brisk little battle
and delayed their advance for brief
time. General Hobson's pursuing col
umn, of which the Seventh Ohio caval
ry was part, arrived at Corydon within
a few hours after Morgan's departure.
The citizens of Indiana received us with
the greatest enthusiasm, and from the
time OF our arrival at Corydon until the
end of our march at Burlington Island,
o., distance of about 300 miles, our
line of march was between two lines of
people occupying each side of the road
men, women and children-laden
with good things for us to eat the prin-
cipal article being fried chicken. In
truth and literally there was 600 miles
of fried chicken
1t would seem that the telegraph had
announced our coming in Morgan s
rear, and at this announcement every
man, woman and child i'll Indiana and
Ohio had begun to fry chickens for us
though | desire to say here that we did
not belong to the colored troops--as the
best thing they had to offer us. At first
this article of diet was acceptable, but
600 miles of fried chicken was more
than we could stand We begged the
good people to telegraph ahead TO stop
this awful slaughter of chickens for our
benefit and provide some hard tack and
salt pork or they would kill us by their
we'll meant kindness.
In our procession of 800 miles be-
tween this double line Of excited and
patriotic citizens, these tens of thou
sands Of citizens greeted us with one
song, and only one song, always the
same-viz, Rally Round the Flag,
Boys" This we heard by day and
night, and it is related that after the
raid was over our commander, General
Hobson, was taken sick with brain fever,
was confined to his bed seriously i'll and
in his delirium insisted upon singing
Rally Round the Flag, Boys.
1t must be borne in mind that in
Morgan's ride across three states in {
days he swept his line of march, and
for some distance ON each side, absolute
ly clean of horses, giving his own com
mand frequent remounts, but leaving
us, his pursuers, entirely without re-
mount for the whole distance. Boiled
down to few words, Morgan's force
had two horses for every man, while
Hobson had two men to each sadly worn
horse. Morgan's force when it started
from the Cumberland river was exceed
ingly we'll mounted, having some Of
the best blooded horses from Kentucky
horses capable of long and rapid
marches He set the "pegs" for us and
set them high every day. The Longest
march made by Morgans command a