The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-01-19
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WAsHGToN THURSDAY

but glance at the line in dusty blue on
shore with their Spencer carbines ready for
duty treasured me, and permitted the boys
to gambol in the water to their hearts con-
tent.
One of Morgan's men while in the water
diligently scruobing off the three weeks
accumulation of dust, being surprised at the
quantity to be removed, remarked that ii all
of Morgan men were as dirty as he, the way
of escape was for Morgan to have put his
whole division into the river at once, with
orders TO scrub themselves, and enough dirt
would have been released to shoal the river
and give easy fording at any place.
After the bath the guards shared the con-
tents of their haversacks with the prisoners,
and we spread ourselves out on the grass under
the shade of nearby trees, in regular picnic
fashion, resting and waiting for orders.
MEETING CAPT. HINES.
One of the officers with Gen. Duke gave
me little Confederate dag about the size of
your two hands | accepted this little flag,
and asked the officer his name. He replied,
Capt Hines" (The Capt Hines referred
to recently died at Frankfort, Ky. AT the
time of his death he was Chief Justice of the
State Court of Appeals, and one OF the best
officers ever occupying this high office. His
death was greatly iamented.
"He jests ut scars that never felt a wound. u
This quotation suggests itself by reason OF
the fact that, under the varying fortunes of
war; less than four months after the events
written of in the foregoing, in a sharp cav
airy engagement in East Tennessee, found
myself a prisoner-ofwar in the hands of the
4th KY Cav, of Giltner's Brigade, one Of
Morgan's regiments, but fortunately made
my escape within II hours.
The prisoners captured by the 18th Ohio
Cav. were turned over to the Union officer in
charge OF prisoners at Cheshire, O., and with
this our connection with the Morgan raid
ended Gen Morgan himself was not capt
ured for several days later, but the raid ended
ut Burlington Island, o.. and the subsequent
flight of Morgan with his detachment OF a
few hundred men did not avail him anything.
From the time of Morgan's landing on the
Indiana side OF the Ohio River until his de-
feat at Burlington Island, o., not less than
loo, 900 "Home Guards' were called into
the field to suppress him." The forcs of
veterans under Gen. Hobson who pursued
Morgan from start to finish comprised
about 1900 cavalry. Morgan gave US a
good run for our money" but with pluck,
courage and good leadership we overcame all
obstacles anu nti the SratiuC3tioA vi hHo"-
ing that our duty had been fully performed,
and that on July 10, in the engagement at
Burlington Island, we had served our coun-
try we'll.
One cannot but admire the dash, skill and
courage of Morgan and Duke which enabled
them to lead their 1000 troopers on such
raid, battling for so long time the Efforts OF
more than lU0, 0U0 men to capture them.
1t must be borne in mind that the date of
this invasion was at the high-tide OF rebellion.
The people Of the North were in frenzy OF
excitement. This period marked the capture
of Vicksburg, with all OF Pemberton' 9 army,
by Gen. Grant; the retreat OF Lees sulien
and disappointed army from the blood-stained
fields of Gettysburg, and the capture OF Nor
gan, with his - Flower Of the South" A
million boniires, celebrating the victory OF
our arms, burned with iurid flame in the
cities, towns, villages, hamlets and cross
roads of the Northern States.
Soon after the close OF this raid, our regi-
ment, the 7th Ohio, formed a part of Gen.
Burnsides army, which occupied East Ten
nes5ee. We had an active campaign here for
SIX months, and saw our cavalry horses die
from hunger, while our veteran cayalrymen
sustained life on a small portion OF parcaed
corn; and then, more than ever before, we
cherished the memory OF the six hundred
miles of fried chicken we had on the Morgan
RAID.