The National tribune., 1901-12-05
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men at a double-uuiiek d to the abatis.
where they were stopped rs the others
had been. and suffered severely. The
rush through 100 yards OF underground,
succeeded by jam and crowding Of
regiment into the narrow neck. and con-
fronted by the tangled mass Of r astrats
timber and the guns, Of, the hidden foe,
was more than the men, could stand. They
would give way, rally in the thick woods,
try it again, but ,unsuccessfully. The
fire did not seem. to those OF US who
were not Immediately engaged, to be
heavy. There were no sustained volleys.
1t was a common remark that the shots
every shot must have taken effect.
Our loss in less than half an hours
fighting. and with not more than 800 men
engaged as only portions of the regi-
ments sent into the fight had an oppor-
tunity to participate, was 36 killed and As
or 46 wounded. The Federal loss. ac-
cording to the most authoritative account,
was nine killed and 20 wounded. Be
sides Col. Chenault, our loss included a
number Of fine officers. Maj. Brent, of
the 9th Ky, recklcssly brave. was killed.
Capt. Treble, Lieuts. Cowan, Holloway
and Ferguson were among the killed,
Adj't Joseph Bowman, Of the 9Th Ky,
was one of the officers wounded.
Gen. Morgan had not been fully
aware. when the attack commenced, of
the exceeding strength of the position, al
| though he knew it TO be formidable, and
he thought it probable that the garrison
| would surrender TO a bold attack. 1t
was his practice to attack and seek TO
capture all, but the strongest, of the
| forces that opposed his advance upon his
raids. and this was the only instance in
oh ha Sail of in fhtc
policy. He believed that the position
could have been eventually carried, bur,
as the defenders were resolute, at a cost
of time and life which he could not af-
ford. Col. Moore ought to have been
| able to defend his position, against direct
attacks. had an army been hurled against
him. But this does not detract from the
credit of his defense. His selection of
ground showed admirable Judgment; and,
| in brief time. he fortified it with sin
gular skill. He deliberately quilted a
| strong stockade, near the bridge, in
which other officers would probably have
stayed and which our artillery would have
battered about his ears directly, to as
sume the far better position; and his res
Olute defense showed he appreciated and
meant to hold it to the last"
MORGAN DEFLECTs FROM THE STRAIGHT
AND NARROW WAY.
"Then skillful Surveys sage commands
Led back from strife his shattered
bands"
Realizing that he was sup against it,
that Col. Moore had been in dead earnest
when he said, sit is a bad day for sur
renders, and | would rather not" Gen.
| Morgan abandoned the assault and made
| a detour, crossing the river at the same
ford where Cluke had previously crossed
! to intercept the retreat Of Moore, who,
however, declined to go that way. The
dead and wounded Confederates were left
to the tender mercies of the Federal COM
mander, who was humane as he was
brave, extending to Morgan's Surgeons
| and Chaplains every courtesy and giving
| them every assistance In their mournful
work that he could command.
Once again on the straight road, Nor
gan marched rapidly to Campbellsyille, 10
miles north OF Green River. passing
| through that town without balting, and
| continuing his march until nightfall, when
| he drove in the pickets of the Lebanon
! garrison, whom he found stationed five
miles from the town. le Going. into camp,
on the ground whence he had driven the
| pickets, the Confederate chieftain await
| ed the dawn Of July s. before moving
| upon Lebanon, where he very reasonably
| expected a fight, the town being garri-
soned by the Doth KY, commanded by
| COl tfuTleS I1uDsOn, anu not lar AWAY
northeast of the town, on the Harrods.
burg read, were stationed two Michigan
| regiments. rff
! Here again, desiring to be accurate,
avail myself Of data generously given me
| by Gen. Duke, and insert his graphic
story of the
CAPTURE OF LEBANON
"On the morning OF the 9Th the diyi
sion approached the town. and a demand
| for its surrender was made, which was
declined. The First Brigade Dukes was
formed on the right of the road, with
two regiments in reserve. To Johnson's
Brigade was assigned the left of the road
! The artillery was planted in the center
and at once opened upon the slight
works, which were thrown up south OF
the town. AS the regiments in the front
| line advanced the enemy retreated into
| the town. Both brigades lost slightly in
effecting this, and succeeded, immediate
ly afterward, in dislodging the enemy
from the buildings in the edge of the
town, on the left and on the right. Ther
large depot building upon the railroad; 0
few sought shelter in houses. Grigsby's
and Wards regiments, Of the First Bri
| gade, held the right of the town and the
houses looking upon the depot in that
quarter. From these houses they kept
| up constant fire upon the windows oi
the depot. Cluke's and Chenault's regi
ments the latter under command OF
| LieUt.-COl. Tucker, were as effectively 10
Gated and employed on the left. Our ar
tillery, although under able officers
proved Of little use to us in this affair
On account of the situation of the depo
in low ground, the shots. when they
struck at all, took effect in the uppel
part of the building, doing the occupant!
little damage. However, Lieut.. Lawrence
at length posted one Of the Parrot gum
on a hill Immediately overlooking thu
building, and, greatly depressing it, pre-
pared to fire into it at an angle tina
threatened mischief; but the sharpshoot
ers prevented the guns being worked eff
fcctively. This state of affairs LASTED
for two or three hours. The Michigan
regiments, on the Harrodsburg road drew
near and threatened interference, ant
Gen. Morgan, who had sought to reduc
the garrison without storming thei
stronghold, in order to save his own men
at length ordered it to be carried by as
sault. Smiths regiment, at first held il
reserve in the First Brigade, had beel
engaged, but the 2d Ky.-the old regu
larS-was still in reserve. Mai. Web
her was now ordered to bring that regi
ment forward, enter the town and storm
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