Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-26
DE WET FOLLOWING TACTICS ng0
USED BY CoNFsEDERATss
DURING CIVIL WAR CAMPAIGNS

There were two or three men on the
Confederate side Of the American Civil
war who anticipated the tactics Of Gen.
Dewet- Gen. John II. Morgan, like
Dewet, had never done days soldier
ing until the war broke out. but with
1000 men be killed and wounded nearly
as many Of the enemy and captured
more than $4,000. Lieut.. Col. Denison,
in his History Of Cavalry" says that
Morgan's first important raid was made
into Kentucky in 1862. He started from
Knoxville. Tenn, on the Fourth Of July
and moved through Sparta and Glas.
gov to lebanon. where large supplies
OF stores Of every kind were captured,
From lebanon, Morgan marched I'd
Harrodsburg. from there on to Laur-
enceberg. and then to Midway, a sta
ton on the railroad between Frankfort
and Lexington. The latter place was
the headquarters Of the Federal forces
in that region. and both at that point
and at Frankfort were large bodies OF
Federal troops, much superior to the
force which Morgan had under his CON-
mand.
EederaIs BY skillful marches, by
Were scattering his forces and
bewildered threatening several
points at once, the Federal officers
were entirely bewildered. and did not
know where to expect blow. The ex.
treme mobility Of his flying column al.
so rendered II difficult to obtain any
correct information as to Morgan'l
force or his intentions. The marching
capacity OF his column may be judged
from the fact that at the time It reach
ed Midway 1t had marched over 3ot
miles In eight days. and the men wer'
still fresh and In great spirits. :.
At Midway. with greatly superior
forces on each side, the most extraordi
nary use was made of the telegraph By
0 Canadian named Ellsworth, who wal
a most skillful telegraph operator. at
tached to Morgan's staff. BY tapping
the wires he interfered with the ar
engagements of the Federal Generals
sending their troops In wrong direc
lions by forged orders, which he dis
patched in place of those he inter
cepted. y ....
Rounds This raid was yer!
Like successful, and the re
De Wet suits may be best sum
med up, Col. Denison says, In the word
OF Gen. Morgan's report: 81 left Knox
vile on the 4th day Of this month, will
about 900 men, and returned to Liv
ingston on the 2Sth inst. with nearl!
1000, having been absent just "a days
during which time | had travelled ovel
1000 miles, captured seventeen towns
destroyed all the Government supplies
and arms in them. dispersed 1,5O0 hom'
guards and paroled nearly 1900 regular
troops. lost in killed. wounded ant
missing Of the number l carried int
Kentucky about 60"
Gen. Buell's army was obliged to fal
back to Louisville in August. 1862, IL
consequence Of second raid by Nor
gan's corps, in which he took posses
sion of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, in Buells rear, at Gallatin
and SO cut off his communications will
his base. .
Manner At the battle OF Horts
Of vile, shortly after tn
Attack capture Of Gallatin,
fight took place between a portion o
Morgan's command and some Fedora
cavalry. who charged them with tn
/, sabre. The account Of 1t gives goo
idea Of Morgan's style Of fighting. Gen
Duke describes the attack:
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