The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-08
CAPTURE OF GEN. MORGAN.


James J. David received orders from Gen.
Hobson TO send a detachment of his COM
mand into Ohio. -Four companies, COM
manded by Maj. VIM. Il. Way, at once
went to Cincinnati, and there we boarded
a train and were carried to Steubenville.
Ohio, reaching there before noon Satur-
day, July %. We took our horses from
the train, fed and groomed them, and then
rested half an hour. We then mounted and
moved north onto higher land, about a
mile from Steubenville. This was between
l and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A mill
tia company with two small brass pieces
threw several shots over our column. be
lieving that we were Morgan'S men. One
OF our officers rode up to the militia and
the firing ceased. About an hour later we
drove in MOrgan's rear guard, after a live
ly skirmish. One of our men was slightly
wounded. Three or four skirmishes Oc-
CURED later in the afternoon. Night came
on shortly after we reached the town of
Richmond. We camped In field of new
mOwn hay. Sunday morning, July 26, we
continued the pursuit of Morgan and soon
overlook his rear guard, and after n lively
exchange OF shots drove them into the
main column. Lieut.. Fisk was wounded
in the shoulder. About II o'clock Maj.
Way divided his command into two col
umnS, and just before reaching Salincville
he ordered a charge. Morgan seeing his
danger left his carriage and mounted his
horse. We captured part or his command.
and the remainder sought shelter in the
woods about half a mile beyond Saline
vile, and reaching the highway about two
and n half miles from the village, We're
cut off by Gen. Shackleford's command.
Morgan surrendered. He and his staff
We're taken to Salncville and placed in
an empty coach standing on a side track.
Guards We're placed at both ends of the
car and the coach was taken to Column
bus"
AN ESCAPED ANDERSoNyILLE PRISONER.
n. H. Harms. Co. B. 1S0th Ohio, Lewis
burg, Ohio, writes: During e recent visit
TO Andersonviiie | learned that in the
Summer or Fall of 1864 a family by the
name OF Williams lived four miles north
west of the prison. The husband and
father were in the Confederate army. Mrs.
Williams was left with number of small
children. One night they were aroused by
a rap at the door, and a man asked to be
admitted, that he might dry his clothes.
1t did not take long to learn that he was
an escaped prisoner. Mrs. Williams gave
him something to eat and a suit of her
husbands clothes. He was then given n
bed in the fodder NOV, where he remained
carried his meals to him. No doubt he
had overcome his greatest obstacles, yet
his courage failed him, and he was afraid
to further attempt his escape. After a
with the lady of the house he
agreed if she would give him some pro-
visions to take back with him he would
return to the pen. Mrs. Williams, with
heart overlooking with sympathy, loaded
him up with a shoulder of meat, some
peas and other eatables, and he started
off. Ostensibly for the old stOckade Mrs
is now an aged widow. living in
he same neighborhOOd, and is DESTROYS of
earning what became of the Yankee pris-
,ner."
SOLDIERS FURNISHED BY AN OHIO TOWN
SHIP.
John NJ Foulks, New Franklin, Ohio,
sends the following list of brothers in Co.
ID, 10th Ohio: Henry and Jefferson Betz,
John and Lewis Bremen, Jesse and Aaron
Crowl David and Albert Emmons. s. V.
and William Essick and their uncle. Da
I'D Essick; Lafayette. William and Mil
ton Foulks, II. ii. and NJ. +. Hahn. John
and Adam Hines John and Isaac Hemp
hill, James, David and Ephraim Kelley
md J. B., son of James; Jacob, NJ. o. and
VIM. Mccoy and their father, Lewis Nc
10y. Capt; Jacob and Michael Mangus,
Felix and Barnet Neel, Albert and Ed
ward Reeder. Sylvanus and David Shive-
". Levi and Henry Swartz, Jonah and
Philip Wickersham, Joseph and Isaac
Heestand, Michael and Jacob Myers. Sew
anteen OF these sets were from west
Columbia Co, Ohio, which fur
nished 200 soldiers during the war and
had only 400 voters; 81 from this town
ship were in Co. ID, 10th Ohio. The town
ship had its representatives in regiments
from the 1st Ohio to the 191st Ohio, from
the Sd to the 26th Battery and the I'd to
he 18th Ohio Cav.
THE vICKsBURG CAMPAIGN.
A. ]. Jacobs, Co. D, ODD KY, Wesley
Vile, XIV, writes: Gen. Raum has given
IN accurate account of the operations of
the Western Army against Slcksburg,
Miss, in 1863. Well do | remember that
Ny regiment, 22d Ky, be-
Onged to OSterhaus's Division. On the
10Th Osterhaus was wounded by a burst
ng shell. The shell was fired at Capt.
Fosters guns, of our brigade, blowing
ID one of Fosters caisSonS. at the same
ime disabling our heroic Dutch General,
DSterhaus.
Il remember the ODD day of May, when
;rant made his famous charge, of which
Gen. Raum speaks. | felt very uncOm-
ortable under prevailing circumstances.
About Q we were ready. l stepped out
# ranks, looked up the line, and saw they
Ill looked as | felt, so l stepped back into
anks, pulled my cap down, and was
.eady for the onslaught, knowing that
many q man must go down."
81 AND SHORTY.
G. w. Miller, Co. I, 31st Ohio, Fair
Play. Mo-, writes: Il have been reader
n The National Tribune for MANY years. |
md think 81 and Shorty the most inter
sting story of the war ever published. |
When the story ends the boys will feel
,ery much as they did when they were
nustered-Out and babe each other good |
~. | have read Mr.. MosgrOye's interest |
ng narratives. In October, 1862, the
list Ohio was sent TO do guard duty at
cages Ford, on the Cumberland River. |
ome % miles above Nashville, Tenn, and
bout three miles from Gallatin, Tenn.
At this place Gen. Morgan gave us a call. |
shell thrown into our camp was the |
irSt ntimatiOn we had of the approach of |
he rebels. The boys hustled out of the |
ents in an incredibly short time, forming |
,ehind a rise back of the camp. Morgan
helled our camp q while, and as the |
liver was between us, he saw no chance |
o bag us, so he fell back into the timber |
ut of sight. No one hurt on our side. / |
would like to ask Mosgrove il he was
With Morgan that October morning."
THE DISASTER AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.
+. ID. Lloyd, Co. X, 55th Ohio, Gels
own. Pa, blames Gen. o. o. Howard for
he defeat at Charlottesville. He says
hat the scouts brought information of the
Iank movement, but Gen. Howard did not
'elieve their reports, nor did the regimen
al commanders. The members of Com
oI I I'S in,