The National tribune., 1903-10-29

number of guns were captured. and all
that we could not use were destroyed. The
Cincinnati Fire Department horses. cap
tured with Capt Billy GLASS; 12-pounder
brass artillery at Cyntliana. gave out and
died before We reached the Kentucky
River. 4
Leaving Crab ORrhasd, near noon, the
command arrived at Somerset about sun
down. Ellsworth took7posSession of the
telegraph office andtsent dispatches to the
various Federal commanders. counter
handing all orders that had been issued by
Gen. Boyle for the pursuit of Morgan.
One hundred and thirty Government
wagons and a greRt many stores of all
kinds We're destroyed.
1.-The column crossed the Cumberland at
Stagalrs ferry. and without any serious
mishap arrived at Livingston, Tenn, Ju1y'
%. The following is Col. Morgan's report:
Il left Knoxville on the 4th day of
this month. with about 900 men and re-
turned to Livingston on the 2Sth instant,
with nearly 200 having been absent just
"a days. during which time Travelled over
! 600 miles. captured II towns. destroyed
all the Government supplies and arms in
them. dispersed about 1.5O0 home-guards
and paroled nearly 300 regular troops.
lost in killed, wounded and missing. of
the number l carried into Kentucky, about
90
Leaving the I'd Ky. at Livingston. Col.
Morgan proceeded to Knoxville. taking
with him the Gcorsians. Gano's So .adron
and the howi:zers-ti,e latter needing some
repairs.
After remaining Mt Livingston three
days, l marched the regiment to Sparta.
where more abundant supplies could be
obtained. and facilities for shoeing horses
could be had.
BLOWN OUT
"While at Livingston the men suffered
extremely from hunger, and one man de-
clared his wish to quit a service in which
he was subjected to such privatiOns. He
was deprived of his horse, arms and equip
ments, and blown out of the regiment
that is. upon dress parade, he was
marched down the front of the regiment,
after his offense and the nature of the pun
ishment had been read by the Adiutant,
with the bugler blowing the 'Skedaddle'
behind him amid the Kisses of the men who
were thoroughly disguised with him. He
was then driven away from the camp"
DISCIPLINE.
Duke was disciplinarian, and as soon
as he had established the I'd Ky in camp
at Sparta he instituted measures to main
tain Stricter system of discipline than
had previously prevailed. The majority of
tHe uleH Hiiu IL pTtuilectiOn IOr rowing. anu
to keep them within the encampment
rigid guard, n new thing to them,
was established. The Morgan men, above
all things. dislked being confined within
camp limits, and, therefore, it became i'm
mediately necessary to double the guard.
and. finally, it required one-half of the
regiment to watch the other half Guard
mounting, dress parades, and drills-com-
pany and regimental, on foot and on horse
back. were had daily. much to the delight
and improvement of the recruits. who
readily acquired desirable knowledge in
the school of the soldier" but the cold
men" who thought they knew all things"
were disguised with the "school of disci-
pine" and disdainfully sneered at all evo-
lutions taught by the infexible drill mas
tiers. However. no man among them ever
neglected giving proper attention to his
horse or to his arms and accouterments.
In such matters. they were careful and
diligent. Nearly all the recruits obtained
in Kentucky Joined the regiment, which
now numbered about 700 men.
Go be coHtinued.)