The National tribune., 1903-12-03
Frorl wartime Photograph.

FEDERAL BATTERIES ON
occasion he was wearing a beautiful
zouave- cket, the sleeves being thickly
studded with red coral buttons. He just
ly believed that every man in the brigade
was well acquainted with that jacket. lie
stated with considerable heat that. while
he was standing in front of the regiment
calling, gesticulating, and trying in every
way to stop the firing, Col. Gano, AN Off
Ger for whom he entertained the most pro-
found respect and the warmest friendship.
had deliberately shot twice at him.
bade him not to think hard of it-that il
was barely light at the time, and that. of
Colonel he answered, I held up my arms
fu in his sight, and although he might
no, have recognized my face, he could not
have failed to know these buttons
"The last shot fred by the enemy
mortalIy wounded Maj. Wash Morgan.
The man who hit him was galloping to-
ward town. and fired when within few
PAGES Of him. This man was killed by a
member of my regiment, Immediately af-
terward. All of the enemy that escaped
from the camp were intercepted by the de-
tachment under Capt. Bowles. The pro-
vost-guard made some show of fight in
town, but were soon induced to surrender.
Our force was too superior, aad our at
tack too sudden for much resistance to
be offered. either at the camp or in the
town. Between 500 and 600 prisoners
were taken, very few Of the enemy having
been killed or wounded. We obtained.
what was highly valued, large supply Of
Colts army pistols. Our horses were so
much better than those which were cap
A POPULAR GENTLEMAN.
''Twixt truce and war. such sudden change
Was not unfrequent. nor held strange,
In the old Border-day.'
Morgan's return to Lexington was the
occasion of much excitement and bewilder-
ment The Union people were alarmed,
thinking that Morgan's cavalry was the
advance-guard of the whole Confederate
army, coming back. The Southern SYM
pathizers were made happy by the same
belief.
There lived in Lexington. an old gem
tleman, who was Union and loyal in his
politics, but who, to use his own express
sion, never saw any use in quarreling with
either side which held the town His
kindness and benevolence made him very
popular with people Of botii sides. As
Morgan rode into town, this old gentleman
stopped him and said: Well John. yOu
are a curious fellow! How are Kirby
Smith and Oracle! Well, John, when we
don't look for you, it's the very time you
come
ou Tie previous evening. the loyal peO-
pie had decorated their houses with flags
and many pretty ornaments, in honor of
the arrival of the Federal troops. and had
met them as gaily as the NEUROLOGICAL
young women used TO dance before Bac
chus. On the morning of the 18TH when
Morgan and his cavaliers came riding into
town, all OF these symbols of joy were
taken in. The Southern people. in their
turn. were jubilant-'wllich they after
ward wished ftpy lladn't'o
MORGAN NARROWLY ELUDEs DUMoNT.
The Confederates had no time to tarry
long in Lexington. To Morgan, Duke, and
many of the officers and men, the town
was literally .'the Old Kentucky home,"
but at ! p. m. of that day, the bugies
sounded the onward march, and the LEX
ingtonians' of MOrgan's command regret
fully but calamity bade the home folks
and friends good-by, 'hOping to see them
later"
Marching by way of Versailles, the col
umn encamped that night at ShryOck's 3
ferry. Gano and Breckenridge going into
camp on the farther shore, toward Law
renceburg, Duke not crossing.
Gen. Dumont, at Frankfort, learned
that the raiders had passed through Yer
sailles. and started in pursuit, sending his
cavalry TO press MOrgan's rear and his
infantry to intercept him at the crossing
Of the river. DumOnt's plan was ad-
mirably conceived designed to enclose
Morgan ''in the midst Of tight place."
thus: