The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-22
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But the change was not from dinAp- 9ointed ambition, It was from love"
 ''Yet it was Rll the same ineIcusa- ble."
 "There was . strong temptation. and the man was very young. You can fudge better after hearing the story.
 Henry Morgan was but eighteen when the war came on. Living In Ken lucky. where families were divided. hia father aud mother were UuionistS, while hls sister and brother were Con- federate sympathizers. Henry was more thoughtful than most men of his age. and his fathers arguments made a deep impression un L.m When. there fore. Uuiou regiment was organised in the nelghbOrhoOd, he enlisted. He was much troubled at the cOntemptu- ous treatment Or those of hin own age. especially as be had followed his JudG- ment rather than his synpathiea How ever. his little sweetheart. Llliie Storms, stood by hlm, as she would have done under any circumstances. and this Was a great comfort
 Henry Morgan proved tO be a nat ural fighter. lie was one of the very few men who are unconscious of fear Ills coolnoss under Are made him first e lieutenant then a captain.
 "when Bragg was marching on Louisville in the fall of 1892, Henry passed through hls old home. The meeting or ,he lovers wSs delightful, absorbing. but lt only rendered their separation more painful Lillie held to her lover as if he were going Co certain death. begging hlm Co do anything to avert the recurrence Of the long ab- sence they had endured. The Union troops marched on. but Captain Nor gan remained. Then came detach' ment of the Confederate army which occupied the place and captured him. IL was a relief both to him and to Lil- lie, since Henry whs put on parole and permitted Co remain at home. Among the men who had captured him were many of her old friends. who convinced them that the recent Contederats sue cesses precluded the possibility of the north ever restoring the UniOn. This Is not remarkable when at that time some Of our most prominent Union generals were of that opinion. Proba- bly what influenced Henry most was that the southeFners would probably never be driven away from bic home again and he would not have to endure \ long separation from Lllie. Yielding Co the persuasion of all except hls ts- ther. who was absent from home, com handing Union regiment, he accept co the appointment of captain In the Confederate army. Lille. not fully realizing what he had done. was dc lighted
 While we were lying st Murfrees- boro in the spring of 1888, !n one Of our brushes with the enemy'S cavalry Hen ry Morgan was captured, recognized, tried for desertien to the enemy and sentenced Co be shot was acting as provost marshal at the time and had charge of the prisoner. \ few days before his arNointed execution he sent for me. Dwelling uu his unnatural taking on. he was planning to render ,t as light as possible tO hs sweet heart. Could she not be led to believe that be he'd died 10 battle, cr. better vet. be left under the lmpres Ion that be was amoug the missing ahd would some day come back tO her: l have never seen a case of such uuconscious- ness of the disgrscetul act for which he sufYered. He gave me the whole story. not the baro synopsis ] have given you, but much to show mt that he and Lille Storms were ac;unuy what with married people Is often ap empty name. one At any ruIe. her misfortune had oblltersted bis own He begged SO hard that after consul tation with the general commanding ] consented. on bis making a written re- quest, to a secret execution and prom ised him that I would do all in my power to prevent the fact of his iden' tity being known.
 "The papers in hls case were sent to Washington for approval, and before they were returned we bad moved on Tullahoma, from there advancing to Chattanooga, where they were handed to me approved. A few days before the day fixed for the execution came the battle of ChickRmsuga, in which all of the Army of the Cumberland eI- eept Thomas corps was routed. l never saw Captain Morgan again. Whether be fell Into the hands of the Coufederates and fought during the rest of the war with them | don't know
 A gentleman on the opposite side of The table Aad listened Co the recital with singular and at times pained interest
 "Geuilcmen." he said. 'l cun tell you what hccumc Of Captain Morgan. Al ..rlamnura he fell into the hands of Confederate Colonel Elliott Brown. an ald friend or his father. to whom be rold his story. Colonel Brown advised h,m to go and state his case to his fa' jher He did SO. and the visit led to Colonel Morgan securing a pardon for las son. who served the rest or the war lighting for the Union"
 The speaker abruptly arose and lett the table.
 "Who Is that man." asked the mar TatOr Of the story.