The National tribune., 1903-11-26

| the Co;..faderates by firing a harmless
yolley. n p:,ce of ..tiilery opening at the
same time. Capt. Case. had ce1ts,nly
brought his chief accurate ,ssaaa tor
from out the darkness.of the night.
GOOD TIME In sHAKERTowN.
II take thy courtesy, by Heaven.
As freely as it's Hobfy given.'
Having learned. early in the afternoon
that Gen. Bragg was filling back tc
Bryantsyille. and being Informed by his
| scouts that the Felerals had already occu
pied Harrodsburg and ,Danvilie, Morgan
| thought it high time to- withdraw from the
midst of encompassing danger, there now
being an enemy on threefi sides of him
Rather pleased that he had received NJ
instructions, he determined to play Tho
| free lance and strikeacToss the country
| TO enjoy the hOspita!ityi of has friends, tn,
Shakers" Gallopina' across fields ant
through woodlands. Morgan and his merry
cavaliers arrived at ShaRertown late il
| the afternoon. On a former occasion they
| had visited that Community OF pecul al
people, and had established friendly rela
tions with them. The Confederate ch' eff
tain had manifested his respect for thu
Society by treating them with distin
guished Notwithstanding then
every possible protection. and strictly for
bidding his followers to trespass upon
| them in any way: consequently the Nor
gan men were prime fayorites with the
kind hearted and substantial deniZens oi
Shakertown. and, on the occasion of this
visit to the Community they were roy
ally entertained. deriving great benei,
from the perfect rectitude Of conduct
which they had uniformly Observed
when ''in that part of the country" The
entire Society of Shakers resolved it
self into Il culinary committee, and sci
before the appreciative Morgan men {;
feast, in memory and honor Of which they
drink toasts and attune their harps to
this good day.
On the 18th Morgan went to Nicholas
vile, some II miles northeast of Shaker
town, to observe the movements of the
Federals. On the 18th he marched due
south to Lancaster, some 20 miles, reach
ing that place at noon. In the Afternoon
the Federals with whom Wheeler had beer
skirmishing all day, advanced upon Ian
caster and shelled the troops collected
there. There was also some sharpshoot
ing upon both sides Two pieces of arti
lery belonging to Gen. Smiths rear guard
We're brought back to fire few parting
salutes TO the Federal batteries. The can
nonading, comparatively harmless, con-
tinued until dark. the Confederates hold
ing the town during the night. Only one
division of Buells arm was sent to Ian
caster.
On the morning of the 18th. the Con
federates slowly marched away from Ian
caster, Morgan's cavalry, and that of Col
Ashby. forming the extreme rear-guard OF
Gen. Kirby Smiths retreatilig corps. They
were not pressed by the Federals, and, or
the 18th. they halted at Gum Springs, 2!
miles from Richmond.
When the halt was made at Gum
Springs. Morgan suddenly conceived the
idea that he was not qnite ready TO leave
old Kentucky, whereupon he Immediately
began devising schemes to tarry IN the
blue grass fields while longer. With his
usual winning way. free and plausible
flow of speech, he had little difficulty in
commanding Gen. Smiths favorable con-
sideratiOn of his views, and his desire to
select his own line of retreat stipulating,
however, that he wonld protect the rear of
the infantry until ali danger was mani
festly over. He represented to Gen. Smith
that he could feed his men and horses. and
have them in good condition Mt the end of
the retreat, by taking no different route
from that, pursued by the army, which
would consume everything tc be. found in
the sparsely supplied country through
which it would. pass. He Explained, more
over, that in the route he proposed to take
lie would cross BuelPs rear and have OPP
portunities to take prisoners, capture
trains, and otherwise tosseriously annoy
the enemy and thatnby establishing him
self in the vicinity of aGallatin, Tenn,
again, lie would be elable, before driven
away, to once more tear up the railroad,
and by that means retard the concentra-
ton of the Federal army ct Nashville
Gen. Smith pleasantly complied with the
smiling icavalryman's request. giving him
permission to go WHITTIER his Judgment
Dictated Morgan waS fhliS made ihaDpy
and his rough riders. overjoyed. once more
sang their favorite song, "Cheer, boys,
cheer"
ITO he continued)