The National tribune., 1903-11-19


with the blow. The Confederate having
dropped his gun, he drew his large, army
pistol, but the home-guard clasped the
lock with his left hand Both were pow
erful men, fighting for life, quarter not
being thought Of by either. At length the
Morgan man raised the pistol to level
with the others head. and, although he
could strike only by the infection of his
wrist. inflicted blows with the heavy
stunned him. Then dashing him to the
ground the Confederate beat in his skull
with the butt of his pistol.
THE HoME-GUARDs SURRENDER.
''This horrible conflict had lasted near
ly half hour, when Col. Bradford, COM
manding the home-guard organization, sur
rendered. 1t was with great difficulty that
his life, or the lives Of his men, could
be saved.
Fighting in narrow streets, in close.
deadly encounter the loss of my command
was, of course, severe, great many
wounds being mortal, on account of the
balls coming from above, ranging down
ward. We lost q killed and 1S wound
ed. l had about $50 men engaged. Capt
Samuel D. Morgan, cousin of Gen
Morgan, killed several men with his own
hand before he fell, mortally wounded
mander Of the advance e,iard, was only
ID years old, gay, handsome, and a uni
versal favorite. His courage was un-
tempered by any discretion or calculation,
and unless bound by positive instructions
he would go at anything. Lieut.. Rogers.
a model officer and gentleman, was killed
while exerting himself to save the in
mates Of house from which the shot that
killed him came. Lieut.. King, a gallant
boy, fell dead across Lieut.. Rogerss body.
A soldier. Pickett, by name, rushed to
King and Rogers, hoping to render as
sistance, and he, too, was shot, falling
upon the bodies Of the two young officers,
to whom he had been devotedly attached.
Capt. kennett and Lieut.. George White,
veterans of the old squadron, were NOR
tally wounded, dying soon afterward
The majority of the residents of the
town were Southern sympathizers, some
OF the women coming from places OF COM
parative safety, while the fight was rag
ing, TO the most dangerous positions to
succor the wounded. The regular men,
bers Of the home-guard organization had
been collected from the country for miles
around. Unlike home-guards in general,
these fellows were ferocious fighters.
OHIO NOT INVADED.
This fight prevented the incursion into
Ohio. All Of the ammunition of the how
itzers had been shot away. / was anxious
to remove my wounded and dead, and had
200 prisoners whom I wanted to carry
off. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
employing all the carriages and light
wagons that could be found about the town
and neighbOrhood to carry the wounded
who could endure transportation, and the
dead bodies that were not too much mu-
tilated, / started back toward Falmouth
Reaching Brookville after dark, we passed
the night there, the saddest and gloom
lest that any man among us had ever
known.
CLOSE CALL AT BRooKvILLE
'Brookville is small place, nine miles
from Augusta and 1S from Maysville.
The latter place had been taken by Gano,
week or two before, without firing a
shot. News reached Maysville Of the fight
at Augusta on the evening Of the day it
morning troops left there to march to the
relief of Augusta. At a. m. of that
morning. sent off the train of dead and
wounded, and all of the prisoners, except
about 81, whom intended to parole. As
soon as they were fairly started, ordered
Col. Hutchinson to follow with the com
mand. Remaining myself at Brookville to
parole the ~ prisoners, l retained Ser
geant Hays and 10 men with me.
about or 10 q. M, while enga 9ed in
writing the paroles, my orderly announced
that force Of Federals was coming into
town on the Maysville Pike. / had placed
no pickets, after the withdrawal Of the
regular detail that had accompanied the
column, and psarly al Of tho 10 men left
with me were In the court house at the
time BY my aide. We Immediately passed
out and mounted onr horses. Sergeant
Hays formed seven men and we dashed
through the enemy-S0 or 60 cavalry scat
tered About the town. Several shots
were dred By both sides. none Of my men.
however. being hurt. One Of the enemy