The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-24

I to any less forcible reason. FORESTS men
charged upon them with drawn sabers,
several men being wounded and others
| trampled upon, but fortunately none was
| killed. Nothing could have been more
admirable than the fOrtitude patience and
good sense which Gen. Floyd displayed
in his arduous and unenviable task. He
| was the very man for the time and place.
Already for 10 days. he had endured
great fatigue and uninterrupted excite
ment. Without rest or respite, he had
been called to assume this duty and re-
sponsibility. Those who have never wit
messed nor been placed in such situations
ran not understand how they harrass the
mind and try the temper. The multiple
ity of cOunsellors embarrassed rather
than assisted him.
DUKE REPORTED EVERY HOUR.
II saw great deal Of Gen. Floyd while
he was commanding in Nashville, and /
was remarkably impressed by him. l
was required to report to him every hour
of the "A, and always found him sur
rounded by a crowd Of applicants for all
| sorts Of favOrs, and couriers bringing all
sorts Of news. 1t was impossible in the
state Of confusion that prevailed to pro-
hibit or regulate this pressing and noisy
attendance. Irascible and impetuous as
Gen. Floyd seemed to be by nature, he
exhibited at this trying time, no impa.
thence. / saw him but once give way to
anger. which was provoked by the most
stupid and insolent pertinacity. 1t was
Interesting to watch the struggle which
would sometimes occur between his nat
urally violent temper and the restraint he
imposed upon it. His eye would glow, his
face and lips turn pale, and his frame
shake with passion; he would be silent
for minutes, as il not daring to trust him
self to speak, looking all the while upon
the ground, and he would then address
the man, whose brusqueness or Obstinacy
had provoked him. in the mildest tone and
manner. Evidently, he was endowed with
no common nerve, will and Judgment
AT last the evacuation was completed,
the last straggler driven out, all the stores
that could rot be carried off, nor distrib-
ted to the citizens, burned, and the Capital
OF Tennessee, although we did not know it
then. was finally abandoned to the enemy.
Morgan's Squadron was the last to leave.
it being required 10 remain I'll the ex-
IRENE rear of the army to watch the en-
envy and pick up ell stragg!ers that might
evade the rear guards of the infantry.
Morgan's men witnessed the arrival of
the Federals and their occupancy of Nash
Vile"
HEADQUARTERS AT LA vERGNE
Gen. Johnston halted his retreating army
at Murfreesboro, 80 miles from Nash
vile, where it remained nearly q week.
Morgan, scouting between the lines esta!,-
lished his headquarters Mt La Vergne, a
station upon the railroad, about half way
3etween Nashville and Murfreesboro Aft
crNari, while the army was cOncentra ting
at Corinth, he moved from La Vergne to
MurfreesbOrO, making that place the base
OF his operations. La Vergne. small
| railway station, was unh)nored and un-
sung until Morgan made the name ia
nous. Forrest and Wheeler subsequently
adding to its renOwn.
1t was at La Fergne that MOrgan's
Squadron, for the first time, met the 4th
Ohio Cav, an acquaintance destined to
become more and more intimate and to
last as long as the gallant Ohio regiment
remained in the field. The 4th Ohio Cav.
was encamped at the "Lunatic Asylum
Nashville and seven miles from La
| Vergne: consequently the respective
bases" were not far apart. Subsequent
ly. when more intimately" acquainted,
Duke facetiously asked one of the Federal
officers why his regiment had been sent to
the "Lunatic Asylum" The officer laugh
ingly replied that he did not really know,
and that the ethics of the service would
require him to decline the divulgence of
the secret, even if he did know. Morgan's
pickets and those of the 4th Ohio Cav.
kept in Sight of each other during the
day and within hearing distance at night.
The videts treated one another respect
fully and with distinguished, albeit circum-
spect, consideration, but the scouts, Ken
lucky and Ohio, would slip around
through the woods, Indian-like, to kill
some one.
YANKEE TRICK"
An officer Of the Ohio Cavalry devised
"a deep laid scheme" to entrap Morgan,
but the ruse resulted in failure, at both
ends. SO to speak. Having placed some
men in ambush in q thicket on the side of
! the road, he then with a small party rode