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

down near Morgan's pickets, fired. turn
ed and galloped away. hoping that at leas
some Of the Kentuckiansp would he in
duced to pursue him and run iHto the am
buscade. The squadron however. de
the men in ambush mistakenly fired int,
their own friends while they were passin.
them, gallOping up ,he road. However
no enc was seriously wounded. so the Con
federates subsequently learned.
NIP AND Tutks
1t was no unusual occurrence for. thu
run IN One morning 'Sfofsan's pick
cts came rushing in, then. Ohio acquaint
ances closely following. The, Squadron
standing at arms. when, the OncOmins
Federals were within 800 or 400 yards oi
them. saw that Sam MTril- afterwart
Chief of Dukes Couriers,. had fallen be
hind his companions in the \ race. Hi.
horse was slow and blown. and the fore
most Federal had Overtaken him and pre-
sented his pistol Mt his head. Murrill
however. too quick for his adversary, fire.
first. and as his enemy dropped dead from
the saddle. seized pistol and horse. and
although hotly chased. until the guns Of
the Squadron drove back the daring Ohio
ians, brought both in triumph into thu
camp. Many and varied were the 'scrim
images" and tactics that daily and nightly
characterized the ''contending forces.
making them, in truth, ''auld acquaint
ance ne'er forgot"
MORE ARTICLE.
Says Duke: "After tiEie, our shrewt
Ohio adversaries adopted q practice OF
withdra wing their pickets at night from
the points where they had stood during
the day, some miles to the rear. After
making this discovery Capt. Morgan re-
solved to anticipate them at the place
where they made their picket base nj
night. He remained with few men
demonstrating all day in sight of the out
post pickets. and just before nightfall
made circuit that carried him far to
their rear, previously to their withdrawal
He reached the place. where he had learn
ed party of % or 80 stood nightly, about
the time that it was fairly dark.
1T was n small house, in yard some
so or 80 feet square, surrounded by a
picket fence of cedar. OF the nine men
he had with him he detailed five to hold
horses. and with the other four armed
with shOtgunS loaded with buckshOt, he
lay down behind the low fence, the horses
having been sent back some distance in
the bushes. Morgan instructed his four
men not to fire until he gave the signal,
it being his intention to permit the Fed
erals, who were expected. to pass ana
then fire upon the rear. hoping thus to
drive them down the road toward his
own camp. and. following rapidly, capture
them. When the Federal party arrived,
however, about % strong. the command
ing officer halted them before they reach
ed point where Morgan lazy but at dis
lance not more than 80 feet from him. so
a hn ict;
which was uttered. The officer talked
with his guide some minutes. in the mean.
time sending men to recOnnoiter upon each
side of the road. Finally he ordered his
men to enter the little yard, and they
came right up to the fence and just upon
the opposite side from Morgan's position
Then Morgan shouted the word Now
and each man arose and fired one barrel
of his gun. The roar and fash of shot
guns must have been terrifying TO men at
such close range and taken IT, surprise.
The officer Immediately fell and his party,
panic-stricken. fled toward theft camp, nm
other vOlley being fired into them as they
ran. A chain picket line had been estab-
lished between the point where this hap
pened and the camp at the Asylum, and
MOrgans party could hear shots fred mt
rapid intervals as the fleeing Federals
passed, the men, on post. Several wound
ed men fell in the road, after they had
fed only short Distance IN
MORGAN, GOES TO NASHVILLE.
AS Duke accompanied Morgan on these
scouting expeditions, he. can best tell the
story: ~
"A short time before we left La vergne,
Morgan selected II men for an expedition
to Nashville Avoiding the highways, he
mnde his way through the woods 10 the
Lebanon pike. which he struck only a
mile from the city. II.
"The vicinity of Nashville favored rather
than endangered him, and he rode down
into the streets without attracting hostile
A patrol or 20 or 80 cavalry
was making the round of the streets. and
Morgan rode in the rear of this patrol.
After Accommodating for n short time, he
determined on his plan of operations He
sent all but. five. or six of his men out
into the thickets, short distance from
the city, and, with those whom. he
kept. he made his wa., dismounted and
leading the horses, along the river bank,
until lie came near the reservoir, about
opposite to which, and little out in the
river, n steamboat in the employ of the
Federal Government was anchored. Nor
gan's desire was to set the boat on fire
and let her drift down into the midst of n
number of other transports crowded with
troops, which lay a few hundred yards be
low, hoping by this means to fire them
also. Three gallant young fellows vOlun-
teered to do the work, and by means of an
old canoe. found bottom upward on the
shore, they boarded the boat. They sue
ceeded in setting her on fire, but could not
cut her adrift as she was made fast at
stem and stern, with chain cables, and
thus the best part of the plan was frus-
trated. The work was done in full view
Of the troops on the other transports, and
the engineer and wOrkmen, on board the
boat, were brought to the shore. The
who did this were Warfield, Garrett and
latter being soon afterwari
killed Mt Shiloh. The canoe was SO I'M
that its inexperienced crew
came near falling into the hands of the
enemy, but at the most periious moment
accident favored them. A long line of
panel fence had drifted out into the river,
one end being still attached to the bank.
When their paddles failed them in the
swift current they fortunately came in
reach of the floating fence, by which they
were enabled to pull in to the shore. As
soon as the land was gained, all remOunt-
ed their horses, watched for awhile the
rising flames and the CONSERVATION of the
feet, and then, with cheers for Morgan.
rode rapidly to rejoin their comrades.
Pursuing cavalry was left far behind,
Morgan going straight across the country
to the MurfreesbOro pike. Upon reaching
the pike he encountered a small body of
cavalry which he drove into the town, los
ing one man, a capital soldier, Peter Ath-
erton, by name.
after the thorough and final evacua-
ton of MurfreesbOrG Morgan withdrew
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