The National tribune., 1906-08-02
GEN. JOHN a. MORGAN.

With his tactics and foiling him entirely
too often for his own personal satisfac-
ton or his fame.
Next, the country was then ringing
with the brilliant successes Of Grierson's
raid through Mississippi, which sur
passed anything Morgan had so far ac-
complished. Streight's raid, which had
Just come to an unlucky termination,
was q far more daring and hazardous
exploit than Morgan had ever attempt
ed. Where Morgan with q BODY Of spir-
tied young Kentuckians, mounted on
the best horses that could be found, had
dashed through friendly country to
attack small isolated Union forces,
Streight had mounted a few hundred In
fantrymen on mules and pushed out
boldly into the very heart Of the ene-
my's country, where every man was a
foe.
Next. IN his forays, Morgan had great
ly depleted the stock Of good horses in
Kentucky. His raids were exceedingly
severe upon horse flesh, and his men
were continually on the lookout for good
horses. which they took impartially
old principle that the Union men ought
to lose their horses and the Confeder-
ates freely give theirs to the Confeder-
acy. They both sighed for pastures new.
Again, the want Of decisive successes,
which had SO far attended the conduct
Of the war. had developed the Copper
head element north Of the Ohio River
. TO its greatest activity and boldness and
! men who had been preaching against
the right Of the Government to coerce
the South were now saying fearlessly
. that II could not do 80. and that it's fu-
tile attempts were murderous sacrifices
! OF the country's manhood. The KNIGHTS
OF the Golden Circle were very active In
| this region, organizing for an armed re.
, sistance to the Government whenever
the opportunity should be ripe. and no
doubt Morgan had received the most
exaggerated reports Of the number and
determination Of the men who had or
ganized for q revolt against the Govern
ments war policy. Morgan undoubtedly
class would be a signal for an insurrec-
ton which would paralyze the Govern
ment's operations In the West for q
while at least. He knew very well that
the country north Of the Ohio had been
stripped Of all its available troops for
the armies OF Rosecrans and Grant.
leaving only small garrisons at the larg-
est cities which could be easily evaded
and were not to be feared. There was
also q possibility that he might reach
some Of the military prisons in indiana
and Ohio and get o substantial recruit
ment Of his force from them.
f. Against D.aEg's Orders.
Gen. Bragg had contemplated send.
Ing Morgan to attack Rosecrans's COM
munications, and paralyze any advance
upon himself He had planned out q
raid which he thought would be sue
cessful In holding Rosecrans back, and
embodied this In his orders to Morgan.
Morgan had urged Bragg to let him
cross the Ohio and carry the war into
the North, but the latter had refused to
permit this. and instructed him to carry
out the orders given him. Morgan was
ever. that he did not hesitate to entirely
disregard those Of his superior.
- Gen. Dukes Account.
Gen. Basil Duke. Morgan's brother.
in-law, and by most people believed to
be the real brains Of the command
gives an interesting account Of Nor.
gan,s ideas and determination:
"In his conference with Gen. Bragg
Morgan differed with his chief regard.
Ing the full effect Of q raid that should
not be extended beyond the Ohio. Gen
Bragg desired 1t to be confined to Ken
lucky. He gave Morgan carte blanche
to go where he pleased in that State
and stay as long az he pleased, suggest.
ing, among other things, that he cap.
tureS Louisville. Morgan urged that
while by such raid he might SO divert
to himself the attention OF Gen. Henry
) n. yn2ah and the cavalry OF Rosecrans
that they would not molest Gen. Bragg's
tetSeat. he could do nothing In this way