The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-05

der and move about with audacity and celerfty, and thus become ter TOT to the enemy. gain iniormation useful to the commander or the army to which they are attached so thse Ashby and Mosby in Virginia, anu tnen commands did much the sae ,. ,h~ there as Morgan's men achieved III .he West. About the only difference oe- ing that at no time did either or these Virginia partisan corps numper as many men as Morgan had wlth nun in Kentucky and Indiana in leoS. when at one time he had about e'ooo men in his command. .ry,.., TaIes." American, Vol. II. page 33l, ct aeo. gives an account of Gen. Jonh IT Morgan,s raid in 1863 through An diana and Ohio, as well as the
 fin 1863 through Kentucky ana part of Tennessee. Tn this only Tn gen eral way are any Of the expioits v, tbIs command given, just as in all othar cases. the particular acts are those of the officers or of the com mander and not of the individual soi- diers. and these acts are or hihu .,htcb one would expect to read or in a campaign. conducted oy tne iea CT of partisan troops, ana when, @ e cent in the levying Of tripute upon ae country through which they pass uo not assentially differ from the exploits of soldiers in larger commands' anu under better organization ana oisci ni,na Tine narration of the exploits or inc Individual soldier of the men can only give such pleasing coIor anu charm. as anecdotes, and stores os prowess always tmparts to any ns s achiavement whether in peace or ,r tba war, But they do not add historical interest or value attber to the service actnally rendered. and give an account o the tactical or stragetlcaI opera'ions i of the campaign. There were tNo raids made by General Johh IT. tt sr in 1888. which are famous not only because of the daring and gallantry or Inc man under his command put pc cause of their relation to, anu ehees unon the movement and operation oi larger armies, both Confederate anu Union. In 1882 General John h. MOT gan made A raid into Kentucky, Where ga" nratad during moot of the sum ,osr and early fall of that year, ana nransred inc way for General Bragg rsnYasIon of Kentucky with the Wes- | tarn Confederate Army, then unuer ms | command. to push on through that l state. and threaten. and 1T possiole' l cantura Cincinnati. It was there tnat | Worgan,s command. in connection wltn cNnsrai Forrest's operations. distract l aS ,ba attention of General Buell., ana l othar ITnion commanders. while cen l oraI Era1r made his entry Into Ken tuckv. So busy did Morgan ana ms | rran keen the Union cofnmanoers that | fhev lost sight. for time. or tne TOT midable invasion of GeneraI, Drass 1 arnv and the menace to Clnclnnatl' ! ad .be threatened interrupted nav 1nat,on of the ohio River. The pur- zee of this movement of General prs1g was not only to recover Ken | tuckv and capture Cincinnati. but oy an doing to force the evacuation or | west Tennessee. and re-occupy torts | Donaldson and Henry. and while this 'amnaipn of General Bragg's ended in | taii,,ra by the result of the battle or pnrrvville. Ky October g.. 1882. stlli | tbs cover which Morgan's men made | ror these operations. makes this raid nne of the most important services rendered by Morgan's men during the war. ~ ,., 1 r,ar of 1S63. Morgan's command again entered Kentucky. IL started June IT. 1s62 from Sparta, Tenn. The ObJect of this raid which subsequently, moved into Indiana and Ohio. was to make diversion in favor of General S: Buckner who was in command or Confederate force designed Tor the canture of Louisville and Cincinnati and also to afford an opportunity fol | thn Kni1hts of the Golden Circle, and tba Sons of Liberty and other South ern sympathizers to join the Confed crate Army. Although failure In th' 1 ana attended this raid. the disaster eIso included the dispersion of Mor l 1an's command and his capture. still Il was brilliant operation. and heroic allv carried out. while General Nor ran's escape from prison was one O the most daring and romantic episodes of the war. It was not long afte MorEan's escape before ne was aRali at inc head of another cavalry com mand and was again in Kentucky wnere at bend in the Licking River he vith BOO men, captured the Uniol Il General Hobson, and l.20o men. NO long after this General Morgan wa
 surrounded at Greenville. Tenn b ITnion troops and was killed whll trvinq to escape. Sa. whether in tn nartisan service. or in the regular ser
 vice the officers and soldiers of tn . c.onfederacy have left as a rich herit = age to their kindred and country . fame unsurpassed in the annals of wa T for skill valor. endurance and devc ton to duty.
 .on Fame's eternal camping grount T Their silent tents are spread,
 While glory guards with solemn roun q The bivouac of the dead
 December 5s. 1861.
 Mvsdear-Christmas has passed an | this is the day after! You, l hope. ha
 a Merry Christmas; but with. me
 had ncne. only the day! The poor so
 d9ers tried to enjoy the day as bel
 they could, but don't think from the
 countenances that they were very su'
 cessful: time dragged sluggishly alonl
 hearts and thoughts were far away
 the sunny South.
 tried to cheer the others by havin
 an "eggnogg." but it didn't taste rigi
 1t didn't taste of home!
 As we drank it, we could scarcel
 swallow; as we saw the cracklin
 fires. the shouts of merry children ar
 negroes, the big bowl of eggnog an
 all the Christmas cheer of home!
 While I am writing Bob Is cookir
 us some dinner.
 suppose you have heard that son @ were allowed from each company Al active Confederate service. to have % furlough for thirty days. Such WI
 the case, and l would. probably. hay
 been able to secure furlough bl T the order was corG demanded by tf
 Congress. Now no one can be e.
 cused except for urgent necessity. TT
 longing man may feel to see h
 dear ones so long absent. is not
 cause" so I shall stick at my dui