The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-02
GEN. JNO. 81. MORGAN AND HIS
PARTISASS OF THE BUELGRASS
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gan's men. They all surrendered but
a lusty fat damsel, the wife Of a Major
Crabb, who, with her husband was
travelling to Nashville. Now the word
had gone ahead of Morgan that he on
1y lacked hoofs and horns to be his
Santanic mapesty, that he burned
everything In sight, numbering women
as we'll as men and slaughtered the
innocent" so when the old lady dis
covered she was in the hands of Nor
gan, she became excessively Distress
ed, She was shouting, where is Gen.
Morgan" edo show me Morgan" and
as the general came up with smile,
and bowling serenely asked, what can
do for you, madam
"Oh, do, Gen. Morgan, don't kill my
husband, take him prisoner but don't
kill him, it was all my fault, we are
in your hands"
"Well madam, I give you your hus-
band as a prisoner, take him. You
can secure some conveyance to take
you home. The railroads are all de-
stroyed."
When Morgan walked into the tele-
graph Office, he had told his own op-
orator to ask him to call up Lexing-
ton and ask if anything was heard OF
Morgan. Morgan only wanted his own
operator to learn the signals from that
Office.
Then Morgan asked him, <'Have you
heard anything hereabouts of Nor
GAM"
NO." answered the federal opera
tor, |'and he would better not come
nosing around this Office
t'Why," asked the general.
"Why, just because, would shoot
his d. but he got no further, for
Morgan with a savage snarl:
"Give me that pistol, I am Nor
gan," then with a groan he sank into
a chair moaning, ooh my God, am
lost"
After satisfying himself as to the
Federal camp, Morgan left, and by
travelling at a rapid gait all night he
reached Lebanon by midday. Then he
proceeded to cut rail roads right and
left, destroying all bridges leading to
Louisville and Cincinnati, thus to pre-
vent reinforcements from these quar-
ters. There was force of the enemy
at Lebanon, but they made a feeble
resistance, few shots from the ''Bull
pups" as the soldiers called their can
non brought them to terms.
Here an abundance of army stores
improved rifles, and ammunition was
captured. After paroling his prison
ers he called in al the citizens and
asked them to help themselves to ba-
con, sugar, coffee and all kinds OF
food stuffs, then he destroyed the re-
mainder. He now began travelling
night and day, only stopping long
enough to feed and rest the horses,
passing through the towns of Spring
field, Horodsburg and others. He
was now in the heart of the blue
grass regions of Kentucky, the home
of the most Of his men. Morgan him
self was given a fine reception and
'Black BessAf his famous charger
came in for her share of admiration.
4 writer of the time describes this Gel
ebrated war steed as:
"Black Bess was the most beauti-
full and the finest specimen Of horse
flesh ever saw. Scant fifteen hands
high, her strong back, broad tilted
loins, and muscular thighs, enabled
her to carry Morgan as if he was a
feather. Her coat was as black as Jet
and as glossy as attn. Her head was
as dainty and as finely modelled as
a lady. Wide between the eyes,
beautifully taDering to the muzzle.
Her neck was straight and we'll pro-
portioned, deep of girth, shoulders
sloping indicative of great strength.
Her legs were clean, with firm dry
muscles, tendons like steel wire, hoof
small, round and hard as flint
Morgan was surrounded by greatly
superior forces for every town of i'm
portance was garrisoned by greater
numbers than Morgan had in his Whole
command. He had to keep different
parties out all the time, scouting and
making feints in different directions
He was greatly encountered by long
wagon trains, his artillery, numerous
loose horses and mules and he decid-
ed not to attack Lexington his old
home, the headquarters of all the un-