The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05
Daring Adventures With Famous Civil w

through three states of the Union,
even daring to ride through the sub
urbs of Cincinnati.
IT was six months after the baltic
or Murfreesboro. Bragg was being
forced to abandon his encampment In
Western Tennessee. To cover the re-
treat to Chattanooga, and to inter-
fere as much as possible with the ad-
vance of the Federal army. he sent
General Morgan into Kentucky to de-
stroy railroads and threaten Louis
Vile. Bragg refused Morgan's request
to extend the raid through Ohio, and
commanded him to follow orders.
On the I'd day in JuIy-in 1ssa-
Morgan. followed by 2,5oo sunerb
horsemen OF the Confederacy. stood on
the bank of the Cumberland River.
near Burkesvillc. On the opposite
BANK was a Federal guard Watching
LOT Just such a move. When night
had FALLEN, the cavaliers easily eluded
the guard. and cantered along the
roads into Kentucky. passing through
Columbia.
The next day found the $500 horse.
men leisurely riding along the high
ways stopping now and then to for
age Iheir voices echoed from the
hiilsides with song. They seemed not
to care who knew that Morgan's raid
ers were on the warpath. Before
dawn of the second day they came to
Green River. to find 200 Federal SOL
diers grimly awaiting them. Morgan
ridiculed the idea of his handful of
men stopping his hundreds of veteran
cavaliers. Detaching two regiments
to attack. he sent the remainder to IA
ford lower down the stream. Then
he sent n courier with this message:
II demand YOU surrender"
The Fourth of July is not a proper
day for ME to entertain such a propo-
sition," was the defiant reply of the
Federal officer, Colonel Moore.
"Ah." exclaimed Morgan. as he heard
the answer. Well sect" and imme-
diately ordered an attack. For two
hours a terrific battle ragged. and when
It ended the Stars and Stripes still
foated over the Federal garrison.
Morgan had lost more than fifty of his
best troopers, and as suddenly aban-
doning the battle as he had begun
1t. he followed in the wake of mis-
larger force.
$500 uorsemcn stampede u Kentucky
Eiliuse.
About twenty mues further on, at
Lebanon. the raiders came upon an
other t'eueral garrison, 400 strong.
lteniemoering the disastrous repuise at
SIetU tNlNcT, because OF an lnsuinClelt
hutnber OF Morgan nuri.u
his entire 2,oU0 against the garrison.
For seven hours the Federals neld
their position, but the Confederate
We're salninS. The defenders fortified
themselves in the depot ana in resi-
dences. and poured a whitening fire
upon Morsan's men, who were creep
ing Into the town from ali SIDES. tirinG
the buildings as they advanced. Final
~, when the houses in which the Fed
erals were concealed burst into blaze,
the garrison surrendered.
In news of Morgan's raid swept
over the State like wlldiire. Bodies OF
cavalry and infantry took to the roau
and rushed on after the raiders. For
the first few miles. while their horses
were fresh, the pursuers gained rap
idly, but wnen they called upon the
country side to supply fresh mounts
they found that the raiders mad fore
seen such an emergency and had taken
all the GOOD horses themselves. leav-
ing exhausted n wind-broken mounts
as a trail.
the alarm to the towns and garrisons
ahead of Morgan. Home guards. vol
unteers and regular soldiers, with a
s%prinkling of individuals. awaited the
arrival of the cavaliers. vowing that
they would check the daring raid. But
MorSan's plans had been we'll laid.
After leaving Lebanon he continued
northwardS toward Louisville, leaving
. uAiA az hio ~ ''i' w a'
burning; the bridge across Rolling
Fork was in flames. and the country
side was stripped bare OF provisions
for the pursuers. The raiders gal
and then swung due west toward Bra
%denburg on the Ohio River.
Here it is that Morgan gave rein to
his own ambitions. Instead of now
turning and dashing back to the Con-
federate army at Chattanooga, he
crossed the Ohio forty miles west Of
Louisville. IT the river lay several
steamers. The Confederate cavaliers
driving the crews into the Siver. The
captured boats steamed rapidly across
the Ohio INTO Indiana, where the horse
men remounted and dashed away.
Cavaliers Race With Death Through
Three states.
just as Morgan landed on the river
ban his pursuers burst into view on
the southern shore. The steamers burst
into flames as they approached. Now it
was a race with death. Kentucky, In
bend In the road. Morgan was liable 20
dash into n body OF Federal foernen.
Still he would not abandon his plan.
and continued onward through South
eastern Indiana, destroying towns, res
licences and railroads on the way.
Ten days after the start, the Confed-
crate horsemcn swept across the border
into Ohio. Making n swift feint at
t1aTTlSOn, Lney SuuuenlS turned SOuIn
and a~udaciously rode through the very
suburbs OF Cincinnati. They were seen
and recognized. but their advent IN
such n place as Cincinnati was SO un-
expected that no one had the tcmerity
10 fire upon this band of dare-devils.
The course continued due east. Now
Morgan was In a desperate situation.
Four hours behind him %hundered a
large force of cavalry. infantry and
artillery. Volunteer militia were speed
lns toward his path from all quarters.
Citizens of Ohio felled trees in the
roadways TO impede the wild dash.
Gunboats were steamin along in the
Ohio opposite to his path, and large
bodies of F'ederals were marching on
parallel river roads.
For leo miles Morgan led his pur-
suers a wild chase across the State to
Burlington Island. in the Ohio River.
hoping to escape INTO West Virginia..
But the b arrival first and