The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10

'A4WWl had occasion to revoke the pa
MN role, granted a few days be-
10 INA FORE 10 wounded Federal.of-
r II O. ficer, assistant adjutant gen.
k - "a eral to General Gillem who
was lodging at the house of
Mrs Williams where Morgan had made his
headquarters. The daughter-in-law of this wom-
an, Mrs Lucy Williams, Union woman and
bitterly opposed to the Confederate cause and
troops was detected with a letter written by
this officer accurately detailing the number, con
diton and position Of General Morgans forces,
which letter she was TO have sent TO General Gil
lem. DR.. Cameron. General Morgan's chaplain,
discovered the letter in prayer book, where 1t
had been deposited by the woman. This was
a clear violation OF his parole. General Morgan
sent the officer to Lynchburg to be imprisoned.
The Younger Mrs Williams, his friend, resent
ed this treatment and threatened TO make 1t fatal
to Morgan.
When General Morgan returned to Abingdon,
he found an excitement prevailing by reason OF
the pllaging of some of the men who were with
him on his first June raid
On Aug. 20 General Morgan left Abingdon,
taking command of the troops at Jonesboro and
on the 3Ist prepared TO move against the enemy
Our forces had been driven away from their po-
stion at Bulls Gap and Rogersvle and had
fallen back to Jonesboro. Alter two or three
DAYS delay General Morgan marched from
onesboro to attack the enemy at Bulls Gap,
General Morgans strength, including the por-
tons of Vaughn's brigade, was about 1000 men
and two pieces of artillery.
A small frame house on the left side Of the
road leading from Jonesboro TO Greenville was
where General Morgan was greeted with his last
cheer
Reaching Greenvie about p. IN. on Sept 3,
he determined to encamp there for the night and
move on Bulls Gap the next day. Troops were
stationed on all sides OF the place and he made
his headquarters in town at the house OF Mrs.
Williams.
The Younger Mrs. Williams left Greenville
riding in the direction Of Bulls Gap at the first
rumor of the approach of Morgan to give the
alarm to the enemy
Vaughans brigade Of Tennessee. troops were
encamoed on the Bulls Gap road with instruc-
t;ons 70 picket that road and the roads to the
left. Clark's battalion Of Smiths brigade and
fhe artillery were camped on the Jonesboro road
about ZOO wards from town. The remainder OF
Smiths brigade was encamped on the Rogers
Vile road
Colonel Gitners command was encamped IN
this quarter The two pcketed all the roads TO
the front and right TANKS. The town seemed
10 be perfectly protected so lar as orders from
General Morgan could avail.
As soon as Mrs. Williams reached Bulls Gap
the enemy started for Greenville. 1t was II
o'clock at night when she gave a detail nara
Toe ~ the situation at Greenville, and described
the WAYS through which the headquarters OF
Morgan could be reached unobserved by inc
picket which surrounded the town. She placed
herself at the head OF the Federals as guioe'
breathing denunciation and threatenings against
Morean for sending 10 prison her friend who had
heer framed through her carelessness. Her ar
,a;onment of the preacher that found her letter
IN the HYMN book was equally bitter as she knew
MORGAN would never find it there, but had taken
no account OF the preacher
The enemy quilted the main road at Blue
Spriups eouidisant from Greenvle ana Dun
Car and marching TO a point about mile ana
= Lii rom Greenvile. were led by Mrs. WI
Iiams 10 little byroad which leads from the
W.rrenburg 70 the Newport road. There were
no pickets in sight at this point lhey rode along
this little bvroad on the double-quck ana turheu
In front OF one picket and came IN behihu an
other. This advance force was about 100 strohg
and WAS instructed to surround Morgan neao-
quarters al any cost and do It quickly ana get
s,rav with General Morgan. II was just about
daybrcak when thev dashed at full speed INTO
Crecnviile followed soon after by Gillem whoie
force They surrounded the house ana GENERA
MORGAN fled TO the garden os Mrs. WiiIiams. nc
was pointed out by woman tnoughl 10 nav
hee, Mrs Williams. the guide. Seeing ms cap
49,. ,..s inevitable. being surrounded aud den-
t;Eed nv the woman he threw up his hands ana
s,.,e,dered But they refused to receive MS sur
render and shot him through the heart Inc
vs,tses then broke down the paling OF the gar
den and dragged him through while MS arms
tossed in his diving agony. They threw his body
across mule and paraded it through the streets s
stecr;no and screaming like tribe OF wild In
49, ST'beu thev fled before pursuit could be
organized. Il was Sept. 4. 1904.
Thus was stiIled by rufiians bullet as noble,
.Iarr,,s and brave a heart as ever pulsated IN
gae.ast ~ man. Thus was he repaid Tor his
thousands Of acts Of kindness lemeney ana gen
..os;,y toward the prisoners falling into MS