The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-26

iue soosedhtai people OF hentucky
might be carried away for a little
while by the excitement and glamour
OF bands OF gallant young men dash
ing about the country. giving the
Yankees hard knocks, burning prop
erty. destroying trains and, incident
ally. living OF them-the aforesaid
substantial people. But in time this
became tiresome. then aggravating.
The most ardent Confederate farmer
might once. in a At of enthusiasm.
give over his grain fields as a pasture
FOR Morgans hungry horses. The
second time he was asked TO do IL
he was likely 10 demur, and murmur
something about not feeling called
upon TO pillow and SOW 20 support the
whole Southern Confederacy. lie
might wrench his heart into giving up
one or two OF his best horses 70 aid
the Confederacy. but when they came
back TO take all he had. his owner
ship Was likely 10 outhame his parti-
sanship.
While Morgan's cavaliers were reap
Ing great glory. the Kentucky peorie
were paying the bills. and paving at
| Shylosk rates. The knights-errant
we're no longer gratefully accepting
donations TO the Cause" They were
taking what they wanted as a matter
OF right and would strip a Confeder-
ate OF all he hal quite as quickly as
they would Union man.
They were like the old Morse vik-
Ing. who prayed not for wealth. but
! 10 be put in arms length OF the man
who had II.
Therefore. knight-errantry began to
! fall into strong disfavor.
The story is as old as the Bible
When the prosperous Nabal. who
sheared 5000 sheep on Mt. Carmel.
was asked TO send provisions 10 Da-
vid. who was then doing some knight
Granting from the Cave OF Adullam.
lie answered. as a thrifty farmer al
ways would have answered:
Shall ]. then. take my bread and
my water and my flesh that | have
killed for my shearers. and give il
unto men whom | know not whence
they be-"
This was probably one OF the strong
erasons for Morgans seeking fresh
helds and pactures new north OF the
ohio. lie had harvested about all the
glory. horses and forage in Kentucky.
and worn out his welcome among his
best friends.
In June. 1863. General Bragg found
himself in sore straits General Rose
Grams was pushing him back through
. tennessee while General Burns ide
was preparing a strong army 10 turn
his riegt Hank and recover East Ten
n"ss"e. Bragg ordered Morgan To try
Ia do something useful AZ last and re-
lieve this pressure upon him by break
ihg up lines Of communication and
draw ing off tho forces maSsing against
him
More cavalier than soldier. Morgan
had bur moderate respect for orders
Possibly the severe defeat which
Colonel G. VI. Moore. with only 2uu
men. inflicted upon him AZ Tebb's
Bend. July I. took away his appetite
Tor the serious work Bragg had mark.
81 out FOR him
tie decided upon sensational rai.op
through Indiana and Ohio. like t.use
he had been making through Kentucky.
This would I'll the ncvspaI ers with
hysterical columns about Morgan and
MS cavalier and crown them with
an aurcoIe OF prc-eIn iueut glory.
Let Bragg manage Rosecrans ana
burnside tue best no could. Bragg
had never appreciated Morgan. any.
way.
\ sensational L-;iIp through Indi-
ana and ohio promised the knights
GRANT fresh crop ~ even brighto-
laurel- and richer ~Tulls than they had
gathered in The first year in Kenfucky
southern Indiana and Southern Ono
We're much like Kentucky I'm many re-.
speCtS. The Cope rheads tho-e were
particularly numerous and noisy. xiv.
INK much hope 81 friendly assistance
There would be endless columns 81
hySicriCal news. al sounding Tho
might and prpwess 81 MorEan's vava-
liere
Whom he tired ~ the game he
could reoross the ohio river. Swallowed
by the drout. and be back ONE
Strenuous rfiorts have been made to
give Morgans plans ~ far.rrachinE
gencrd.shiI. evan 20 Joining Lee N
Pcunsy lyania This solemn sapicncc is
supremacy silly. Ia She first pisr.
Morgan knew that Ice had been beat.
en- az Gettysburg and was in fun re-
treat
NeNt. there wore @0o miles % tho
prcipiious Allegheny mountains br-
tween him and 10" Imagine how
many cavaliers would ha," gotten
through that bar ic-. and how Loo
addition 90 his burden ~ broken .doWa
would have regarded this diIapidatcd
ana disabled
The gallOp was certainly sensational
from the moment tho command Ieff
the burning steamboats, on which 10
crossed the river
Sensational if certainly was To-
never did small brIgads ~ cataI .s
silr millions " IeopIe 80 profoundIr
S"nea'icna' 10 certainly vase. with
the UeopI" ~ Indiana tnrohhiug FOR
th" safety ~ Indianapolis those ~
Ohio for that OF Cincinnati those of
cN"ry lttl" town and hamlet for 90
miles ou either side ~ Norcan's route
"rnmb'iur Tor their proporf,
Ih" u"Nf sensation wne That rr
acute disat poIntm'rf go thr course OF
tho Coppcrhoads Thoso follow dI
nor seem 90 SNOW aItthfur about
chIValrr. citaIirr.rm aud krirr..
'rrauiry They looked upon tho Ken.
turby An.Eht- a. oraIusrt horse.
thieves and fohhcrs. and turned out
cordially with fu'Ir Union neiehtora
90 dc'rud th'i stores and stables
Af'"r Gra.frnu# experience with
militia ~ Nugu 'I. Et. whore n
brother of Morgan anr son of George
N. Prentice were Killed Com vaeU