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Morgan's Raid
Jefferson County, Ohio 1863
Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County 2005 _-JCm ILOOKR OUTT FOR MORGAN? This city has been all agng to.day, a )out Morgan. And, from present iodi- C tions, thete is some o' use, of *larm.- F ,r the veritable; Morgan, El cootinues to I: rne Miilti.:-The number of lash about" pretty much as suits militia him. io tbis city, armed and eqiippe,, 4 1itbout and ouoh reyard fJr State or:nv otb. partially drilled, is, a nearly ,1 as noan be authoritieF. The'news was, tb morn.a I' ascertained, between 500 and 600.1 Gen Brooks, in g, !hat Morgio,' wi h 1,000 men and o mmtaod of this Department, is here, and is superintending military tltree pieca of artillery, bad crorsed tbe matters. A Mingo there are eothe 800 qentrl Ohio Railroad at Cambridge-onDe hundred tro ps--eome 850 eavarsy and 'swi rport aoys at C.mpbell's Station, ight Taylor's Ba tery. Some 2,000 imilitia papsed down n iles ePt of Cambridge. At oo of Ihese the river road, lasi night, and are posted along the river.iwhioh p iota he cut the telegrspb wires and in- with the gubboats, it is hoped Morgan trrup'(d 'oommunication with the State 2i will 'ot be prmitted toslip. We should authorities--leaviog Governnr Tod and not, therefore, be the least surprised that Morgan's rtad Prig. 'en J S. Masoo in "blissful igno. w6uld be o':ekedL in the vidinity of Steobenville-though our first rDooe." But it appears from Cetes re- eonviotion was, that be would make for oeived about noon t.day, B^aver tbat the State / 8boals, Some 40 miles north of athoriti., have "waked up," is asme tbis city-wbieh point he may yet make a divarsio4 for--a teree or foor tbousand troops areen route other fords, sout, are well guarded doubtless. tpioteroept him. The oitin t At 11liI loOk of this sss a messenger arrived io thia pliace have oity, from eent to Pittabnrh. for arms- Miogo 8tatio, with.orders to Col. (1ollier, bjing within General Brooks' odmmaud. in ooammnd of the militia, from GOneral Brooks, directing. l:tiuioness has bern soupended, and the l him to march hb for. Oesto Miog6.TThe troops were a8on njilitary are ordered out, and fbroes in are line, five hu dred, well armed, an pro- epeeoted by the 4 o'clook train from l)ittj. ceeded to Miogo, to comply Q with t e or- b|rgb. Tbo traioa on the Stcobonvilto ^ ' e der. We regret to say, for the want of (^ l arms, about tbree hundred a*id Columbu, road have been awitcbed .· militia, were deried the p ivilege ofjoining. o, leaving the road open Had arms for ;military been secured, Steubenville and Jeffrson S4rvioe. At Wbeeling, a aimilar excite- Pounty, in fofrty-eight Pours, would havo MUat prevails, and a boat bas been fitted put in the field a full regiment. At lIi o'olock, eoontiting u> for artillery . ad aharpshaoters, to reports were reo ived -ooej bat organ wm in pievent ?jorgaa s escape. At didiz vicinity o Mt. the Pleasant-- other, at Hopedale-bu. tbe plople aro also greatly alarmedi They last and mot reliable, near Smithfie d.- di patched :to tbi city, we understand, for Oo the rece t of this news, Gen. B ooks ordered out scouts--when a munition. If Ohio fails to not only ome fifty men left oo' hor e, making a western rtist Motgan's further advanee, rqeoon. but to ooiance,. The supposition still pre ails :, acipture him, it will be a great diagrae- that MIoRga will move north of this bity, aid one which the military authorities crossiog.at 'intersville, or in that vioi ity. w 11be greatly ocnsured for. Should later Dw s oome, it will moat likely be found a oog our afterooon dispatches. i 121 in. the eoitemenl cooliues nville. Here the |encountered the , i$ A di patoh qa:MergK is within # 3uts from the Si benville militia- me twenty: gqve' them F'n I Pneralcaltrr bi Yor-r« a' Raid ou miles of P4rtlanl, on the l ver, someine 'or thirWy who I a:stern' OAhi > Togali er with r 20 .milesl beilo4 Steube iille,- ea bt. The confliot a sharp one, on Iis PuarssUl't'inJd Capita p. · ired Dr. Findleyj a Vallii gbamer, hich occasion Henr4 Park, of' Oapt. [[We republiblSaiurday' i port, to. a Mount Plea an, and' k 'banged rentiss' company, wa 'shot in the &bdo- lay that our readere, who d not get with him. |Bht a diei tlh. at one en, and, after a iai ul suffering, died 3at rday's ipsue;, may have a 4 ore intel- :s L organ is (Monday) mornin at 3 o'clock--a igiIle reading of'tbO hace at capture 1 hiage th'i pogram he was a young f organ and' bis band.]", i00 men bhu2'ie.sed be 8 ;ubenville sI deeply regretted, as atafalrPsd aezabdria, an (a so:of Mr. Jawi Parks, of this 1he excitement in, the'eity tontinuesa, 0olumbus }2 mile f. Steub;'vills-b-d ty) of' pronisoe. AJ;o i. g htdy at Thos. in bated. Businessi houise( ioed :and ' i t 12 mi.Ltbre up th RaEilroad 'axw,11's tavern, was shot through thb us neps suspended. 'The ailI a contin- ,os da s d rbutne4 two Abridge Sout 2ht side, the bitllW piiiog tbrough the ie to drill, guonsbte been reI ived, and t 0O out or es are Easuming iftcien oy. Steuben- Ot ,port that ha 'rotis| roving the bt lobe of her luriga -cowiig be- il6l and Jcfferlon coointy are n intiniogo i 7i the d 'r [tirn of 8l 'lle, recehor bloulders. Tbe as 6l'ot'by bejr "goodu niR'e"or luc dd patri-'- a approohbesli4 ternll ivie uile t ie relels-a-ccidcrjtfll -. and will in all robability, die' from :t\ wound ti." :.'l I 'At this bour, abou< p. m., liobso0's ig'ntlauani wh' eturned f m Cadi,,. obi hi morning at 9o'olooa.' i., direct, o i .' . ) an'o' i ir-:' .y Moran advanced frtsai, hington, fret rn')ouont tora};TT; p. 2-i lsj. Way, 400 men, iog left Steuben- ille, by the- Dry Fork ' oadl o'clock, rnsey county, mia the 'mbridge, o':c ck they mar'oh ou be plnk ros in' a, tblediretion of tWi t rtille, between"n >ro no.owitl ouo ;pico of.rtillery z and tubeaville' ;Ma Idamied irsee badly jaded-i- shin| Mo'rgan' ·i 1. Before r, achig Cadiz, ediverg- 504 and |00:i all- i .. pienei hfr1 d oward OGeorgetonu, lix mi ,. South- till ry. ."*, : ^ ] ' ' ar. .:Morgao retrett r towardstapidly as of Cadiu, arid, diroctl " on Lhe Cadi n .ooetfroa Jo ih' cavar arr iohmond,--the Miobhiiao 9th, 'overtak. g him:' i Ctho ''TwoRidgo" {&eeting no W teenling,IRoid ;reached ed in. the city at no 27 J'U L y / 3 W'iilliam itusroft, ne!r gpringfi.ld, they A. we stated above, Morawn wasJpres- took five horses, one h n re d u eighty.' sing on towartds the river ind in te di- two dollars,' &c.; At Spriugfiel!d, tyb!y rection Pf Ss.)ineville, 'beyold which, be stols some tenoty fid hkorse't, snd be- was brou ht' to a bhlt by'infntry uder tween Alcxandria ,ati , Spriogteld, ex- Col. GQill iher, ad attacked imultaion0-. chatged at, least 815, OC iu'-horse-fiesb ly by bhs kelford's CavAlryiilnd monted At Sprijpgfield, rg ID turoed' his iofautryi 'nd the ;'9th MiobigI, inder Iforces to the ribhttt ,oin'g bheroad to Mtj. Way, jr., wben Morgn lost 8Okil. IMoorotstille,, and Lli esviIle. About led', 60 wo aded, andl 176 prisoners The PiX miles:on this ro'd,t f om Springfield, balanoe of MorgIno'e ftooes rolke ad re., uoppo.a 'fork of Yellw Creek, be en, tre'.d .rai idly aid in great ooofioo,, oamped forthbe night, 'on John Taylt!A towards ellotrw Creek, sbout 9 o clock ifirm. Sunady oroing, to a plaoe filed The 9th Michigan ;am up about 11 Sotagg's Churob, some say lWestPit" l'oIloot, p. m' ., aod encamed on the hill Columbiani county, Qbi'o, miidw b |' in the immediate vicini i. Pickets of tweed 8ilinevillo and Ncwl abon, hbere, 'both firibg ccciioDally taeiob other.- beiogl "ddiven at by" tibe veitable iMblrgso made Taylor's b4use his betd- JOHN MOOAn , ,o d'a his entire force, Iquarters-Mr. T^ylor a 4peared to be t (exoept a (ew str gglen a(iodiequad Dow' fgreatfavorite--s ' Morgia did riot di. being piokl d up) aurrcind'ed-aount- turtb hi, property, but too the horses of ing to somi six or seven hu rdred. bhisRepablioan and tUu~in DemOcraitio' Morgan od staff passod through Steu. benville th s mornioog. 'They wer cono. pas look,t veyed over the St:ubeuviilolle nd Idiana t eBsrlot 4 8e. d ,.i M e tixiug t: 'ylor R'tilroad a prisonera .of iar, for ,amp ta~ing 'the lead, da.lispeiis th 'iy:, Cbhase, Col mbus. . | after tirobing three Bilh be 'i;w noo Such is brief and hssily writt n re- moving ii tbe, directio0 8altneiq1 port of th finale of Johb-n |lMrgai and havibg burnti te bridge fo;a his Band of Brigadsa, Bubhhbcoke urand fArm, t prevent the srtil rroyfr lib- Thioves.; ho, when tbey eftered the ig,'if osoible. ' . ll' ' i.Hj: [ State of Inoiina about tb 1j1 2d of July, :Tbe th Miobigl ctlryOa ^ pI numbered over 6,000 effectite men ;-in immedi Itely afe :Morg l .- purte< hima capturing ind "subjugating' whio, the MoMpon o 27 Ji)L V 143 i'N'oi 'f f .:i'ubI",:':,l il'' t tb&ht up t.' f is bour, all r oaable prec Iutioos bave it e.C take to prevDt his, ei TiE MORG'N WARi IIIIIce pe-iod, IIwiJI have a J The excitement in; the city cpntinues ie robabilities are, that wei ,I uhabated. Business bouses closed and Eght, if not at Steubenvill'e, ,o0 far dis. i business suppended. !The militia contin- t. I' ' ' t' continues ues to drill, guns have been received, and iifI Atl 2i m. the eZrcitemen I forces are a'suming efficiency. Steuben- igh. A dispatOh say|I lo)rgi in is within ville and Jefferson county are maintaining iur milea o Portla, oh th river, some, I tbeir "good name" for "pluck and patri. ii . or 20 miles be'lo Steub i oville. He I otism." , iptured DrFindley, a; Vall n digbamer, , A gentleman who returned from Cadii, Ccir Motunt Pleasanti and' exohanged this morning at 9 o'clock, a. m., direct, orses with him. Bit a dis *atob at ooe Fsys Morgan advanced from Washington, ,m. obanges the programtne-Morgan j'I. quernsey county, vrn the Cambridge, ith 500 men hai crossod thbeSteubentil't ,1 nr .*_^ L .-r i.; j -»^ t I ev. A-:Ia ,Cdiz and Steubenville M.acaaamised iuna uolumuu imlroarua L alexic uuria TIad. Before reaching Cadiz, h{ diverg- some 12 miles west of Ste Deoville-be eo towards Georgetown, six miles Soutb- Mroseed at 12 m.-tore up he Railroad east of Cadiz, and directly on tble Cadiz track and burned two brid es. Scouts abd: Wheeling Road. lie reaohbd ut, report that he is m:vi g aoross the Georgetown yesterday evening at seven IoUOtry in te dLirection of rteubenville, o clock-remained there until tn t o clock - and, approaches Wintersvi le, five miles -three hours. This is a Quaker settle- irst of this city. This caused an entire ment, and is one of the richest districts in ohange of programme--tl e Jefferson tie State of Ohio. ouaty miltis,'ol Clier in command, A dispatch was received from Cadit eturn upon the train, at 1. p, r..--at 2. Junction, on the Yteubebville and lodi. 'clock they march out the li:nk road in ata Railroad, six miles this side of Cadis; :he direction of Wintersvi 1o, between. at 10 a. m., which state, that the militia 00 and 600 in all-with on -piece of ar- nttacked' Morgan at' Georgetown-that tillery. tbey were repulsed, and, that Morgan An officer from Jubab's o aalry arriv. d in the tdok tome forty or fifty prisoners. The city at noon-w o reports 1,- attack, the presumption is, was made 00 Federal cavalry in. Mor an's rear- with no regularity, or by a force utterly he river between this cit and 'Weel- inadequate. A formidable foro of militia ng is lined with troops if Morgans wA at Cadiz, and, also, at 'Cadii June- escapes, it must be north Steubeuville.| t4on, but, of course, not in supporting But this now looks impo sibler-troopsl distanoe. can move as rapidly on the ailtoad to in-i i Morgao was, undoubtedy, making for tercept him, as it is possib e for him to' tbe river,' with the purpose of oroiricg move by land. The other ha f of Morgan's sbmewhere between Wheeling and Steu- force is said to be approachin g (he city by[ bnville-most probably, Cx's Ripple, Wells' Run-immediately soth of the, tirco miles below ;Steubenvillo. But city. In this direction w' understand! bhould no armed' forde undertake to dis. scouts and some 50 cava ry are out in! pjte his escape aoross (he river" he will Iforce. .J :not be able to get aoross suceessfully, to At 3 o'clock, p. m, a fcout arrivesJ csy thc leapt spcedily;-for the river has M1organ, 500 strong, was it liarrisvillej risen rapidly duriog the past forty-eight this:morning 7 o'clock. Bobbed all tlid 4,)urs -and is not fordable, even at Cox's Stores at New Alexandria,lof goods ant ipple. ' , monoy. Were at Dry-for 2 o'clook thiq i A dispatch was roceived by Gereral p. m., four miles from 3te benville, anc Brooks4 about 11 o'clock, a. m. IThe re- had turned, their horsos i4to Jphn Por- port was, that Morgan had paid! Smith- ter^' grain fields, and thbert fil iD ield a visit, 900 strong, this morning,-- the vicinity of his faru. :But Lwt sbd, was following the Ridge road, to rtoads diverge from th i ppint-one Wards the river-bieding for Portland, jto Staebenville, 'vit C al ill,-th aout twenty miles below this ci y. On other to Winterivills. S oh is the stat rceipt of this news, Col. Collier, ,io om- ,ot the raid up to 3 o'clock p. m -- w and, per order of, General rooks, go to prese at 4 p. m. Tlis is the Iatest mved the militia down to Mingo, to be news it is possible for us to givo. r dy for duty-ia case Morgan ap roach- ed the river. For fear he might tnake a diiersioa, nooutl were sent out eautof thb city, to report, should he attelpt to * I |' '~'.~.' ,' .e r ,4r-. t' c :". l'd by. I ". '.b' T '}""'"-~"'l~.,d,~b,~·,L,'XI t: .. m ie'dii. :'° °'""',o *iI Ko^da7, bth 7Lh[ot JI tbt.at iebel 1 '~c'Cidettailly,- ad. will 'Ilin be er'citee t Inthe' eI y continu p obtibillty, die' froi the.woud, ; io,,1> , BI i e:..eUous: ,loeed ind .'tX ti., bor, o.t.bothe 8j p , baui tles pe ei The copie. 9 Michi^o .v lry, I comand of ue o rll, guo e been rec, ed; .a;d 1 j ' F, 400 ome, brviog fore'are auig -effigciency. i clftSteuben Steube | iie by the IDry Fork" rord o'-lot,' Vilide sdJelfers Iciu ty Are .s'inti ni Wre w iit h'. one the piece O tfrtillery- i for t pluck aid pf.tr.: hoes t e ...Ji* A. r.e .M r i: retreated rapidl. toward genlemu orb etlurued froue Cdi R ohnond- tbe Miobiga ibh oniog0.9 .hggiibgt e t oo c, ml.,!direct , himnl' . Ih. o Ride 3eel *a*y Morgaoadv need ro WavIogtonD, seboua,e'igth t iles.west of Steubenoille. OUer sey count ,; ua adi d rde1ttTook' RfdSa cbuiorgan's badi M i d r e r ,:aibd teh nril e .i adamrl ] i 'deploed Rood '-tok. refuge behind bth Before r acbhig Cadi, bh diverg . tree-a li4e1 'dto atrds Geor etown, skirmiebh enI ued in whib si: 'mi e South the Miobiga bsd s4t 'ue adlyial,y *ust f Cdfi, d dito ctlv t tbeet, di wuunded.-.: n hoa t te tnd Whbeeling Bd H bet r'de ;j ta1.-1ilym.-(hber otbher. thr te right Qeorie.town ye& erday rvniDng ev2D b o>1t1 l eoW iDvr probability. 4'0130 Ltereain d there until ted o)'lock. C e of otgaa 3' c w Sbo through ,-tbr. boutr. Tbis i a Qiaker settle-,:' thbeI ie'g Kmay.o1 frQm all in et, aD811t,i~ndadis iiiis· ononet tb'he~rjcbs(t in. '- egwleb' 'distrit rheet districts io tious. O oe or Itwo .ot.er slightly (be St t of OhIb ' wovlsQunded. Ot there was no disposition blo, gan a, dubt dj, mas ug for bonbe part 'fI tbe rebels, t prolo'g tbe lbeot er wit e bte purpPao6e f of cnrosicg i t. he Ae bere beiptch D U'e libty Gn era al _ tdrgan r ved Rit-mons d betweeh 6 il a--bmost robl, Caox' Hippe | 7 o'l o u,:lptm..-- potbe tamit:e tg StadtbeuSileb. 'cthoelh Mi'hig!,n huttbo 'audo reuben'ville Jeffno, inooOUtd Ihould no artedl force P deartae 'to dis- |n il (is, foilb*plg U repidlg R·pos-ible- pute b isi tpe 90 cron thIbesrveri be Will 'horee of the 9tbhMiobigan o valry uot be able' to6 t scroes successfully, weotre to WI\ nigh uIOra ow~t-and m Y'of Iay thaI l letape .dily-for them tbe river as I gae ottnre'tle. M oranl tri ppicg rlben t apidly du the at. forPtyeight j tbe countryo Sihe passed tr ws but h doul fordab t Co't litle oppol rtg ot gti; flresh horeee. RIp.pli.' nveI *I 'r? a ;rebels a great dvantage, riws eipi(Jl o ths it, /IA i;petch r oreceived(ullor byla'the Genraral ow. ,pin w , !on-u t' , d roh ' IBronok about I o'olock, ' im tkoped itia' they rhcuhee a. in. The re HiticbmhurioH at bout 7 o' loaolt-frodi'oue- . Ipori tm,. t-bat orga -d paid .8nitb- hbif ot thr- ourths of .ian our, in tdi I "id a visit, . Ptrong,-A>90 hiqs n.orni r,-- vatnce of tbe Lbhklioh'igan oev lry. Moor.' rod, re follutneg the idpr roado. gtoanls mIueo lrely mne ai,. io .Ribh Ivr 4 tuymie,scttabout wer cin ' cite.t o *f ptiolfi d'Pnpicnieg uhoI frs, andb t.oand, per ordfr of eneirl i Brotl8,ki· o~lis al nf o ,. |A thel ·bou6e M i i o g' moved lthe militi dwl"' ij) n ' to b w H u r o f r eil il iam Dr t, t 8p6inzcld they Iredg Ip, dutg 0 t o o lt h o r iocase )sorgn qpproacb - e i nc hUuI Wd ei gbt.tdred tbe cit, to, repo t; shouli be atltiwpt to ' two' n Alex.ndria sad Sprigfleld,*ex, go Nor Ipn)~~~~~~~hb of Ste benville '80 that-up touo11 chaRged at.l6t a15,QO in iorse-flegh. tbhis ho r,, ll re honrble precautious bhe At Sprin field, M1rgan iuroed .his been tken to' revenot i4e Csocpe-and, l fore.s to theright-takiDg hbetoad to the pr babilities are, :tla we ,illbhave .a Mooesvilloe land SalineA^il e. About ^^vfigt, ^i not0 at I t,.ubnville,j + not ·far dia.. ,l-iulB oilil thcy,laifoltt oi bhis road,e ir from~(p'oinl, §priogfield, c exoqtemeucon upon 'A..Azt 1 ni. tht!th·- eoite~netxcie i a fork f.. Yellow Cre k', be cn. ontinaue "lIncp, ed for t a; night, ion Joh 1aycI,ra' high A di1patol sa' 4ri I:,, wi Ifsira I it four m les of Portl'i j, on, tle river, «omn '| Tbe 9t, m ' . t came u about' 1. kk[ko ; oI. l e t l s 1 11 18 or20 l bgk U t eapte t'ileFn r brlow (D. St ubel, iillt. 't i' i ' a i , !'u , Olnc:"'-/','[ , dc cuumped uDrthe hill1 Jeptaoe.,ospte IDr. Fiodaiy, . llaoii L er ., .. ~ ·l'.l.I ' 'awfd1r.lgbai mern, i tle. mil t diate vicinity. icketr of near M ouoi Pleaat, a,nd .otaDg oty.oed firig. ^ Siqo lly ate ob otbfor. ,b·horsoe 'ls ti,ith hi.:'i BI.ut . - aijatint~e1l' .. Ialt ot % MDri" cub o nlly taoher. ,ow ....._r. ,. -Bu oDa. . ,t D_ L_K / adr'In ,ead.I hi s b'use p. mrep I an .o.,'e- .... th, h1;.' I prorrpro..».,norre.,-.l monn.a.orran | ilia., h e qu Tylor 'ppear .tod be a with 60) menhas tosse. b Ste , 'beuville 1rra l'fvorite ll Mlogn did notd i ond Coumbus w ilrroa at Alel..dri 'tu .prope*- rty, but took theo orses of .omo 12 miloi c,t of".euobeoville-h d h , l ! ichri1- VItl, i n,!l nfi-r, n DPmlnfOrtin ,oma I ,iles. w ,.of..seubenVel-. hi epubli.n aond UDion Demoeratio crossed at 12 m. o-torrad n or^,, , [to.b. t [ 8 s.neig{ ors, i reservation:.:'Tbe d but ned hpit two b idgep. S cout a broke camp about o'clbck, out, re )ot that be ui rossi the Sunday muorilon t Taylor cjun tr' thebe directio o Stcenville,, l d, dip ing wilh Taylor ;nd pprsoabes inter ille, five miles -after marebin, Ihree',, iles: he w.. now jt of hi. {ipgait.r.mCity., Th-This oaused,lusete d ajentitreaheasrenowI /movil-g In th e direotionhtreeiles of Sal neville- obcage otprogr, .' mm-, t effron viB bJtbot hoebridg I beyond Tayor'. county iltls, Col. Collie r in cowmand, arto p..rev. ,t the rtillery fro I llw. return pdpithe train, at p. m.. at, ng, i po.|ibl , e o'clock hey murob out th plk road in. ,Tb 9t h io n cavairy )roke up tle dir ctiop of inters ville, between m i at a ihr cavalr re up o e rim 1 ' esr lMorgan- pur ued him 600 ant 600 in :311-with ,no piee ,r- ,^oe.vilm * cb.,ge upon hi, tillery. . . | . rar at that p ace.totok his 'c r isge .nd An a ioer rora uhah' cavalry arriv. e and a ew prisoner s fhiadvan.' ed* in t e cityat oon-wbo reoria 1 ig Wr'a gain d |by cm oy H Cptin- 6qo,0 ira 01at ·''i A ' rI ar- 1ce'' Cap'tain Fe rbAlicavalrJ.ia A6rtga' rear-', li;ce, who led the first charge at Monroe. thb riT rbetween 'hbi city a.nd!' Wbeel . e. Eighlt.i dn wero also kilile -in this ing is. ined witli troop,-if Morgan charge, which was the f'rst effective rout. ecapes, t. must b( north. Steubeaville. , Moingan th 'ni proeeeded i t i,. dire-e. But; tb not loo a impossible--troope ti.)n of Slineille In the mea time bis as rapidl 0n thbe railroad to i-. right was Oflaukeily'cl. Shao elfor teroept im, ,s it i poEsi,'be, for bim to froe's whbich t"ve b'eon following him move bj land. The other b If of Morgan' fir four wee|ks om posed of one Teone.. forjoe is id to bt a )proiohiog the city by /ee, oio KentI oky, n the 86 h Ohio Welis' unL-imm diately south of0 the JiMouo'ed InOfa try. ',it ShIa elford' t city; I 'this directioo a undertand force iast he tubevi'lle nili.i, (Col. *souts I sdsome 50 oa vilry art ot: in 'C:!lieu ) wbichb ieft Richabi, d witb Shack. force.. | . | elfvrd, about o'clockV2 Saturday 'oight At 3 'alo ok, p. i , A cout art'ivel. -- an od by rapi iniarcohba keeping w'ell up Morgan, 500o str.n~. w. !, tlarrisville, "-i" nsupportilg ,dis.anoe all the' ime- tbhis moi ing 7 o'tol ck Robbed all: tie 'ui,,d as skirm stiierA and sooutl to great Stores I ew A'l,.sdrii,l of eoods: and aivaniage-keepiog M organ fro4 escap. money. Were at Dry-fork' 2 o'clock this' imj by closs nads southwardly, aud to p. m., ft armile fI om Steubenville. and tIe Ohio riverl iFor this eff- tiv( eervice had turt d tbpir rhrsJ,intoJ Joht) Ston('. ,,re^t(iedit is dpe the Steubenville and arid Job llanna- rain fitld-, said ott, r Jefferson counu y militia . fields in I evicinit .)f their fatunsa Morg"n A 4e stat'jaItbore, -Morgan was pres- went. to i.eJ HcnitylH1anoi dwelIInngandd. ing a· d tooktookg a...a ti' on towards 4the river and in the di. „ ;*rc.ti:? of Sal naville, beyood which,- behe thort na But t o rnods divtrg from , trough to ' halt hy infantry tbipoir -bue to Steubtnville, tli Coal u der ir'olonel Gallagber,, and attacked Hiil,--t 'osmher tm Vilteri'viilt. Suohb b;.' th e,. 9th Micbhigao eaalray under was the tate of' tb raid up tL 8 o'clt ock, i .ajWay, . wleDe organ lost :BO0 kil- p. m., S lur,.' , ~id,i .i)Owounded, aod 241 prikt.:'"ine ;'be Lrdy hlnee of Mljrao'as forc.,, broke ! re.Id At4 clock, Si urday, sc)ut. come in, ty -,ei rapidly and io great co fusionI rt port I. r ao's moncomling aoros, Thbos. I.t"wArdo .Yello Creek, about 9 o'plock Maxwell farti, at the cros road, five i . u n day morniinn, to a ,p'aoe called miles we Steube ville. Here- his men i Crtgg, (hurj', OIUme'ay "W' t Pcint," te'~betl' ! :~(ioluwbiaua cdadty, midway laid dowi fence, aid got into the I.woh. cawbia Obio, be-be. a*dgt.fences 1Rato the Ria i{tmeetn Salint villc4.fnd N w Liabnn, where, moond rod i-tbi as hiis mai f )rce. A fjeing '-driven at bay," . the veritable portion, robably ne-' hundred men, di. jl-'NY iMOR0A. .' and bis entire force, verged t warWds ' interaville, 'about one eoept a few satrigglera and t.qu &i now mils!sout ina, te direction of 8teu. | ig pi'cked up) surrendered-.aount- 'I. '. mu g to some iofeven beavlle . Here six hundred. they encountered the Morgan a}d'hrogl tffpased 8teue. scouts fi 't the eSteubeLville militia_- benville this mriiag. ' Tbey were con- some tw4 )ty or tiirty, *ho gave them [ eyed over the St[ubeoville and ItIdia'na fight. T e confliDt ws a barp one, on lilrod a priA ners of 'war, for Camp whieb 6c sion 11 nry L Prk-., of Capt. (I,uol i '".abi. ; j 1i. . .v * ' ?!uol ls a brief -,ad hz6ti)yl writ en ,re- Pre.otits' ompay wad shbot in the jbdo. ^rt of tbe /fn,',' of Jobo Morgna and me0, &Ad after a painful ^uffring, died i Ba nuodoi ari'odeBubhwhackruand this (M,1 dlay mC niog, at 3 o'olock-' a hieve ; who, hea they enter ed the t e I nd i l lof1deep regret d, a. he was a yoango Stn of at 60bout 8tb I o July,, OUI b r r the man jo Mr Jam-u Parks,; o'of tthiB ~ .numbe6,000 effective me> ;-in (la . .'M '. l,'t^ f hoS apturin.g &Ld "'ubjugatiao" whi ~b!,the oiy)of oma ;ouLg lady at Thos loya.>peopl. uf he ooun.ry'bhavi great 'Mzeh' tTernT. wu shot through tha caue to reloma " , ' i I I- 4- -- a - --- .0 --.-- J. I I 111 --- . i . - I i I I I - -, .1 Steubenville Daily Herald August 13, 1863 The Wounded at the Two Ridge Meeting House We understand from a physician, an occasional visitor, that the soldiers wounded in the skirmish at the Two Ridge Meeting House, Saturday the 25th of July, --- an encounter between the advance of the 9th Michigan and Morgan's men, --- are doing well, and are well cared for in every respect. Dr. Markle, the attending physician, gives them every attention, and the residents in the immediate neighborhood, together with the Soldier's Aid Society of the same neighborhood, administers faithfully to their wants. James Nelson Carney, private in the 9th Michigan Calvary, of Ida, Monroe County, Michigan, who was wounded in the thigh, is improving rapidly, and will have the use of his leg again, as formerly. Martin Kane, of the same Regiment, but who name is in New York City, was wounded by a ball which passed through his breast and out near his back bone --- and physicians say, through a portion of one of his lungs. A young man who saw him fall, informed us that his head fell upon his breast after he was shot --- his eyes assumed a bright dazed appearance, as if in death and food ran out of his mouth copiously. Physicians pronounced him mortally wounded at the time --- yet it is marvelous, but true, that he is recovering and physicians him, from all appearances, out of danger --- and he expects himself to be able before many weeks to rejoin the 9th Michigan --- to be able to be up and at 'em again. W.G. Page, one of Morgan's men, is lying at the same house (Coe's near the Ridge Meeting House) with Martin Kane, of the 9th Michigan. He is wounded severely in the knee and his wound is doing well, although some apprehensions are felt of his leg being stiff --- as the ball passed immediately under the cap of the knee. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Page has expressed a willingness to turn a new leaf in the cruel war, by taking an oath of allegiance. CVE&-Qy{ 6 A-2 T -rC - -Iqo hireENtI etfter pthe People, s iin the City. : nthensWaSg-b There are set many peopie living Mei Vliton"; 'Ho2king, io remember the Morgan raid iu i ingtbi, Morgan, .Mlkigum. OGere.m- .tJu;- . 1863. as ,#tffterson was one of i{'ey,' Belmont, Harriao-.and JefersoU: the nt!es which the raiders crossed, ivwas finallyr captured n'ir New Lit- arnd had a skirmish {athe 'ountry. bon, in Columbiana couIty, this dayT The skirmishtook place near Winters- about three o'elock, p. 'm. More or *vile.,nd there are many men liv- less skirinShing and fightlu .tolc in- in Steubenville who well remem- lace alT along the route-but-t a-tWO ber the appearance of Morgan and his principal engagements were'near Bit- rai.ders in this section. fintan's Island, In I'erg's cdunty. w- .Soon after Morgan's capture Ga:y- :the.aineteenth instant, and near -Sa- ernor Tod issued a proclamatidn to .lilIe,. Colunlblaia'a .dounty, this the people of the State, and a copy of iming, at eight o'clock a. An 'At the proelamattion is how.held by Offi- the first of.. these engagemnents-; our cer Matthews. It is lengthy. but forces, coksttng of a ealvary aq anong ftlier things i' says:. . tillery foWca of-regular troops, aitl .--4 Th. 4State of Ohio. Executive b)epart- the militia 'there' assembled, Were 't n-i'nt. Columbus., .:July2 I..18.+1. der the command of-'Oerals Hobson To -tPeople of the State- ' and Shackelford. a4d'd;-imaterially by T'-Fe-xc-itin-.andu important events a inav.a} force oh tle. river.. at that transpired within the past point. At the se-ond engagerent. wh:.-h have consist- two ...-:'.k. mnak~ the present .. i oment near SlinevillI. our forces. a attln.- .ne fqr the Chief Executive ing of tJ.. Michiigan Cal.'i,!a'i;d I-t) a.,.re-i. y.ou. 01our militia forces. we' -\wd. * ' l.a i the uniht of t w 1 2th instant me nd of Way..Major .1 'rei"''. i.eliah. r, intorruation tlhb°t En the'flrst. o' these en;.-agementS t'ie a weil orlanized reb 1 force , of alvarv:fancy lllost -loed.,and in w ound'el a:;.l a-rl'.erv. szupos,ed to exee.l fivle )rlsoiieI,:riwe:ty:-flive about hund-et'-: t!::)-san-l in nlimber-. Tinder the lead '.the'.: seondl. aboult three hun-dred. of h, rnotlorio'.Is 4ohn Mler;.an. 'was TP."final surrp dier to Generali Sha. k- elford took place without an ewgajs- obout-i-;@t| enter the Southet r oor- .'i..elf ton . (.' orr State. Availing tn..4lf at mett, ..ap - · 1mthaced Mor an hi ,J'4'ow'er given mr by Contittu-ihe at ., re, pient of his Comiina4'. ti'on anl l'aW.s I at once, by Prociama- n r not o nown. Thu .. as , a .t "Lu .. lotfr of theCat( Erand destroyed one of the State. that poti n-.-f its or-..inal mi Mo fornmidable ca~:4ll fu t... ,, t... litia -forces resfiding within the coun.rebes. a force that has been a terror ties sulpposed to be in -sanger. As to the friens of the un in sTennes- mated by the-eleetjon of cdapany offGMW\ell may everv loyal heart be proud . cers on the 4th stant.but few. returns of this aclkt, e.ment. . had been made; hence. it was quite The losse`'s pou our side ci.Vn unceraun at awthm- nt #m, trifta so far-.as' nmbew are Cpn- :4 d-ioo -. The route cerned: but T am pained to be the enemy would take wan also u.-.peed : to anmounce iia. . certain. It was beieed. hower., spts hae been. taken from us.. that the capital 'of our State was al- Prominent among the number is the together the. most attractive poitt for brav-e Major Daniel M-Cook. the hobn- ihe enemy't This point tfdrded a ored father of the heroic boys who richer field for plunder that afty other bear his name. and who have won so within his reach. and In addition to much glory and renown for our arms this there was at Camp' Clhase over a In this great strul-e2. Major McCok. thousand rebel prisoners. many- of althongh ad~anced in .years. has per- ho. lncding his Chief of Stif. illed his life. as a volunteer. upon belleving b.a_~h ben caNtured from Morgai'S many Qf our battlefields: band. Hence to tis p - coul be of sarvlce in ridding e.1 a larzer force of the militia than thette of her lava' ' ° to any other. ed with his trusty rifle as a 'tvat . The ,nemy entered the State on aind fell in- the eura-.enment near Buf- th night. of the twelfthl instant. in flngton' telaitld. ...14His mnemory ;Wll1 be, thp northwest corner of Hamiltbn flerished by all: and the sincere sym- tbountyv. ,toseiy pursuted. by) a +are Fedi- pathles of all true patriot.s will 'be ·-da! force. and passing through the given,to his widow and chil!tren.- ionnti.,im,,nti4 of Bt.-Butler. Warrpn. Clternont. Brown. . Adams. Pike. Jackson. Galla; OCT 30, 1908 .Th Officers of'et t ,Coumty ,listoical .iciety irnd a mittec, of the cbuity 0C A." R, hed: 1ed by 'Sqatre Datiel: ]clnte atd' Prof. W. L. Thom' on, of iast Iv., erpoot, held a Joiit*'. m etiilt g Nthe 'court library at IA4bont Wcdnesitt, t fternoon for tihe purpose of 'rmom [ I ing the old trfee . .n.the. CiiW farm saouthd.:f Lbtibatha,tu/ 1 d irender an d'tie phlatg ot -G~mti.t 1nonltument (on-'the $ie.. . ,'.', ^ '; | Th Count y Historicar .SoBeIty willn !harve tht rere cut off abfout. iS _ett.i ;from the 'itump aMi\lviU take this part to their roonms in aist Liverpool.' vhcre it. will be on cxeihition. T.the' he cut into small souvtenirs and (lsd.,! tributed over the .cunty among t, A-. R. men.e I 'lThe committee consisting of R. G. E:lls has reported favorq ly on the stone to be used as a mbnttmestt anld tlhe men nlooed oecr the stolxt yenter-. dl;y an^d wvre satisfied h.s to its dimen-" sins.ta;td other characteristics. 'hbe! huge stone to mark the site is op the L. B. Pike farm and. is flat in appe:r- ance, about two fc. ..thick.and of. heart shalpe. 'Thc contract was let to, William _4 tohave_h At,, rem:oved to the Crubaugh farm. Tbis s.tone is what is commtonly known 'as a nliggerhead and also has a his- tory.. It is said that the Indians who fnr- merly inhabited tlhe.e parts i.ced. this. iioristcr stcinc as a bake oven and(l the bhking for sevtral tribes o doneo j cn its surfLace. _ _ -_ . :- · -- SEPT 16, 1910 Majnr george W;li.t h: | and Jhnspftthe tronatt | mark the. hito'4.,::.$.Sot.'t .*fe' formed' hbi tise :.'it tie o Kc;.i C rubaugs a'rd. .ffi detfar f..t < tut theef4 datring : Coi*ederat v1 Gn. John H. Morgan, andhbis cvm mand of ,faithful foldowers, ' Major Rtu. is. living at Hamilton, h, tlis'-State, and is in. his 83rd year. He writes to tlle Mornig: Tribune tn he will start fr om .Iamiltot nexi Mondlay morning, and will arrive i't the City Monday evening, e1wi be the guest of East Liverpool oeopl! for .several days, and it. is proposed after the Major has resteld Monday night and Tuesday, to hold an it0 r' mal reception in his honort in bne' -East L-verpool homeis, anapunce- nent of which will be made later i this paper. The Major will probabl be accompanied by a nephew, Whb lives in' Kentucky, natd if Mrs. 'R can possibly leave brome, she may come also. Major Rue has been re- quested to invite aty of the members . oi his command-whose address'he might know, who might care to come a-nd be East, Liverpool's guest on 'tht occasion. However, concerning this matter, Major Rue writes: "I know nothing of the men who were. with m.re whL n ai . s tured" except that at that time they were all residents of Mercer county, Kentucky. 1 have seint a notice to a newspaper at .Harrodsburg, Ky., of this event, and hope that some of those still living may see it and. at, ten(l. Some AI my friends from Ham- ilton would like .very much to be present, but think the distance too far to go." Special invitations have 'atO been sent to Captain 1. D. liockersmith, Madisonville, Ky., and to Captain Hines; of Louisville, both of whom are over 75 years of age, and *ere on Morg:an's staff, an(l in. gommand of scparate companies during the raid. 'hey were captuireld with Morgan, sent with the Confederate General to General Burrside at Cinc nnati. as prisoners of war, and were later con-. fined( with Morgan in the Ohio peni- tentiary. . . :_ -So' t14t,*'4 -'' tEd 4Prd 3 Ag a4: 'ntAttily dcc4 on-: hh>iw tith to tddsrate th ssmmliuu 4 Sn . otr i. .zhtug hiw,,countt, .'k,TJh..t pstr^Ktaiv.dfA.r I b V .oIa^r of11attfsr4 tnhr ereI _ t4 a -.~iJ^^laft^ ^tiartfoy^ --C^^n,^ · b~· e · s·ii i pj'c.deh.tatiom.. The . o., a n o- * -m -9= =.- ,,- _-,- ..-.: ., -.., , . -_= ._ ,' :h' .- .i - / I 3' 51t- l-^3- 6SF t/t- tv C7 .-I /--/, t. y --- i-/ / A/1(- -c AUG 29, 1863 MARTIN KEAN AKA MARTIN KANE MARTIN'WAS. WOUNDED AT TWO RIDGE AREA OF WINTERSVILLE AND IS BURIED ON THE CHURCH PROPERTY. THE SKIRMISH INVOLVED JOHN HUNT MORGAN'S RAID INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY OHIO Death of )MahinKean: lrivate Mar tio Kea. , of t e 9th Mlicg an Cavalry, a resident of mw York (ty) wouoded in a skirmish "wi'th. or',:nd b tof R:"dera, near- he Two dge Meetiug House, tbie 8Oaty,Satta ,y, the 26th of July last, did thiw, (T riday) morn- iog, August 2,7 1863. he funeral of the doesea:d will take pla thia evecing, at 5 o'clock. :i i romains ill he ioterred in the Two Ridge Grsvt ard, Private Keants wound was a scvtror ne. The iail passed tbwougli his brest, through a rportioo of oneJ of his lungi, and out near his back-bone. That be irvived an hour- after receivino bis wound, yapa the marvel of his surgeop, as well as a4 who saw him. In his .ickues , every aid thlat care and kiodoepM couls hebstow s ai oxtended Noi that hd l guo,;. Lc| i i 1', held in grateful remw mbranoe by very true pat- riot. Cemetery monument says "Caine" Also listed as Martin Kane Age 20, 5'5" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair Born: Liverpool, England Enlisted April 28, 1863 co cz F; r :-- )i~ 3 CD rj · ·- I' *e j 10 r' rJ2 cI H 0 1-1, 0 cD r wI -e I, a- Ir t c-a- e'- l 0I e-- ' W. .: S~· CD CD C P ! o CD T~ o5 I, -. I crqe cC II i I : F I _- CII Zz' h a2 IIq IH * :~. A o h C C I 00 ;C/ ' CD CC - o2 o-- I C1 PZ l I II 13 I I I 3 I HI H *t ld logo 'j 01 o I i _ . t3 IL 00 o I 0c O I - CD C-r CI %O I r'l r r P= I etI q a II IP r r rr I I Q i t O I i I 0) I I 1i Ir 1 I CD 1 t I I I f I I I t I I\ I I P 0 I I I I - I ( I I I P I i r I I- I' I I I ( i I I I r 0 I' 1 I I t I i I t I I t I I fI I )oi i Ii - I 0. I r . i I o t 0c 0t0 PL P C4 0CD I 0 0r 1=P I tdit ig 0 PI 0 0 i .C H) I 0 r o ;itta -6 I 0C- 11 I IEn I. 0 i lp aI 0 I11 .6 II II I I I 0: P I r I II A II 0 OP I !I I4 II I I .II) (3 ' I i i,: ., I *I I f. Ss\z.mv _ JL'., L. .wrV-u..'.W JW. 'X v GASTQI4..o i I-:-., ; ,' , KNI ; :;' <*~*~~~~~.; .} GASTO . .S.-* ; Y'J Tells- of Church Service That, Wai "Hastily Broken Up by alie Re- * q ' .4 .* , &5_2-iz/H' ,Cport.· t . . * .. - ' ' DJuring 'the 'cR;. \Villii.n Gaston's viiti to, this city last wcck hc 'll;ad occasionl, t,. visit ithn office of City S(,licitor \\. I. Vod(lrc. sa.s' the E[::lt liiverpool Tril)une..- \VIile there hte was 1ot lwn a copy of the itiscrip- ti'on which is to he cngrayc( oni tli IMorga I In arker. Inci d etntallv . t brotught to thil aged and vncerable mninister a recollection of a highlly a;Lmlusing' atid at the st.me j,tile inter- c(tiug incident wilici occurred (luring tllceclo)sing dalys of tihe Civil \Var. - At tlh:t timc Re v. (';tstu was' )rrctlchlg at t(Iy Smitl's l'erry ('litercli. l, »)r.;:a 'it(Il t)Icet; rrc)orted (close ,ill tl)( viciilitv, l; arrival t)being CX (J'ctct(lanly 11mom1niltll. Nevcrthele.-. tlie ,,, tl ic n ple of tlhc villtage and .nrr utndling country %'clnt to chutlrch. R :'. (;:'ito(I was ill the mi(ldst of an cl('#,tlttlt Sunday iii:rn iI sermon xwhult, i)r. IHallilton rslsh(l in crying ".\I rgan i.s coming!"· dNc(lc'less t'o ';s:'y chutrchl imme- dli:atcly ;t: jornedt. lIople didni't \ ;tit tl;imt Suntt1liy for. s:lvati)n. l'lThey Sotigl:t it otilside. As irevilusly ar- r;tingcd tlhe fer y l)o,:at wa;s (Ira;wn to tllc tmi(i(ll (f' the river, while tlhe It)rs;es ;Iatl( othir valual)lcs were Iastily 1i11iddlen ill (caves a111d sesretly) preplarcl reindlzvots. All sucli pre- ca;t1ttifts l)rove(l sutlerfltutous, however as loranS'^ (lashin rl.;ivdrse;' :ere d(Itl t.ctq( furtlher (lovw:"thlc river andr l.'tcr c;li)turc( , lontlh Crtutautgl f.;rni ;at \e'st Point. I . _ -- - c2(old , p ' a sidiad of i'ebels forAgin. at the 1farn11 now occupiled by Mr. arkc, a. rOs) oin the left hand sid(e. 7e (011l Id see thlem goin'g out a.ild-n' )e'barn and house. I believe the.e. aive 1)ccn rebuilt shlce that.,time. 'e hurried forwyard at double quick i'ce on into :Win tersviIle,- and :when' e reachld the lower' part'.two:orse- en ' wcre recoin'ot teri ng, .Idng -to id fro past cadi other. taking' niot.e, fXl sonm of our'.men fired at:t.hem, (d -i. tin lup drowpped, whilr:*.r ck(d u'-p''by..iomc..o(f.d'.or mcnfi: .. ':.. M'"'+'sO -J :'.* pt hi 4'.:. .trthet:~pp'e' !;i. :. ..i f *: i ?. ,~i~. '~ ',: ;-"'\Wfntersvil .ni1d 'w ere, halted there :? i"::. .. !.; !: :.~ :?R "~ ' :... ,:'rola d tl)at:. l. rancbes oft to the left, -::m: :e iic~t~ibied' to us to go':uthat i *:' i.;',.' - /:'13-'. :^ rt-)'ad',*rotd,": ^ - that th reb.)els were that. way >...... ,'' ~ j ':lf : : The Captain lft-faed' us ,t'- goL.i: .'-:'... .,-,.-.;. '.;',: ':.;.ba...: .;:." .....tl".'t ,ro d wh'en we .-were attracted ,Whthep rebels strung along the fence O--e; . ... ao... d t he road on tie ('rest of, the'111. '-4f ; f a.r6; (^i<4Fl'I->Ves -'f .. letween the forks and 'Wintersvlfle. in' : ' 'tl - kffa^irgi' Ci I e O-noundti' wh~e~etle u,, arle. in- ' .- f'if .t11; ,@,-,,v't4, .,i U .i * (1i1*awe(l ;Cre C ttartaigI to go . t ..-....t.the. litn,, . l'M.f..1gd -li;r;gotgrat a 'volley'' frori3 ;. '- .,' ...... -^ '~ '' . t<",clir reels .'.. w.o. were' on .ne ' surprise to .us -scattered our partyV, - :-. . scei o -;sciofthreWIlors' o urselves t e-4ktb Stcul..nville,y- >v , lc>^'e ft in a gutter- that was t bre run]l t Jjste?f C 1 ; l :) lo , around the' rail fence corner, ftra ui. !I - -,,-' i F': 1. Kvrr, ty. ;,- whic Ii loation some fired. ' While we' IDear? Sir: AB tIhero I.'wb)eeco> 11:CUI I"'-- rable... :..'side...... mn'.:,,. om of..::f-.th ' r:. Athrr(.rw ewerethereeiebie I-lenry Parkspassed crawled rwlem aerk- tq-- l r d s u l l a h 3 a m e )eo0l)C. S to the locati-on-ofn te oi' i ; ' 'I aek-n .... int-l: mem..ory or .l.l.H.y Pa"rk (d' hi.m It le w'as hurt badly,' .but hlal slLot'lt. 'Morgan.: lRaldea at 'Winters- x> act r* ply 1 dc not renmember, as heie vilc'ICii1-y 25, 18C;,, l thoupht . passsel on lback, and 1 bhelieve bEot: wo:ll(dr(o2) vou t(his linela'as Vani o- ' andnp IValked part of the way. Tle [ ai'nnandu say'n'ota r see you after le0 c ls were firing at 'sand ke'pt up 8th~is 'afdtera't'.'"' .; ''. a conutinual ' re both 'from the, low After .- ctting our guns at ''the jr;'"id nnd.from te l ne of:the whliaf her? 'n Steube iveill e went ' ' e Il. T. latter Was a to MInr() anild bauk on thera3,C 10- Pre'tty long.. range- to s1)oot .from. el Jaimes Collier in command. Abody cf liorsemen on the raise of ond a t H enry ark, witIh somife of the '-rest' " 1 tin t point came down .f rodpe."' r ono top,op o'oS catter,c 1 I, 'aoup.a..~:f'anxK l on a charg , and we ran ack, and eat. near' me alid was qlite&liVely t "''Oliver, IDubar and I climbed a gate "ansong jov'al thatand ' a that vv as between Mr. .Priest's store wt' .prcna lelnt at that 'time, "Jfo Yu' "li t t '°tor btorage house andwhent t l dl Wan t to B.3e Forctake Just CtAlli oi- o t w e e houoe, and tennWe 'a1Wk;nsb'' '2i''"''"i$Zo "' --. ***, *"'""**;.,.; n' found. a rebel tandinf I- - . , ',.t,.,-,, .'.^ tereC weit h a. gut n InhIs hwand an'd !Jacks~onvillef at Uthe cemetery -afts, ttatedrorncr. Thls rZebel he h 3 ('a'.,tain J4 ra'll'-k Prentiss' asked - for' beesn ridinig 22 -days and nighlut.s.. and olnnteers to a't. a.s .rconnoterin., .;-as.tired' out,' arnd that he had ,j"fist. na'fty. lEighteen- of,: tiS 'fell otUt -li left Morgan afleep in a two-hor& :lne and wc were mar:ched on' r-i.s.uggy 'down .oh the road to the left -I dly 'forward *an(I r .eted at a, ,,lte in the woo'ds; that, he had been' a houtse justt be~yond th* f'ruirmar~yoni, lody, guard and had been sent -for, the'erl~hlt.-- -We were -thenll inarchledl ls^;ward on a reconnoitering party and. to t.e julonction.. of Tyers' Lafne and bad left it and 'intoDgoq this log plank road', frotn which posit on, we louse. The hlarging ,'ody of rebels f :-topped righ)t. in fronts of the.log .. louMse, a little forward in the town, rnd thel rebel' ..with us recognizing hiit Captain's .voice raised in com- ma.nd :a-.nd made -the reiiark, ''Who's I prisoner now?"'- H: said we -'had .,,i, better get out of this, as-they might E:iI <'orne itn, nnd we went .up the bacli '.'.. floor and . sat stairs to: thelsecond.. e: »'( t]here soie ftftle- time:: We -looke cut the cracks< at-therebebls, tnostof k<.. whoml had .:dismounted,,After a lit. 1·?' f ' we headd thle 6ommand 'Rally to .: tle e(.( the Riorse" and the Ir:eel .then said, *'r;i' "You can:; lcok 0out now,, thlere they. go." Before,' lhe<-had cautioned us abou t :lok ing ou t as: th<)ey..: migrht: s hoct ath us. 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',,,,jiehli,, ..r there.. .. o w..r i:ott.,.;. ;lf f etnor Y.]Otnye^ ti;2i:,.lsO tfcf thati l .td, 0 'a.:itlice rhels :,1'wh-an flr':e^.tlTA (*l1eY.( at's andl kept firlt^Wrt odf grouln, I undertndhe atn a;wz :,i or thbe Aound bh~nt; b lte or it u1 l lcilyi.' sei: iota l i Y h iould .hi^e idr i be.I as.ittS "ie d 1i e.e. ss.tho.e surprie'we l-had,l.riY,.i Wbroe vidently ,only ttying to .check .6tr :advanct e : ., v oIgatfifsi i body of 'wlmen .pa.sed .trom. the Ga2d1 rio'ad to- tei fllehiond r hoa.014yl:.'let& 'tin .e down. - raifences betwee!n the roa'ds. -id ^ iarlinig! acros s tle fle'id$ Tb *encesfe wer' al let doWB'andll te ^t in h.idoy 'thatpasscdaway ^.v(;I, Thllere is noQdoultt: .tl :.:In^Inb,)er . ,o.-. ot hers will tu- ri'n tttl.at .were aInW t thle 18 who 'were pre..gnt.. at tlUieIt ('harl's 'Qilnby. BMenjami'l .Maft-: - theW,:s and ' 1 went out o.. se the '''r'round !'..and agree as't',;ith ,,place Mir. ;Prks fetl. -. 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C^r , of t e " l j t '4Ifl an d Mc el? r nnit is - S T hroesr | - h hii Kcan,an way ardut in t tatl-d - ' |tbei; 4aS' -Carney(ter )-torga~-Ps nws' waift tkeI 7o of *rcnttg part of. t1 ir trt;; y f BETW EEN S HAC I(., xijiVr Ciey 7 ei : oiR ~ S CAVALRY AN) -the tnff..hisleft knee H* wa»jc:mc a ^ "fl, and ft*r takisngt& Ce^ne% nImesnkn a.gte kR rt4 t h;w a~ s~hot. e Hl *ajd ' hr u h - ik - wya rssh t :5 |'i ki st c ab ii MO R GAN ~ 'our housl"t Kevn , anio. R. %I in' .l t ittct , T hy- cut a minnieW1 kr)sseC^.^1 Thc &aite r kd; »_ a ^ Two.~~T1&3 1 Ridges~~~~~1R1i a al inRand4 ~~~~pt t sto t e" rrane *arno o w e . a PrIr-ga I „tt~F~Rii~hed*s tti ce r~dnc *W Ru .e.] bal„nja of,„wrer C t ey'swor 't~iah, 1a titown thim foren -wn. Abotli1 v0 uid nth Rde 2r ith Jrd XlorkanW s men at emcry. Nirs Nartha Lyons »nWiters villc and coCn-nig or Iwy * ^w(t Lyons.rus Thty oon, c1ame11 p tve road. A few -. l .6 tanti inhcriptaia 4ixt .more thlan fifty, stopela: n, aroutndsf "N~~toIClty'Ptt ad I'l a withva g tle. ihuscriptior2 hte htouic andarind , while t1heolthers "Martin Kea'ue, borii in Ne w York e ggcl along towar d Richrniol(tichi)rta r2. ijriv'^te CGo. F, >th a t c RAlidi othetl arid Ai tri Jvanich1* t 5 .iatr- wt>..t. +7 thti or;four times at the barn sltw fk ° 5E .rr \I rnttwo ^itt~ilflhn iftbe ha:ot O~W c' n"^.'r saw a'yain. Mir. Plun> 1 ivth :pieccs of ion, *ome roller lhallti WtrA^ r^t.T) ? ^.. t'" 1 8t l U l inrgri raiders met Elijah -Shepher of. 'tar- lem Springs and took him with trem to lMonroexille. McClave, Miller and Sh'eperd were with IMogan at t'c mg-it~-w,.rc- seC free near -Monrov'ille and given a 'chatnce to w jalk'home. tfrWid s mcet cEI'ah--iS i;eeato ing .rwi-th -the- advnce guard'-ain-d-on' near- ipi t'e bridge ovr Big Yellow-Creek .tic called out, chalt." The advance halted to sec wht was wrong' and i was -totd;,t''her- s-rfi e"dol ar"f- for trotting over tlhis ibridge." "This :bridge was burned by Morgan's ?ear guardl. '. "...... - . *. ...- Ablout two or tlhree 'hiours.-a£er lorgan: had left East S.prlngfi By-GL_EN.WAIGHT ' Morgan's predatory dashis into .- ___----- ' '-': Br h-Moore Saff Writer. Kentucky,--Tennessee,-and-north THE IMPETUO US genera ap- -THE-NEXT MORING,-Union .-of-the-Ohio-Rivernot-onlyestroy- parently hoped to race across the forces closed around them in the pheite supplies andUnion drew off two states, returning south by way foggy-river-bottomlandr-and-they- graph wit-rain tedre i -- lltary pressure--othe- South of.Buffington's Ford where he had wee pinned down by units under the hillsand valle'e of sougtheast-elsewhere-hey-heiped-under- sent scouts the previous month. Gen. Judah and Gen. E. H. Hob- erOhio ,,- " Morgan'se asi" mine Northern morale and boost- Morgan's men were a closely sbo, along with gunboats on the em Ohio-Morgans commigl ed Confederate spirits when the knit group. many from Lexington, river. Morgan extricated about 1,- -7Tl ughout0-theot-July ~° ~ n- Stan and Bars were retreating some of planters' families, others 200 men but at least 700 were cap- entury ago e e dea the West of poor farm-clans, but almost tured. including his brothers, Dick third-ranked cavalry leader - Wh.le burning trestles and block- all very young and hot blooded. and Charlton, and CoL Duke. Gen. John -Hunt. Morgan -.- a t g tnnels in Kentucky in 1862, With him rode his four brothErs Union loses'were small, but mor- .histover_2,00_i .ridig'ibo-s Mora-nwas-also courting a 21- - Calvn 1 Richard, Charlton and tally wounded was Maj. Daniel oldiers had been creatig turmoil -yearold-bronm-hair-beautyMiss Tom - along with his brother- M|:CLf' sboifi-d- a tonU In -a churningpath of fear, and Mirtha Ready of Murfreesboro, inlaw, Basil Duke, second in com- head of one branch of the "Fight- destruction across Indian; Tenn.eand - mand. -, ing McCooks" family. souhemr Ohio. ;....- ''; _ .... ::The.general, born at Huntsville, On July I Morgan's two bri- Further upstream Morgan tried But 'the month which had be: Ala., but raised in Kentucky. had gades - 11 regiments with ,0' , o cross agau putting 360 men un with high. hopes for the South been married to Rebecca Bruce. men - crossed the swollen Cum-. over,. but gibats cutoff as Gen Robert Lee's army _ . but their first child had died and berland River, and two days lat- remaining 700 who circled away ed Yankees through:etra Pen1. she also passed away in 1861 -er met with stiff opposition from to escape and headed to the Mus-. - : -.- - - ;...'..-.--..- r... the day. of the First Battle of a Michigan unit The next day, kingum nRiver her e - theywere -hs T th-iientb--fi a. se-*rier Bull Run-. in a fight at Lebanon, Tom Mor- |cbeckedon-threesildes-by Union of articles i GL.J Morgan's Raid "He went that away"... For almost 92 years residents, of nearby Jefferson and Columbiana Counties have pointed to their woods ! and hills in reply to questions from tourists. The man who "went that away" was confederate General John H. Morgan, who came to thcnfz ran;.. nn. A i _ -. _- .. I. . .i.o iLgiun as an enemy ana departed a colorful renegade later lauded in legend, poem and song. On July 25th, 1863, the raiders rode across the thickly forested hills of Jefferson County, reaching East Springfield in the after- noon. That community had been warned of their approach and many I families took theirmost valuable possessions and fled to the woods. At the Methodist Church where a choir rehearsal was in progress, Morgan's men stole the horses tied to the hitching rail. Continuing their journey, the rebels raced through Circle Green with the pur- suing troops not far behind them. It was dusk when they reached the edge of Bergholz, then called XT-1h Ctnn;n- at tin forma rF T1 r All_ T-----U, 1 -1 INeDu. cltopping at, tne tlarms or Ui. u. A llin, neruman iayior ana Thomas McConaughy, they decided to make camp for the night. At the Allen farm, Mrs. Sara Allen was requested to feed the men. She later reported that they ate 14 loaves of bread, 2 pounds of butter, several crocks of honey and drank 10 gallons of milk. Though tired, dirty and hungry, Mrs. Allen said the men were courteous and considerate. Morgan himself spent his last camp on that memorable raid at the Taylor farm (a family reported to be sympathetic to the south and therefore regarded as "copperheads") and dined on chicken. This site is the present residence of Mrs. Clarence Patton. Long b6fore dawn the raiders broke camp, riding in the darkness toward Monroeville. After crossing Yellow Creek at the Taylor farm the men burned the covered bridge (at what was known as the Selisky property in later years) to delay the pursuing troops who had camped on Resinger Hill near the small mining settle- ment known as Eastern. The Raiders continued toward Monroeville, frightening all on their path, requesting food, and exchanging horses (It is interesting to note that the horses left by Morgan were often reportedly superi- or to those taken after they had rested). The Michigan Cavalry overtook the southerners beyond Bergholz and eight men were kill- ed before the raiders continued their dash and were finally *captured at approximately 2 p.m., July 26, 1863. At the time of his surrender to George W. Rue, Morgan was carrying several thousand dollars in cash and his raiders had cost the state and federal government over a million dollars. Although the ride ended in capture for Morgan, he knew his mis- sion had been successful. His feats of daring had changed the aspect and results of military operations in Kentucky and Ten- nessee that season. By diverting and delaying Union troops, he was instrumental in the victory of the Confederates at the battle of Chickamauga. After the surrender near Lisbon, Morgan was imprisoned in the penitentiary at Columbus, but escaped four months later. On a rainy night in September, 1864 he was shot by the Federals in a garden at Greenville, Tennessee. Although his visit to Jefferson and Columbiana Counties had been brief, it was unforgettable ... so unforgettable that far down into the future the people around East Springfield, Bergholz, Saline- ville and Monroeville will continue to point to their woods and say "He went that way. .. " This account was taken from a story written by Mary Peebles, formerly of Amsterdam, Ohio, for the "Canton Repository". P- JuLLY 2-, i/C/y 'Morgan's Raid!' Remembered Brandenbu rg, Ky., he recklessly decid- at one time or another. *marked by the East Liverpool Evening By VELMA GRIFFIN was MECHANICSTOWN - Today marks - ed to disr egard Bragg's orders and It is quite probable that Morgan plan- '^Tribune. One of these casualties the 125th anniversary of the most nor- crossed with. 2640. men classed as ned to join Lee in Pennsylvania if all only 16 years old and the average age of thern battle of the Civil War which was "effectives went well. However, Lee's defeat at his- men was said to have been around fought just east of here, on a bright, About 25(00 Union troops under Gen. Gettysburg and the fact that resistance 21 years. Several other Confederates sunny Sunday morning in 1863. A E.H. Hobscon began a chase which has was much stiffer than he had an- are buried where they fell, in graves yet marker denoting this important event no parallelI in the annals of history. ticipated, made it expedient for Morgan unmarked.. was dedicated May 25th, 1969 by the Morgan lost eight men and had 33 to recross the Ohio at once. The river It was here, where Jefferson, Carroll Carroll County Historial Society. The wounded ini an ambush attack before he was swollen by unseasonable rains' and Columbiana Countic corners that marker was placed on an acre of reached Coryddn, Indiana, tut when which permItted Union gunboats .to Morgan's force divided, Cluke's Second ground donated to the society by Mr. the smoke had cleared away, he still navigate much farther upstream than Brigade by-passing the Union troops and Mrs. Harry Marshall who owned was defir nitely in charge of the would have been possible at normal advancing from Riley's Church, while and resided on the farm where the situation. river-stage. His scouts also reported all the First Brigade crossed the B Nlrson. engagement took place. They rodde northward to Salem, In- forts well-guarded long before Morgan Boring and Sharp farms. It was on the Almost every military campaign pro- diana, whhere the "Raid" actually reahed them. His last chance to cross latter far that the last volley wasfired duces one or more colorful heroes. began. Heire, he seized mills and fac- with safety was at Buffington Island by what was left ofDuke's old conm- Some win their laurels for outstanding tories and sold them back to the owners and his delay of an hour to secure the mand, Company "C" of the Second military acumen, while others capture who were glad to pay to save their pro- services of a guide, led to his defeat, Kentucky, then under Capt. Ralph the public's attention by combining this perties froDm the torch. This practice Early the next morning, July 19th Sheldon. ability with s eer personal magnetism was repeated many times during the the forces of Gens.Judah and Hobson _t Morgan again eluded the 'enemyand and the ne ve to do what others only raid and e)xaggerated accounts of these were converging on him from different started northward, being rejoined by dream about. events spe d across the country before directions, and he was forced to stand the other segment at Norristown, after Such a figure was Gen. John Hunt him. This made it possible for him to battle. One of the tragedies of this en- which they continued to the final point .Morgan oY Lexington, Kentucky, and secure provisions without much effort, counter was'theUnion loss of Major of surrender at West Point, about six his fine division of cavalry. For 17 days and lesse ned the threat of. active Daniel McCook, who built the McCook miles south of Lisbon. Morgan realized in July, 1863, the very mention of the resistance., However, this practive of House of Carrollton where the, four that further resistance was useless Morgan Raiders was enough to burning biridges behind him did slow youngest of his nine sons were born. HC' when word reached him that a sizeable paralyze an entire community. .down his pursuers - right up to the fell, mortally wounded, early in the bat- force under Major-George W. Rue was Gen. Braxton Bragg had ordered very day oif his surrender. tle, and died July 21st . awaiting his advance. lie surrendered Morgan to undertake a diversion into He bypassed Cincinnati, camped A severe loss to Morgan was the cap- at 2 p.m., July 26, 1863. No shots were Kentucky to retard Rosecran's advance briefly in Ifull sight of Camp Dennison, ture of hisbrother-in-law and secondin fired after they left Carro County on Chattanooga, and attempt to break and made one continuous march of 90 Townships.. the supply line from Cincinnati to the miles in 35 hours - an almost withcommand,somet700 Col. others, Basil W.including Duke, manyalong Townships.where they had traversedder, MorganFox and wasEast Tennessee area. unbelievat ble feat throughout enemy officers. About 300 of-his men succeed- Following his surrene, n Morgan had long dreamed of crossing territory wvith no source of supply from ed incrossing above Buffington Ford taken to Steubenville, then to and Morgan himself, was about mid- Wellsville, and the following morning the Ohio River and carrying the war in- headquart,ers. More and more troops tried Guards joined the chase until wayof thestream when hed reaizedthat byrail to Cincinnati where he was to the enemy's territory. Bradd had and Home to the specifically forbidden to do this. When an estima ted 50,000 men are said to more th an half his men would be as a horse thief and sentenced engaged in Morgan's pursuit stranded on the Ohio shore. He turned Ohio P enitentiaryat Columbus. He back and joined them. owiths ers ofen escapedth and turned November 26th ofsthe ame year with eastward.He evaded This the began enemy one of the most five out ofthe seven making their way daring forays of the,entire War Bet- back to the Confederate lines. Morgan ween the States,ther intowhichterritory enemy carried thanhim farany wasHe wasone ofagain- them. given a command, but other sizable Confederate force ever inwas 'garden murdered in Greenville, on Setember Tenn., 4th, having riverpenetrated. was His-at lastWintersville, chance t cross abovethe beenina gardenbetrayed in byG aUnion lle, sympathizerTen., having Steubenville, but here too, fresh Union No special observance of the anniver forces were being rushed in to check his sary by the historical society is plann- advance. lie turned westward across ed,although the dedication of the the heavily wooded hills of Jefferson marker in 1969brought a large number County Gen.with James M of dignitariesand historybuffs from far Shackleford in close pursuit. Morgan and wide. Speaker for the occasion was was finding it increasingly difficult to attorney McKinley Sharp of Cleveland replace his jaded steeds, since every whose grandfather, Ethelbert Sharp person who owned a horse had it hidden owned the arm when the ttl in the woods. occurred. They reached Nebo (now Bergholz) Music was provided by Col on Saturday evening, truly 25. The ad- Dorsey's Sons of Union Veterans (f vance guard stayed at the D.G. Allen Mount Vernon, and the Boys in llt home while Morgan and his staff were from Salem who were directed by Capt quartered at the Hlerdman Taylbr Jerry Wolford. The military salute was home. Gen. Shackleford's troops were handled by the 19th Ohio Regiment of bivouacked but a shot distance away. the Sons of Veterans Reserves. Col. Jir The chase was resumed early the Brown of Richmond, Va., reprcsented( next morning. Morgan left Nebo in the the Confederate High Command. direction of Monfroev.ille where a sharp The marker was unveiled by Samuel skirmish-took place. Morgan sacrificed 0 Allison of Salinevill ad ayn part of Colonel Roy Cluke's command Williams of Minerva, both descendants so they could turn westward by leaving of the Morgan family. the road and following a ravine which The marker has been tended bv R.AID) R;EMEBERlEllit',l). vviinlarn i,,Ar;, ...... j ...... placed them below the range of cannon Harry Marshall and various members !listorical Society, stands next to the marke'r denoting the spot of Morgan's Raid, in the Monroeville Cemctary. 'The of the Carroll County Historical Society marker hns been tended by Ilarry occurred at with this year's maintenance being th, the most northeril hattle of the ('iil Wir. The fiercest fighting of the day of William Moore, societ\ Marshall and various memhcers or the society with this year's maintenanice being WstCmetaryGrove where two of contribution the contrihbtion of Moore. Morgan's men areburied in graves vice president I 0 £M Q _ I I o2c CD,:Z c,. Z =- ..0o ~ r . D cr~~~~~ ~~~~~(D CD A)..pv ,-D I~,C( - M. CD wo 23= .- M. Z,..CD - X =4% (ID @o n S*J? (a= 0 3c N 3 · Q " "=0' = ~ -- ( to 0 eFlo 3g-8g?~~ Is r. ~S.., n S-': ago, . r:_L:'..~,-.,^.Elp"i' (:::D '° sg''o.__.CD W PI xIt I =I0 I o.~~~~~~~~~~ Er" .g§ ^,-s; I- s^cn'~i . =1 b M^ 1^ .3 ^ ^l..... P : JSr~I ~" (D ~~~~W" C- 0;. Q c;$ (D M . · D a CD CW - CAC D -1 · ( ' cn ; s, ~s.~~.~~(D., ~~~~C-- ~ CD~ o .: ~ ~ M 4t: ~ ~ =,E~ CAo~ ~ ~~o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~wZ" ~ 0 ~to Uo A 00 - ~..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~: - .,r-.C, En C,.-,"A)= - - mc ':C = Oa = PO Z v .- (D~= E 0.1 " En~~~~~~~~~~~c~r VOL. 18. NO.2 . PAGE 19 . GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER . GALUPOLIS, OH 45631 . SUMMER 1993 MORGAN'S RUN By William E. Plants John Morgan, nicknamed the Rebel Raider was a Kentuck- ian by birth. Previous to the Civil War he participated in the Mexican War. Due to brilliant and unorthodox strategies he rose from a scout to general within a period of two years. Prior to his raid into Ohio, he led the famous Christmas Raid into Kentucky on December 21,1862. Morgan made a prophetic quote to his new bride on their wedding day. "Why, everything importantin my life happens on Sunday and I wanted the crowning achievement also to take place on Sunday." Confederate General Braxton Bragg told Morgan to raid only in Kentucky and not to cross the Ohio River. Morgan told Basil Duke that he intended to cross the Ohio regardless of Bragg's orders. Morgan's Raiders consisted of two brigades of five regi- ments each. The first brigade was led by Colonel Basil Duke and consisted of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Cavalry, the 9th Tennessee Cavalry and two three-inch Parrots. The total number of men in Duke's regiment was 1,460. The second brigade, led by Colonel Adam Johnson, consisted of the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 14th Kentucky Cavalries. The artillery consisted of two twelve-pound Mountain Howitzers. The John Hunt Morgan total number of Johnson's regiment was 1,000 men. The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy Morgan entered Kentucky on July 2, 1863. On Indepen- dence Day, he fought a three-hour battle with Union soldiers at Tebb's Bend near Campbellsville. Morgan left the battle southeast and use the main pike near Cincinnati. While ex- with 71 dead. At Lebanon, Morgan and his men met with ecuting this plan, a small detachment of rebels cut the tele- considerable resistance. Tom Morgan, John's brother, was graph wires that were previously left undamaged in hope of shot in the chest and died in his brother Calvin's arms. being used to spread the word that the complete division was Morgan and his men crossed the Ohio River atBrandenburg, going toward Hamilton. Kentucky. They reached the river on July 8 after two days of General Ambrose Burnsides, not yet four months in his travel. They used a ferryboat to cross the river. new command of the Department of Ohio since being relieved Morgan and his men found Indiana ripe for pickings of his command of the army of the Potomac on January 26, because the inhabitants of the countryside had fled at the 1863, waited perturbed in his Cincinnati headquarters trying news of his impending arrival. Morgan met his first resistance to determine a way to capture Morgan. He declared martial in Indiana at Corydon. Four hundred Home Guards faced off law in Cincinnati, Ohio, Covington and Newport, Kentucky, with Morgan's men. After several minutes of fighting, the as Cincinnati was in a state of panic. Home Guards were defeated. Morgan left the city July 9. Many conflicting reports about the location of Morgan and Morgan's men destroyed railroads,burned bridges and looted his men came in so often that it confused the population and stores as they traveled from area to area. At Versailles on July Burnsides as well. The people of Cincinnati were gripped in 12, after defeating 300 militia, Morgan's men stole $5,000 from their own fearful imagination. Morgan rode around the city as the county treasury. all the excitement occurred. In need of men, Burnsides sent for Morgan surmised that Union forces would converge on Major George W. Rue and his 9th Cavalry, who were across Cincinnati to protect i t against his advance. To keep his enemy the river at Covington barracks. After ferrying his men across, off balance and ignorant of his intent, Morgan decided to go he reported to Burnsides. Rue was later to assist in Morgan's around Cincinnati. capture. Morgan entered Ohio at Harrison on Monday, July 13. To General Henry M. Judah's forces were delayed by the confuse his enemy, Morgan sent a detachment toward swollen Green River and didn't arrive in time to assist. His Hamilton. After getting reports from previously dispatched forces were the 11th Ohio, the 23rd Michigan and the 170th spies sent to Cincinnati to gather information on Burnsides' Mounted Infantry. Also included were the 14th Illinois, 5th preparations and troop strength, he followed and, after arriv- Indiana and 11th Kentucky Cavalries. Two sections of artil- ing in Hamilton, ordered his main force to veer sharply ... Continuedon page 20. VOL. 18 . NO.2 . PAGE 20 . GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER .GALUPOLIS, OH 45631 . SUMMER 1993 lery and four Mountain Howitzers com- Due to General Scrannon's telegram that Morgan sent Major Steele with a flag pleted the force. They were also to assist was left for Judah in Pomeroy, he was of truce to Major Rue and his 9th Ken- in the hunt for Morgan. informed of the plan and was able to get tucky Cavalry in order to avoid blood- Morgan and his men, after riding to Buffington Island to assist. shed. When Rue was told that Morgan around Cincinnati, went north of the On Sunday, July 19, the Battle of had surrendered to Burbick, Rue replied, city and passed near Burlington, Lock- Buffington Island occurred. Morgan's "Who the h--l is Captain Burbick? You land, Glendale, Sharonville and Mont- delay had cost them. Knowing they were go back and tell Morgan to surrender or gomery. surrounded, they fought a desperate fight and be d----d quick about it." At Clermont County, Morgan's forces night battle. Gunboats were used to pre- "Morgan surrenders," Steele replied. split into two groups. One group went vent his escape across the Ohio. The surrender took place under the to Warren, Clinton, Fayette and Ross Basil Duke led a respectable resis- shade of a great oak tree on the farm of counties. The main force went through tance on Pomeroy Road. The fatigue of David Crubaugh, in a field near West Brown, Highland and Pike counties. over two weeks of constant riding led to Point in Columbiana County on present- They regrouped at Locust Grove on July their defeat. One hundred and twenty day State Route 518, which is approxi- 15,1863. men were killed and 700 were captured, mately six miles south of Lisbon. On July 16, Morgan and his men ar- including Duke and Richard Morgan. General James M. Shackleford, be- rived at the banks of the Scioto River, Duke had delayed the Union troops long fore talking to any prisoners, sent the crossed it and looted Jasper and Piketon. enough for John Morgan and 1,200 men following dispatch: "By the blessings of Morgan played a trick on the Union to escape. A deep ravine was used by Almighty God, I have succeeded in cap- soldiers in Jackson. Morgan's men dis- Morgan for the escape. turing General John H. Morgan, Colonel guised themselves in farmers' clothes Fifteen miles upstream from Buff- Duke and the balance of his command, and told a group of just-fed Union sol- ington Island, toward Reedsville, Mor- amounting to 400 prisoners." Major Rue diers that Morgan and his men were in gan and his men attempted to recross claimed the capture, but rank has its ambush over the next hill entrenched the river. Three hundred men had privileges. Major Rue sent his own tele- behind barricades. The Union troops crossed before Union gunboats arrived. gram, "I captured John Morgan today at proceeded to the place. Upon realizing Morgan, on his horse Glencoe, turned two o'clock, taking 300 and 36 prisoners this was a trick, they returned to the spot back to the Ohio side in order to be sure and 400 horses and arms." where the rustics had been. The rustics that the stranded men would have lead- Morgan and 69 of his officers were had disappeared during the advance ership in Ohio. From this point on, he sentenced to Camp Chase in Columbus, but not before destroying the office of began a week-long running fight with Ohio, on July 31,1863. The first raider to the Jackson Standard,a Republi can news- his pursuers. arrive at this camp was Private Jacob paper. Twelve o'clock on Sunday, July 26, Hix. Morgan's arrival was well attended In Vinton, Morgan's men burned the the raiders met Captain James Burbick, by a large crowd of viewers. He arrived bridge. They also set fire to the local mill. who was in command of Lisbon's mili- by special train with General Shack- The women pleaded with them not to do tia. Morgan promised to ride through leford, his staff and several other Union so and Morgan's men extinguished the the county without further damage of officers. Governor Tod, General Mason fire. property if no resistance was offered. and other staff members met Morgan, In Porter, Morgan and his men looted Outnumbered, Burbick agreed. Burbick shook hands and paid tribute to General Monroe Grover's store. They hid in the was to lead the raiders to Smith's Ford. Shackleford. basement of the store before leaving the Off to the right, Morgan spotted his pur- In October, an escape plan was insti- area. suers led by Major Rue, who was the gated. Captain Thomas Hines noticed Morgan's plan was to use Buffington advance for General Shackleford. Know- his ground floor cell was free of mois- Ford, a -steamboat landing opposite ing his men lacked ammunition and the ture or mold. He deduced that there was Buffington Island, as a point to cross the odds against him, he turned to Burbick an air chamber that could be useful in Ohio, get into West Virginia and then to ask if he would accept surrender. tunneling operations. Morgan was to into Confederate territory. "On what condition?" asked Burbick, distract the guards and Hines and seven Morgan's big mistake occurred July astonished. Morgan asked that his offic- others were to work on tunneling. The 18. He waited for a guide to lead him to ers and men be paroled and allowed to tools they used were purloined table the river over the best route. This 90- keep their mounts while the officers knives and crude-fashioned Bowie minute delay gave General Parker E. could keep their sidearms. knives. A rope of bed ticking was made Scrannon time to deploy troops on the "I don't understand the nature of a by Richard Morgan. far shore and for pursuing troops to surrender. I am not a regular officer," After breaking through the thickness catch up with him. During this delay, said Burbick. of the air chamber, they connected each Morgan and his men burned a bridge 'This is my command and I'll surren- cell to it. Richard made a rope ladder 35 across the Shade River and a grist mill. der to whom I d--n well please. I want an feet in length and fashioned a grappling General Judah, whose forces had dis- answer right off, yes or no?" Morgan hook from an iron poker. A day-old embarked at Portsmouth earlier in the said. newspaper was secured from a guard hunt, was several miles from Pomeroy. "Yes," said Burbick. that listed a train schedule. Morgan I r _ VO 18 . NO.2 . PAGE 21 . GALLIA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER . GALUPOIS, OH 45631 . SUMMER 1993 - planned to return to southern territory. Union troops. "Don't shoot, I surren- The schedule showed a train on the der," said Morgan. LittleMiami Railroad departing Colum- "Surrenderandbe God d----d,Iknow bus at 1:00 o'clock for Cincinnati. This you," said a trooper who, aiming for his was his way home! chest, shot him with his carbine at a About midnight on November 27-a range of 20 feet. stormy night-the guard dogs were in "Oh God," Morgan groaned, then fell their kennels, the sentries by the fires. dead. Morgan and his group cut the prison "I've killed the d----d horse thief," bell rope and scaled the prison wall. The shouted the trooper. men split into three groups to be less Morgan's body, stripped to his un- conspicuous. Morgan was able to get to derwear, was paraded through the streets Confederate territory. on a horse and then thrown into a muddy Morgan, hungry for revenge, led an- ditch where it was recovered by friends. other raid into Kentucky with his 750 The murderer was Private Andrew 'terrible men' (remnants of his 1863 raid.) G. Campbell of Company G of the 13th This raid in the summer of 1864 cost him Tennessee Cavalry. For his actions he half his men and a lot of his reputation. was promoted to lieutenant. On June 22,1864, Morgan was given Basil Duke took over the cavalry after a lesser command: the Department of Morgan's death on December 13, 1864. Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Ten- General George Stoneman defeated the nessee. remnants of Morgan's Cavalry beyond Morgan went to Greenville, Tennes- Kingsport. see, to lead a defense against reportedly In times of war, the heroes of one incoming Union troops from Knoxville. country are the enemies of another. In Early in the morning on Sunday, Sep- this chronicle of Morgan's Raid, there tember 4,1864, Morgan was awakened are examples of humor, irony, heroics, by rifle fire and his staff captain. Mor- honor, crime, punishment, fear, destruc- gan proceeded to the stables. He was tion and murder. In this war, as in all spotted, in the grapevines near the house wars, there are examples of all the afore- he slept in, by a woman who alerted mentioned events. Steubenville Herald-Star, Sunday July 26, 1998 1 Morgan and his officers were treated as criminals and taken to, the Ohio Pen from which they escaped within the year and returned to fight once more. He was killed in a skirmish a year · later. His men were held in prison camps as bad as Ander- sonville for the duration. Morgan helped Bragg very little and Lee had lost at Gettysburg and was back south again so Morgan couldn't have joined him. The raid through Jefferson County cost the taxpayers a pret- ty penny as few of the horses word to mount up. They rode into stolen and lost were less than Wintersville, turning left at the thoroughbreds and the food was Methodist church, the rear most of the prime kind. Mr. Featner men running into the got his draft team back but they Steubenville militia just coming never recovered from the night- up. Shots were fired and Henry mare they had endured. Howev- Parks of the militia was mortally er, the saddle horses were never wounded. The militia kept firing claimed and after their gaunt at the raiders and a Mrs. frames were filled out they made Dougherty was shot as she a fine buggy team. leaned out of a window at the Morgan only spent a full day Maxwell house. Just at this time, in the county, but his venture . the cannon which now rests in was remembered for 80 years by the G.A.R. section of Union Mary Cunningham and others Cemetery came up as Sharkle- and may never be forgotten. ford's men came up the road fol- lowing Morgan and became tar- gets for the cannon. Fortunately, the shots missed and he alerted the militia of the mistake, so now they joined and caught up to the rear of the raiders at Two Ridge church where several people on each side were wounded. One of the Michigan troopers died of his wounds. Morgan kept getting fresh horse flesh, leaving the Union troops with none, as he traveled through Richmond and East Springfield and down to near Bergholz. It was late so he made camp and a short distance away Shackleford did the same, think- ing he would attack Morgan in the morning. Morgan moved out at 3 a.m. hoping to find a more gentle group to surrender to. He reached West Point in Columbiana County and ran into a militia to whom he offered sur- render on terms but Shackleford caught up and stopped the deal- ing. Morgan and Basil Duke were probably the only men in the band who were unhappy at the finish of the long,.hard journey. The next day, they were brought to Steubenville by train and marched up from the river branch to the Steubenville & Indiana Railroad which traveled then over the new bridges they i had burned on their raid. CROSS CREEKCEMETERY-General Morgas mn Contributed CROSS CREEK CEMETERY - General Morgan's men rested here. ---- -S----- ~·n~~S------~--~=-:~~ lruuI FORWARD: As a young boy I was engrossed with the Morgan Raid as my grandmother never hes- "Morgan The Raider" Made History With Northern Dash During Civil War Map Of Campaign By David Earl 'IT, oldor of freshly baked T BRE TTE, THE 'COLLEGE OF bread! ... :S'EUBE: LE, June 2,::1955 Notlhing coull so tcllmi)t these . saddle-sore dirty, ragged, liiun- gry men-unless it lliglt be a / ' /:: - tO1, 1 IA lti rsflN)0- soft feather bed. | Needless to say they followed the aroma to a small, wlhite cot- tage in the village of Salinevillel and grabbed tile bread quickly. Even before getting back to their comrades and their horses, they had eaten most of it, break- ing lluge pieces from tle golden- brown loaves. Now, if they only had some freshly-brewed coffee to go with it. But never mind, they would get the coffee-just as they had cp taken everything else in siglit- Cb and they could make it them-': : selves if they were allowed to stop and take a rest. =4, Who were these men? ..1..·! Soldiers of the Confederate cav- ^. S ·( airy under the command of Gen- ;. -IK ·.:·t .:·.·. eral John Morgan. : ·::··-- :j·1 ,r :f i Tried To Split Forces ..'.: :1: _i. i;i:1. ::5 ;: :,:::: :_-h· :·:·1.:\ ..: These Confederate soldiers wer.e ;: ii':--.::·· :.:-::: -:···:.: :: :.: y:::I·:: ' ·.· ': i'··· i making a raid to divide the forces :::: :\lj:lzP 1:j:-:·.:· :::·:.'.... .j and to threaten the communica- : :: .-: i··-· ;·· : 5 · ·I-:· ··: : tions of two generals. Burnmridp ann :'nd : i ... ;..; ·:·· '-': · : :::: :· ,. ·. : ous for 7.:. WE Rv o ecrans, tocrans, prevent to theirtheir advanc-advanc- now became Morgan's chase.chase. Ex and reinforcing each other. citement and apprehension spread gan had already crossed Ken- like wildfire throughout Eastern y and Indiana and had storm- Ohio. Where was the raider? nto Ohio; looting, pillaging, Where would he hit next? ing bridges and overwhelming Horses and cattle were hurried small forces of opposition. ly hidden in the woods; silver, jew- 1 through the southern part of elry and all valuables were buried companies of militia were and entire families left theit tered, and hurried by extra homes and fled before this modern is to points of danger. Genghis Khan ore than 50,000 militia, called Pillaged Without Reason by Governor Todd, prepared to Historians have written that in on Morgan from all parts Morgan's men did not pillage with of the state, and Morgan's raidlj any method or reason; it seemed Gen. John Morgan J.tesae adMra' .to be a mania with them. In raiding stores, calico was the at eight o'clock this morning at .staple article of appropriation. Salineville, by Major Way, who, 'Each man would get a bolt and tie after a severe fight, routed the it -to his saddle, only to throw it enemy, killed about thirty, wound- :away and soon get a fresh bolt. ed fifty and took some two hun- These men had not been able to dred prisoners." Ibuy:anything like calico for many, Six hours later the long race many 'months because their ports ended. t Ihad ;bevn blockaded. "I captured John Morgan today at 2 o'clock P3M." telegraphed Ma- One man carried a bird cage| jor Rue, of the Ninth Kentucky ·i^1=.LAt ..... - : _ - : ** ---- I1..r.... Gd. ...+lh t..-;»,Y ,.4f +he1 'J tfh wnn tnree canaries in It ior two k^iavaily, u1i t tCVeUlllI tVLit; L-Utii, days. Another carried a chafing "taking three hundred and thirty- dish for miles and miles. six prisoners, four hundred horses" I. or- AgPi Although it was July and very IThe-. capture ot Morgan causeda jwarm, another slung seven pairs of great rejoicing. _ ** * -r -- !skates around his neck. He had not One who was present just after like this in the South 1 s... r . .te_ _ -. IAn seen anything one surrender wrote: mlorgans for a long, long time. I men were poorly dressed, ragged So, taking a few loaves of bread and dirty'and badly used up. Some meant nothing to them. wore remnants of gray uniforms Skirted Cincinnail but most of therm were attired in After skirting Cincinnati, Mor- spoils gathered during the raid. gan and his men had charged into Morgan appeared in a linen coat, Washington Court House, Jackson black pants, white shirt and light iand Pomeroy in Ohio. At BDffing- felt hat. His men related that he Iton Island he halted an hour and a could endure any amount of bodily ,half to "breathe" his horses and to exertion, outriding, without sleep, *hunt a guide. almost every other man in his com- This delay proved fatal. mand." When these Confederate men Surrender Spot Marked I ireached Portland, they found an You may see the exact spot ot ,earthwork hastily formed and a the surrender in Columbiana Coun- Ismall force guarding the river. ty. There is a stone marker placed I They waited until morning to at- at this point. It is located on route tack and this was another unfor !518, between West Point and Gav- tunate delay. ers, very close to both Lisbon and This battle at Buffington Island 'Salineville. was brief but decisive. Morgan es- The stone marker located there caped, but lost eight hundred men was the gift of Mr. Will L. Thomp- who were taken prisoners son of East Liverpool. It is the The loss on the Union side was most northern point reached by trifling but among those killed the Confederate force during the was Major Dan McCook. /Civil War. His flight continued. I What happened to Morgan? 'He was able to cross the Mus- He was imprisoned in the Ohio kingum River at McConnellsville Penitentiary at Columbus, which and to strike out for the Ohio Riv- was then serving also as a Federal er once again. Here he did not prison. On the night of November foresee the strategy of Governor 27, he and six others escaped by Todd, who wisely had sent troops cutting through the stone floor of to Bellaire by rail to be led by his cell. Major Way of the Ninth Michigan They tunneled through the walls calvary. ad by means of ropes made from Union In Pursuit their bed clothing, scaled the outer Way telegraphed to General f i Burnside on July 25, 1863; "Mor iwall. Next, they boarded a train gan is making for Hammondsville for Cincinnati, jumped from the and will attempt to cross the Ohio train, crossed the Ohio River, and River at Wellsville. I have my sec- were soon within Confederate tion of battery and will follow him lines. i later, Morgan was killed closely." I A year The next day General Burnside by a union infantryman on a raid announced: "Morgan was attacked in an obscure little village in East with the remnant of his command Tennessee. · e e · A'm o 6v5o S J _ *- ' - S 4^ J '#= ' R° GzwCrrJ'L. Jofyn Harrr AMoRCAvO fo^TSr '7fho0 J'rF,.'ff'.SoS Coo,, 7y: ?Lor AS i6a , / g,-;3 ' ,yo KiiH4 7 / e l--kc C Sj9. 9o807AJ,ORt 17fi /O4 6P f )CoRCO of ;AC00 oA °r" Caro b-d Lll< ZvolL a Hlvjl41Li 6s I I By Carlos Williams The Bad Boy of the "Lost Treasure--The Hunters Civil War Guide to Adventure & Fortune" July, 1992 Confederate General Morgan Robbed From the North-and the South General John 1 organ Southern effort in the Civil War. As the end of the war drew closer, worked hard to profit from the con- These raids added to Morgan's Morgan began to make poor military flict between the North and the South stature as a military genius and en- decisions. The tremendous wealLn in the Civil War, something that couraged influential politicians to he accumulated during the numer- eventually made him as much of a regard him as a future contender for ous raids was never entirely ac- ain to his Confederate compatriots high political office. counted for and is believed to be as he was to the Union. In addition to acquiring badly hid,.n at several different locations For many years, Morgan was the needed riding stock, guns and am- al ,iiag oads and trails the Confederate pride of the Confederate Army. His munition, Morgan's .ell-Qrgaod forces once t:aveled. record of accon.plishment, com- apd effcitly conducted raids se I' is estimated that Morgan accu- mand, bravery and leadership was cured great stores of"goiand silver mulated nearly $1 million in gold laudable and it waz. inevitable that he coins and bullion, as well as a great and silver bullion and both Union would someday be promoted to deal of currency. While lower-rank- and Confederate currency during the General. As a widely recognized and ing officers were placed in charge of time he commanded a Rebel battal- respected leader, Morgan conducted confiscated horses and armament, ion. several successful raids for the Rebel Morgan himself maintained control As Morgan accumulated this im- Army - raids that garnered needed and vigilance over a rapidly-accu- pressive fortune, he had it packed horses, arms and funds to support the mulating fortune. and lashed onto several stout horses which, under heavy guard, accom- panied the movements of his com- mand. With each raid, with each sack of a town and with each acqui- sition of monies from county trea- suries and town banks, the packs grew larger and more horses were added to the pack train. In addition to the gold, silver and currency he acquired during the raids, Morgan would often extort large sums of money from local business- men and farmers who lived in and near the towns he sacked. Accompa- nied by a well-armed contingent of cavalry, Morgan would ride up to a business or home and threaten to bum the structure unless a ransom collection boxes at local churches. Piketon. As on previous raids, was paid. While these newly-acquired funds Morgan's undisciplined soldiers It is not certain when Morgan were intended to aid the Confederate vented their fury on these towns, intended to deliver this rapidly- cause, Morgan and a few of his staff behaving more like a mob than growing fortune to the treasury of always seemed to spend a great deal trained cavalrymen. the Confederate Army, for as he ac- of the money on themselves. Morgan The continued breakdown of dis- cumulated more wealth, he became and his followers dined well on fine cipline and vigilance resulted in less inclined to part with it. He took meals and expensive wines, often tragedy for Morgan's army. On July great pride in his treasure-laden pack prepared and catered by servants. 18, a portion of Morgan's command horses and often bragged about them During the campaign, Morgan's was intercepted, attacked and cap- to his contemporaries. army struck Salem, Ky, raiding and tured by Federal forces, leaving only As Confederate forces became looting. The cavalrymen were so in- 900 soldiers available to the general. weaker, Morgan suggested to Gen- tent in acquiring goods and destroy- In addition, massive Union forces eral Bragg that several large cavalry .ing_the town that they paid little were closing in on Morgan from raids in the north might serve as a attention to the orders of their com several directions. diversion to relieve pressure from manding officers Fghting, killing, Throwing caution to the wind, the Rebel troops. At the same time, raping, uing and irunkenness Morgan, normally a brilliant mili- Morgan figured more finances could were commonnaitbeame clear tary tactician, ignored warnings of be accumulated along the way to lhat Moran was beginning to lose an impending attack. The only pre- help fund the Confederate cause. control of his command. Following caution he took was to add extra At first Bragg was hesitant, but, ths raid, it was difficult to main-ain guards to his treasure-laden pack because the Confederates were suf- discipline and Morgan began to ex- train, which now carried a fortune fering significant defeats and oper- enen ce serous problems relative estimated to be worth several miP- ating funds were perilously low, .t gettng his men to resnd appro- lion dollars. he finally relented and allowed riately___ On July 26, the Ninth Michigan Morgan to lead a command to the During the raid, hundreds of rifles Cavalry launched an attack on no/th. He cautioned Morgan to keep were confiscated, along with thou- Morgan's army at Salineville, Qhio. his forces on the south side of the sands of dollars. As guns and ammu- Thirty Confederate soldiers were Ohio River. nition were shipped south to Con- killed in the first few minutes of Morgan agreed, but had no in- federate troops in Tennessee and battle, 50 more were wounded and tention of following Bragg's orders. Virginia, Morgan merely added the 200 were captured outright. \ In fact, the general looked forward to money to his growing wealth. Realizing a crushing defeat to his raiding and looting the cities of the pn Jly 12, Morganled his forces army was inevitable, Morgan, along north, adding to his already sub- into Versales, Ky. Attacking the with several fellow officers and his stantial wealth. small town on tat warm, still morn- heavily-guarded pack train, fled the With a command of 2,460 men, ing, Morgan personally led a raid on battle scene, traveling south toward Morgan advanced from Tennessee the county treasury and pocketed in the Ohio River. Slowed down by his into Kentucky ojjll,183All excess of $5,000. cumbersome load, Morgan and his along the route, Morgan s army pDisbeywg:g g's ordes, Mor- group were eventually captured near looted and pillaged towns, farms, ,gan crossed the Ohio Riverap lhis- West Point, Ohio. communities and even travelers. It is force swarmed into Ohio, raiding None of the vast treasure he said that Morgan even robbed the ,-aniootingthe towns oLiaspcr and escaped with, however, was in his possession when he was overtaken. tered force to a field just outside of Anticipating capture, Morgan and Cynthiana and ordered a temporary his soldiers buried the fortune in camp set up to rest men and horses several different locations along the and to plan new strategy. The fol- escape route between Salineville and lowing morning, as the Rebels were West Point. To this day, none of this beginning to stir, 5,000 Union cav- treasure has ever been located. alrymen swept onto the field, firing Morgan and his fellow officers into the confused mass of Confeder- were held at the state penitentiary at ate soldiers. Columbus, but the general had no Caught unaware and unprepared, intention of remaining a prisoner for the Rebels fought back halfheart- long. Within days after arriving at edly and, within 30 minutes, dozens the prison, Morgan organized an es- were killed and the remainder of the cape plan and, using only silverware Confederate force captured. as digging tools, he and his men During the short battle, Morgan managed to excavate a tunnel and and two enlisted men dug a shallow escape on the evening of Nov. 26, trench and buried the currency 1863. Traveling only at night, Mor- and bullion taken during the gan and his followers managed to plunder of Mount Sterling and elude pursuit and eventually reach Cynthiana. Following this, Morgan the safety of the Confederate lines and several men managed to flee the far to the south. scene of battle and, after several days Morgan's prestige began suffered of hard riding, reached Abingdon on greatly from the stories that were June 24. circulating abouthis actions. Though This last defeat at the hands of the he was now largely ignored and Union forces ruined Morgan's repu- avoided by Confederate leaders, he tation and career. Not only was he did manage to obtain command of a now completely ignored by Confed- force of 2,500 cavalrymen for a raid erate leaders, several prominent on Kentucky. generals called for his court martial Departing from a location near for looting and extortion and re- Pound Gap, Va., Morgan led his quested an investigation into what raiders at a rapid pace some 150 became of all the gold, silver and miles into Kentucky, arriving at the cash he had acquired during his raids town of Mount Sterling on the morn- but never turned over to the South- ing of June 8, 1864. Following a ern treasury. A request for the brief battle, the small town was eas- $80,000 which Morgan robbed from ily taken, and Morgan, apparently the Mount Sterling bank was drafted learning nothing from previous raids, and delivered to the beleaguered turned his troops loose to sack the general. town. It will never be known whether or While his men were occupied with not Morgan would have capitulated looting, burning and drinking, Mor- and retrieved and returned any of his gan himself organized and partici- buried fortune, for he was killed pated in the robbery of the Mount during a Union attack on the Con- Sterling bank of $80,000. federate headquarters at Greenville, On June 11, the raiders entered S.C., on Sept. 14, 1864. Cynthiana and encountered a large If Morgan ever left a map or contingent of Federal forces. Fight- directions to the locations of the ing viciously, Morgan's men de- buried Civil War loot, they have feated the Union soldiers and burned neverbeen found. Atleast $1 million the town to the ground as the General worth of gold, silver and currency confiscated money from local busi- is believed to have been cached nessmen. Several more Confederate along his escape route from soldiers were killed, wounded or Salineville to West Point, Ohio, and captured, and Morgan's force at the battle site on the field just dwindled to fewer than a thousand outside of Cynthiana, Ky. Not a men. penny of the treasure has ever been Morgan led his victorious but bat- known to have been recovered. [I Morgan's Raid Page 1 of 3 Back to: HOME PAGE Back to: DATA TO BROWSE The Jefferson County Chapter, OGS Buffington Island and Morgan's Raid through Jefferson County Abstracted by Julia A. Krutilla "The 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, OH", Doyle, 1910, pgs. 186-192 "A portion of the 23rd corps of mounted infantry followed MORGAN from Kentucky, but for the reasons given could not overtake him until he was brought to bay. Nevertheless he created quite a scare. His force was greatly exaggerated and Governors Morton of Indiana and Tod of Ohio, called out the state militia, in which call Jefferson County was not included, it not being supposed that Morton (Morgan, sic) would reach here. But he was quicker than the militia, and by the 13th (July 1863), he was within 13 miles of Cincinnati, which city was considerably alarmed. But had no notion of trying to enter the city, and marched almost directly east to BUFFINGTON ISLAND above Pomeroy, where he was brought to bay and attempted to cross the river in which he signally failed. In the engagement here, Judge Daniel McCOOK, father of the late George W. McCOOK, and brother of Dr. John McCOOK, of Steubenville, was killed, he having already lost two sons in the war. Here between 600 and 700 prisoners were taken and about 300 managed to get across the river to West Virginia while MORGAN with 1,100 retreated back into the country closely pursued by Hobson's cavalry. It was not a race across the country, and MORGAN's force probably did not exceed 600 when he entered this county at Adena on the western border on the early morning of Saturday, the 25th. He had spent the previous day in Harrison County which he entered from Guernsey passing about six miles southeast of Cadiz, reaching Georgetown about three miles from Adena at 7 in the evening, where he remained until 10 p.m. when he moved on, spending the night between there and Adena." Other Jefferson County areas where MORGAN crossed include, York, Mt. Pleasant Road, Short Creek to the river, attempting to cross at Warrenton, northward toward Smithfield, ... Thus they marched through the main street of Smithfield, and compelled Captain COLLINS and his associates to announce to the people that these were HOBSON's men, and to give them plenty to eat and treat them well. The citizens in their loyalty brought out a plentiful supply of provisions, which they freely gave to their hungry enemies, and did not discover the deception until it http://www.rootsweb.com/-ohjefogs/MorganRaid.htm 4/5/2002 Morgan's Raid Page 2 of 3 was too late to remedy it. MORGAN moved on with a fresh supply of horses, allowing his prisoners to escape, .... The next point was New Alexandria . .. they turned northward towards Wintersville. The raiders began plundering the store of J. C. GRAHAM at New Alexandria but MORGAN stopped them and directed Mr. GRAHAM to close his store. .. He then marched up Dry Fork, halting at Nathan PORTER's place and taking him prisoner, releasing him the following day and stopping for a late dinner at the houses of John HANNA and John STONE. . .. Morgan's course being now pretty well known at 2 p.m. they (Col. James COLLIER and the Steubenville militia) marched out the old plank road in the direction of Wintersville, between 500 and 600 strong, with one piece of artillery, a six (?) pound cannon which now rests in the G. A. R. lot in the Union Cemetery. Between 5 and 6 o'clock the advance of Capt. PRENTISS's company reached the Dry Fork road with MORGAN's force just ahead of them. .. one bullet struck Henry L. PARKS, son of the late James PARKS, in the abdomen. He lingered until Monday morning the 27th when he died amid universal regret. During this or subsequent firing Miss Margaret DOUGHERTY was standing at a window in Thomas MAXWELL's house at the forks of the road beyond Wintersville was accidentally shot in the region of the lungs by a rebel bullet which passed through her body and came out at the shoulder. She was supposed to be mortally wounded but recovered and is still living (in 1910). Morgan continued on towards Richmond, but .. was overtaken by the militia at Two Ridge Presbyterian Church where a skirmish occurred. .... one of the cavalrymen was mortally wounded and afterwards buried there. One of MORGAN's men, W. G. PAGE, was also wounded, but was tenderly cared for at Benjamin COE's, and when he recovered took the oath of allegiance. James NELSON and Martin KANE, two of the Michigan men were also wounded but recovered. MORGAN reached Richmond about 7 p.m. . . rested awhile in the neighborhood of Fairfield hamlet while his scouts examined the road leading down Island Creek to the river six miles above Steubenville. With the regiment blocking his way there was nothing he could do but move on in the direction of East Springfield, picking up fresh horses by the way, and robbing citizens of money. They took five horses from William HUSCROFT and $180 & other things. At Springfield, MORGAN turned to the right following the road to Monroeville in Brush Creek Twp., and about 6 miles distant encamped for the night on Herdman TAYLOR's farm on the Middle Fork of Yellow Creek just west of Nebo, now Bergholz. Here he burned the county bridge across Yellow Creek and got another fresh supply of horses. About 3 o'clock Sunday morning, MORGAN broke camp and started for Monroeville in Brush Creek Twp. near the Columbiana County line where he was followed by the Michigan Cavalry who overtook him at Monroeville, and captured his carriage with horses and several prisoners. The first charge was made by Co. H. Capt. RICE. Eight men were killed in this charge. http ://www.rootsweb.com/-ohjefogs/MorganRaid.htm 4/5/2002 Morgan's Raid Page 3 of 3 While MORGAN was in East Springfield, John K. MILLER, a well known citizen of that place concluded to have a little fun, and meeting the rebel chief gave him a large amount of misinformation as the surrounding country and conditions of affairs and .. was ordered to join the party which was more than MILLER had bargained for. .. .MORGAN started for Salineville . and hoped to strike the river at Wellsville. The closing scene took place near SCROGG's meeting house not far from Salineville - surrender was made to Major RUE at 2 p.m. on Sunday, there being 336 prisoners, with 400 horses and arms. The Jefferson County Historical Association & Museum still has a few copies of this fully indexed and hardbound 1197 paged book entitled, "20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson Co., OH" 1910, Doyle, $100 plus $5 S&H. The above is just a small sample of it's contents. Back to: HOME PAGE Back to: DATA TO BROWSE http://www.rootsweb.com/-ohj efogs/MorganRaid.htm 4/5/2002 PHOTO OF MARKER LOCATED AT PITTSBURGH AVIARY (NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH, PA) PHOTO TAKEN AUG. 2004 N)\) ) N) N) r : r rI-U r.*- - r P (- PWm N)Wm -4m M t - W" O WC-Amm NA)W " -! 0 (1) CD 0 W -NAMN-t.-6 MO-4- Wb M-1 -0. 016W W W-4O(Dco4W oW AW WWW W WwN) WN) Na)N )M 0 m CO 0 ° · .. c It a. 0 7 5. c. CO" I^ I c 0) 8-A HERALD-STAR Sunday, July 26, 1992 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONUMENT RELOCATED. A monument that was erected in Smithfield in July 1913 has been relocated to the Smithfield Historical Society buildings. FROM LEFT - Joe Korbel, Job Opportunities and Basic Skills work site supervisor; and Bob Rish, historical society board of trustees member, who plays an important part in the renova- tion of the two buildings purchased by the group. Tie Morgan's Raid Monument was at the entrance to the old Jefferson County Fair and was moved to the City Building. Rish made arrangements to move the monument, with the assistance of Oscar Sink and Korbel. The monu- ment reads that Gen. JohnI1. Morgan, in command of Confederate troops, passed through the village July 25, 1863. lie proceeded north via New Alexandria, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commander of the 14th Illinois Calvary, first Kentucky Calvary, ninth Michigan Calvary and the 86th Ohio and Tennessee mounted patrols. (Ilerald- Star Staff Photo) Cincinnati, and coming been paroled, but shortly afterwards, and with me, and upon my telling him, that I toward Jefferson County. On Saturday discovered, that they still had Collins had captured would want something in the way of a good morning, in company with William Cope, I also Dr. Finley, whom they horse to go home with as he had mine, he started out on the Mt. Pleasant Ridge road down on Short Creek, near Mt. Pleasant. said, "You certainly shall have one." for a ride. I was riding a Morgan mare, that Soon General Morgan came up to me and We turned up from the main road leading was a very fast "single footer," while just said, 'That is a fine mare you are riding." stock," I to Steubenville, a short distance below beyond what was then known as the William "She ought to be, as she is Morgan Shortly after that, we stopped Price Home, in going around the curve in replied. He proposed that we exchange Wintersville. house, I do not recollect the name the road leading through a small piece of horses, which I apparently was willing to do. at a farm I remember very well the timber, we ran into Morgan's force. He evidently was much pleased with the of the owner, but leading to the front door. Leading the men was William Collins, exchange, for he would repeatedly ride up to high steps went into the house to Captain of the Smithfield Home Guard, me, after going up and down the line, and General Morgan room whom Morgan's men had captured, and talk with me about different matters, and rest. Evidently occupying the wife. were compelling to call out, that these seemed to be surprised at the great number belonging to the farmer and his officers who had me in their member were Union forces and not to be of men that were not in the army. As he I said to the up and ask afraid of them. After we had passed by said, almost everyone in the South, that was charge, "I believe I will go return home." Collins and a number of men, we were old enough, was in the southern army. General Morgan if I might not, as he halted, and told to get off our horses. This A very amusing incident occurred at one They replied, that I had better very good humor. On my way I did, but Cope refused; then they drew guns time, when Morgan, Dr. Finley and I were was not in a wife and and ordered him to dismount, which he did riding together. I asked him if he had any up to the house, I met the farmer's in from in a hurry. They then told me to get back idea of getting away, he replied that he had daughter, who had been brought very on my horse and one of Morgan's staff not, but intended to surrender at the first hiding in a field close by. I remember the farmer' wife made to officers asked me whom I thought they were. opportunity, as it seemed to him that every well the remark still in her room. On my replying, that it was General Morgan fence corer turned into a man, and that he General Morgan, who was and his forces, he dropped behind me and had no hope of ever escaping. Dr. Finley "I hope you will not take any of my clothes." said, 'That young man knows too much, I said to Morgan, "Well, General you had He replied in a most courteous way, think we will take him with us." better surrender to me." I will never forget "Madam, I have no use for your clothes." I As we went out, we passed Joe Cuppy and the look that General Morgan gave the then spoke to him about his promise, and he Ike Shields, who each had a gun, and said doctor while saying, "Well, I may surrender said, "Well, come with me." We went out to they were going out to find Morgan. As we to a soldier, but I will be d--m--d if I will a side gate, and were standing there when he asked me if I had been paroled. I said, I they had, to come forward and I should have of clothes, that he had evidently put on so as had not. He then told me to hold up my my horse returned to me. This was done at to make a presentable appearance to his hand, and was just swearing me, that I would Steubenville within a few days after Morgan best girl, he was not in any fit condition to not reveal the direction in which they were was captured. visit her when we left him. going, nor the number of the troop, when Humphreyville and I started towards While I was badly frightened when I was one of his scouts came up, and reported that Smithfield, and upon getting up to the top of first taken prisoner, I very soon overcame [Union General] Shackleford's men were one of the long hills, we met a young soldier that, which was largely due to General within a short distance. The result was that boy, who did not seem to be over 16 years of Morgan riding and talking with me so much the parole was not finished, but all age, riding a broken down horse, and who of the time. I never met a more affable immediately ordered to their horses. As was crying. I asked him the reason, and he man, and although he showed he was they went away, the farmer's wife and said he belonged, it I remember rightly, to extremely worried, he did not cease for a daughter and I, sat on the high steps that I the Fourteenth Illinois, and owing to his moment to be the gentleman that he was. have referred to, as saw the entire company horse being in such poor condition, he could When I left Smithfield that morning I was leave for Wintersville. not catch up with his regiment. I then using a military saddle that Will Judkins had While we were at the farm house, some of offered to exchange with him, retaining the sent to Dr. Bates. The General told me Morgan's men brought in Ross Mossgrove. saddle and bridle and the other things that afterwards the reason he did not allow me to Though I had known him for many years, he I had found with the horse I was riding. be paroled, but took me with them, was that either was too scared or thought best not to When we got to the top of another long he thought I was a spy, but afterwards recognize me at the time. hill, we met a drunken soldier from the finding out that I was nothing but a country As the army left so hurriedly, General Fourteenth Illinois, who halted us, and boy, that I knew every person and horse in Morgan had no time to provide me with a ordered us to face about, saying that he had and about Jefferson County, he saw he was horse, so I started to walk to Smithfield. instructions to take everybody he met. He mistaken. After going a short distance I saw a horse drove us down the hill, where we saw three A very singular coincidence connected with tied by the roadside, and was about to untie others coming toward us, and telling him his raid occurred in later years. 'I was with it when the owner, George Humphreyville, that he must capture everybody, he replied a party in a private car enroute to Colorado. came out of a thicket where he had been he would. When we met them, I saw that While going through the western part of hunting a gun that the soldiers had thrown one of them was Nat Ricks of Mt. Pleasant. Kansas, and after our evening meal, we were into the bushes. He told me to ride a mile He then had five of us, and as it was sitting in the observation part of the car, and then tie the horse, and he would come growing dark, we got away from him by when one of the party asked me about the after me. After going about a mile I saw a riding into fence corners. We finally got Morgan raid. While I was telling about it, horse feeding in a wheat field, and as back to Smithfield about 10 o'clock that one of the party sitting opposite to me kept everyone else was taking horses that day, I night where I had about as hearty a welcome smiling and would say, 'That is right." Upon had no hesitancy in claiming this one, from my father as I think the Prodigal Son my finally asking him why he did so, and if especially as it was saddled and bridled. had. he knew anything about the maiter, he said After riding as fast as I could for a mile or There were a number of amusing things he was one of 'General Morgan's staff, and two, I stopped to take an inventory, and that occurred while I was with Morgan's remembered everything I referred to. found there was a bolt of calico, a man's forces. I remember one especially between especially the halt in Smithfield and the shawl, a woman's shawl, and a pair of fine Smithfield and New Alexandria. We met a burning of the bridge and taking the horse French calf boots tied to the saddle. My farmer on horseback whom we had always away from the rebel sympathizer. idea is that at the time we stopped to rest, known as a "Copperhead." Upon some of Morgan's men were so completely worn out, Morgan's men ordering him to dismount and - George D. Cook, that this horse had wandered away while give up his horse, he asked to see General 71 Broadway, New York, July 10, 1913. they slept. Morgan. As I was with the General, I heard I then waited for Humphreyville, and after the farmer say, "I am a Rebel sympathizer he and I had gone over to the railway, we and I know you will not allow my horse to saw some men coming down the hill and be taken from me." General Morgan when we started up the creek attempting to replied, "I admire a Union sympathizer, but get away (we still thinking they were a part I have not a bit of sympathy for a Rebel of Morgan's forces) we were halted by an sympathizer like you, for if you are you officer riding after us, and told that these would be in the Southern army helping us to were General Shackleford's men, and to fight for our cause." come back with him. We did so, and had an Another incident was that of a young interview with General Shackleford, and farmer, who came riding along on a black upon his request I rode back about a mile mare, and who was halted in true military with him, and showed him the way I thought style. After ordering him to dismount, and he had better take, as I was very sure taking his horse from him, one of Morgan's [This article originally appeared in the Morgan's forces would go west from men said to him, "I believe I will exchange Steubenville Weekly Gazette, July 24, 1913. Wintersville towards Richmond. coats with you," and gave him one of those On telling General Shackleford of the little, short "roundabouts" that many of This was retyped and reprinted from a copy exchange of horses that I had been forced to Morgan's men were wearing. Another one of the Gazette article found in the Ohio make by General Morgan, he told me they said to him, "I will exchange trousers with Collection of the Schiappa Library, no doubt would capture Morgan within a you," and although he begged to be allowed Steubenville, Ohio -- September 15, 1994.] short time, and as soon as I had heard that to keep the old black mare and his black suit ~J/LLY 2^I,I