Vertical File Materials Local History Collection 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 e oitemenl 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, e diverg- 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 a rr iohmond,--the Miobhiiao 9th, 'overtak. g him:' i Ctho ''TwoRidgo" {&eeting no W teenling,IRoid ;reached ed in. the city at no<nhiwho reports 1, rgeCtwn yeeterd'y eventi at' evoen {50 Federa' cavalIry il Morgan'a rear- ,use, eight miles/"we'o'f Steubenvil'as city and Wheel- t, the '"Two Rid'e" huroh, Morgan's IIc ck remailed 'thre until'. o o'olock thb river between ti' iree hours. Thi is'iiflu :er ettle' iDn ii' lined' with toopf~-if :Morgan ar' deployed'-took ' fuoge behind tht I ees-a liv.ely. skirmis ued in Whbich en'and i&-one of, tt.iechast istriots in ept pel, it must be rt(h 'Steubeuville. 1 fns I e 9th M.icigsa hcitwo men badly tate of Oblo ' 'tbis noW looka i:m pomssble-troops' I'orgpn was, i undobatedly aking for ca moveis rapidly. ti e railroad to.in- ounded-one shot h ough the 'breast, river, with the purp e ' orosi'g. te fept himlas it i ible for him to ' orally-thth her tl rpuag6th' right p, who will recover, :i'iall probbility. where betwieen 'VieoHg and Steu. mn ' by lad.. The o trblf of Moran's h no of Morgin's".Jiel' a;h.o!L rbus eille--most prob bly, Co a Bipplei fo' e is nsaid ciiDngc ube'pp the city by aoe ofMorlla.'. ceawa shot tLhrough reo mi!e 'beliowI Steuaen' He. But W "il'iRoJ- im.aediaely Cuuth of the' 'e!leg- which be mayrloe, from all In o Id no armed;" forbo unoder kie to die- 'cit nt th s tdireDtioiwe -underttand eatiuon. One or' wI oiherai Alightl$' u bis escape ;airosF the rii r, be will 'mcits and ioe':f5 laval'ry are out in' uoded.'o But tbtero saDo djsposition, theo to proloog the:, t )e able to get adro.rosnebo :afully, to 'to 0e.e. ~ '.1' ' .·.: too , tbeprtof jebe's, bht. The Steubenvlo militia, now lie least speedilyI-.for .t'h Iriver 'has Lt 8 o'elok, p: m:,, r seooat arrivels ie iP rapidly during the past brty-eight M r^ano'50Q I.tron~onW at He'rriavilleI ,me up on the douobl quick, 'and ave 1 ones- and is not foidable, ev meorning' :7 o:;'-coc i Robbed Ill the erm a rakingifire' wit li'a ix.potunder- ' resat New AleX ad ria, of goods anod ie 'rebels fleeing in t4e irection of ,'Rich; 6 dispatch was received 1 icy. Were: at- ryi-'rk 2 o'clock this ond, enveloped'in I daooftdust. rka' about I1 o'coek, a. D n.,.four' milue rr lteutbetiille,and Morgan reached ioood between 6 wasr, that M!brgn .had F 'i Smith- ha turned' their h eseainto John Ston,', .d 7 o'clock, p m.-tJ 9th 1ichiga, ol a visit, 900 atlrPg, this oruing,- a 'John.