Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the warStephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the war
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
under command of General Hobson (who had received orders to that effect
from General Burnside), had reached a point within nine miles of
Brandenburg; and on the next day they reached the river just as the last
boat had crossed with the enemy. The rebels, still marching onwards,
reached Corrydon in Indiana, on the 8th, where considerable resistance
was made to them by the inhabitants. From Corrydon Morgan marched his
men to Salem, where they took prisoners a force of three hundred and
fifty men who had fallen back before the rebels from Palmyra;
subsequently these prisoners were paroled. At Salem, the depot of the
Louisville and Chicago railroad was burned, and General Morgan had
issued orders to burn all the mills and factories in the town, but these
were spared from destruction on the payment of one thousand dollars for
each of them. Much other damage was done in breaking, destroying and
burning; and every good horse in the town was taken out, and
appropriated to the use of the guerrilla invaders.
From Salem they went to Canton, where they took over one hundred horses;
at this place General Morgan’s right column entered the town by way of
Harristown, and his whole force was joined together, and marched in the
direction of Vienna in Scott county, which they reached at two o’clock
on the morning of the next day. There much public property was burned;
but private property was respected. The force of the guerrilla General
was again divided into two columns, one of which was sent off in the
direction of Madison, while the other under General Morgan marched in a
northerly direction, and reached Old Vernon in Jennings county on the
11th of July. A surrender of the place was demanded by General Morgan;
and on the refusal of it, the town was threatened, and half an hour
allowed for the women and children to leave the place; but when, at the
end of that time, the Union forces went out to meet the rebels they
found that they were gone. The Unionists pursued, and many of Morgan’s
band were captured. The rebels moved southward, tearing up the tracks of
the Madison and Indianapolis railroads on their way, and cutting the
telegraph wires. Changing their course to the eastward, they reached
Versailles on the 12th; they then divided into several parties, and
advanced in various directions. On Sunday night a large body proceeded
to Harrison; another party of them reached Harrison on Monday. As they
proceeded, on all sides, they helped themselves to the best horses in
the towns they passed through, and leaving their own disabled animals
behind, continued on their way. On the morning of the 14th they reached
Miamiville, having passed through Glendale, Springdale, Camp Monroe,
Sharon, Reading, and Montgomery.
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