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Browsing named entities in Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott). You can also browse the collection for Coffee or search for Coffee in all documents.
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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), May 11 , 1862 .-affair at Cave City, Ky. (search)
May 11, 1862.-affair at Cave City, Ky.
Report of H. W. Stager, telegraph operator.
Louisville, May 11, 1862.
The rebel Col. John Morgan captured a passenger train on Louisville .ad Nashville Railroad at Cave City between 12 and 1 o'clock, taking two officers-Major Coffee, First Kentucky Cavalry, and other name not known-and 6 privates prisoners.
He burned 45 freight cars and 4 passenger cars and blew up a locomotive.
He released all the passengers, and they have returned to Louisville.
The train was bound for Nashville.
His object was to capture the train from Nashville with rebel prisoners on board; but the train was intercepted and stopped before reaching Cave City, and returned to Nashville.
H. W. Stager. A. Stager.