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The Daily Dispatch: April 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], The approaches to New Orleans from the Gulf — a Yankee description. (search)
Yankee was a Lieut Burns, with a picket of five men, who at the time were in a house at the side of the road. Instantly forming his purpose, Capt. Morgan loosened his revolvers, but to hid his Federal overcoat so as to conceal his own uniform, and galloped up to the picket. "How are matters, Lieut Burns?" said Captain Morgan, addressing the Yankee officer. "All right, Colonel," responded Burns. "Where are your men?" asked Morgan. "In the house there," replied Burns. "Nice way of attending to your duty, sir. Consider yourself under arrest, and hand me your sword and pistol," said Capt. Morgan. His order was promptly obeyed, and Capt Morgan then directed Burns to call out his men singly. After requiring them to hand to him their sabres and guns, he ordered them to march. "We are going the wrong direction, Colonel," said Burns, after they had started. "No, It's all right. I am Captain Morgan!" said the brave partisan to his now thoroughly frighte