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The Daily Dispatch: May 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], Colonel Morgan's late Exploit in Kentucky. (search)
ess agent, after having destroyed fifty-three cars, one engine, and some other Government property, estimated in the aggregate to be worth over one million of dollars. Hearing by telegraph that the train from Nashville had been alarmed a few miles below and sell back, we commenced our march for a return to Sparts, well satisfied that we had given the Northerners proof positive that we were not very badly whipped at Lebanon. The return — Morgan as a Lecturer. On our return through Burksville, we surprised and captured eight of Wolford's cavalry, and took dinner with our loyal friends, who seemed very agreeably surprised to see Morgan and his men, whom they had supposed dead or prisoners. Morgan delivered a short lecture to the Union men, which the Court session had drawn together at this place, when we resumed our march towards Sparta, where we arrived in due time without further incident. Major Elbatte was paroled here, Major Coffee having been paroled on the first day's ma