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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: September 2, 1862., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for John Morgan or search for John Morgan in all documents.
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From the South.
Morgan's last exploit is thus described by a letter from Lenores, in East Tenn tand behind a triangular stockade work, and Gen. Morgan drew off his men, rather than sacrifice the Federal cavalry force, was rapidly advancing.
Morgan callled his men and moved out the Hartsville r y surprise and his men were not all together.
Morgan sent word to him that he had been following hi d, but shortly ended in a complete victory for Morgan--Gen. Johnson, with 600 of his men, having sur less after their bootless effort to capture John Morgan.
They tarried not in Lebanon, nor even til cles of every kind with which to get away from Morgan, and their guns and accoutrements were strewn e badly whipped; in fact, "cut all to pieces." Morgan, I believe, is still at Hartsville, or perhaps m by this time.
New recruits were flocking to Morgan from every direction in Kentucky and Tennessee om the Philistines.
I was unable to ascertain Morgan's loss in the last fight.
I have heard it est
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From Cumberland Gap.
If correct, the news from Cumberland Gap is scarcely less important than that from Manassas Late last night it was asserted that news had been received in official quarters to the effect that the Yankee General Morgan had attempted to cut his way through our lines, and that he was repulsed with great slaughter, after which his entire command, amounting to some ten thousand men, with their arms and equipments, surrendered to our forces under General E. Kirby Smith.
Thegan had attempted to cut his way through our lines, and that he was repulsed with great slaughter, after which his entire command, amounting to some ten thousand men, with their arms and equipments, surrendered to our forces under General E. Kirby Smith.
There is every reason to believe that this statement is correct, as it is well known that Morgan's position was decidedly precarious; but in view of the many similar reports received from the same quarter it should be taken with much caution.