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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 250 (search)
Don't Touch the flag.--The St. Louis Democrat says that a few days ago the flag raised by Col. Morgan, at Platte City, Mo., was torn down, against the remonstrances of the few remaining citizens of that place.
Indignant at the outrage, and aware of the consequences should the perpetrators escape, the men engaged in the desecration were arrested, and, as we are informed, delivered to Col. Morgan.
He immediately ordered a court-martial; the men were found guilty, and sentenced to be shot, w the flag raised by Col. Morgan, at Platte City, Mo., was torn down, against the remonstrances of the few remaining citizens of that place.
Indignant at the outrage, and aware of the consequences should the perpetrators escape, the men engaged in the desecration were arrested, and, as we are informed, delivered to Col. Morgan.
He immediately ordered a court-martial; the men were found guilty, and sentenced to be shot, which sentence was forthwith carried into effect.
N. Y. World, Jan. 15.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 369 (search)
Attempt to trap A Federal General.--A correspondent, mentioning an interview held between Gen. Mitchel and Col. Morgan, relates the following incident.
He says:
Col. Morgan, in citizen's clothes, sat at the head of his men, on a magnificeCol. Morgan, in citizen's clothes, sat at the head of his men, on a magnificent dappled grey horse.
I had ample opportunity to see him, sitting, as he was, within six feet of me, and should judge him a very handsome man, six feet or more in height, broad, full chest, dark hair and whiskers.
A gentleman of our party, who had known him from early boyhood, remarked then: John Morgan was generally the leader in all the boyish pranks played about Lexington, while he was a boy, and the wild, reckless spirit he then showed has clung to him through early manhood.
He was the