Show t r The V Gen John JohnH H Morgan K nay 1 t i r r C L r F 5 I Fort The Flight of Johnson on Johnsons Johnson's t S 4 4 Andrews Men ay LaKe Erie i Dy By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSON T 1 WAS VAS Just just 70 TO years ago this summer that the two states stale of Ohio and Indiana were ere having a le o of of oIle the she Ile Jitters Jitters- The re reason son for far their state of ot nr es Is contained lines fr from froma m mII a II poem Kentucky I Bellere Belle Relle re remember It In the old Fourth rr that told about Morgan Haider Halder and ond Morgans Morgan's terrible men lIIn With bowie bowle knife and pistols are galloping Dg i up the glen The raid rud led Id by lien On John Joann lout Hunt Morgan In tn 1803 c coigne of ot a regiment In 10 Gen leu i i Braxton Confederate his artoy-his his briga brigu generalship dier-generalship coming la Infer lafer er was ono ot the J and daring dating enterprises In In the tho Civil Wal war conceived anti and skillfully executed executed exe exo- Its lender leader failed In his announced 1 purpose pur pur- pose pose pose-of ot watering his horses In Lake I Erie but buthe buthe buthe he did succeed In re the point farthest north attained attained by any Southern tr troops ops on active the war and end the expedition n just missed missed- being carried to a triumphant conclusion 8 sion tt through rou h no fault of A Morgans Morgan's or uns un's a a swift and unexpected rise of ot the Ohio river rl pi prevented his rescuing reaching safety at nt the last mo mo- ment For ns n a n ballad Inter later composed by one of f hie li r troopers and sung by his hili surviving sur sur- dIving comrades had it ItOh H. H Y Oh Oh Morgan crossed the river r And 1 L went across with him himI him him- I I was captured In Oh Ohio o Just bf because I 1 couldn't swim I 1 When on June 11 II Morgan 1 and approximately ly I cavalrymen Ia crossed the Cumberland river r rivern i In n Tennessee and started north his secret destination destination desti sU nation notion was Ohio After a number of ot skirmishes with with Union Union troops stationed as garrisons of ot towns along the line of ot march he reached the Ohio at July 7 captured two steamboats drove drove off ROD OO Federal militia and two Federal gunboats and then crossed the river to Indiana Inc lie Ill was now In the heart of ot enemy territory his little force torce pursued by thousands thou thousands thou thou- sands of ot Federals from the Kentucky e camps amIs and facing hostile militia populace and anti soldiery ry wherever he might turn Descending on 00 Corydon Corydon Cory Cory- don he found JOO militia drawn up to bar his way lie Ill dispersed them Ihm and 1 moved 1 on without halting hafting through Salisbury and to Salem ulm From rom Salem alln he proceeded on up the Ohio destroying destroying de de- and burning as DS he went In effort to cripple the transportation system and deprive the Federals of ot their stores At Versailles he encountered encountered en en- countered n a strong force torce of enemy troops sent to to capture him but hilt eluded theta them and continued on his way After Atler threatening Cincinnati he tie skirted the city and reach limp Camp Shady There he destroyed a n large number of Federal tra I army wagons much forage and other supplies l' l Continuing Continuing Con Con- n- n east fast laying waste to rail lines he finished fin fin- his dash through Ohio at At that time It was estimated estimated Federal troops were hot In pursuit of the during daring raiders l liven Even then Morgan might have made his escape Into Virginia but for an unexpected rise In the hE Ohio that delayed the the- command and prevented It from crossing the river Immediately While they the were compelled to wait watt Federal troops and gunboats gunboats gun Jun- boats cause came tip lip The raiders pushed further up the river to another ford Here lIe ninny tunny crossed before fore the pursuers caught up I nail made their the escape Hemmed In by Federals the remainder of or the command split up In small groups some groups some escaping lag ing some General Morgan and anda ollda a Urge large number of t his followers ls l's escaped 1 doubled back on the trail anti and headed toward Athens Athena and lint Hut the game gumC was Willi about up 11 Maj laJ surge Hue of the tho Ninth Kentucky cavalry had thrown a n cordon of ot troops across the path of the teeing fleeing raider south of ot New OW Lisbon and there thre on Jul July G O Morgan surrendered to his bis Ken fellow en tucklan who for the past tw twp years had been been- kept t busy chasing John Morgan out of ot Kentucky Ken tuck tacky tucky A bronze tablet set In III a huge bowlder on the traveled little Heaver reek ft k road rend todA today marks the high titter mark of ot t toe e Confederacy Even Kven If It Morgan failed l to water his a in III In Lake I it for two other Confederate erate leaders John V y Y Ht David d II U. U Russ t I S. S to enjoy a spectacular though brief career on on that body of ot water and to create almost as as much nuch consternation In n Union hearts harts as had the thebold bold lold l Kentuckian x At t the outbreak of ot the Civil Chi war toss Ross Wits was an old year cadet cadt In the Macon Guards the pride of ot Georgia Ge Captured at the battle of ot l noX II Tenn toss Ross was sent to a Union prIson prison prison son camp on 00 th the shores sholes of ot Lake Erie Irle from which ho he soon escaped d an and made hinds his way WilY to to Toronto where he became baUle acquainted with Jacob son formerly secretary tary of tit the Interior In 10 dent Buchanan's cabinet l' but now an nn agent for tor forthe forthe the Confederacy In enlisting Southern sympathizers limon among the Canadians and In aiding Confederate Confederate Con Can federate sympathizers rs to escape Thompson sent toss Hoss to Windsor Rindsor to report to s- s I b J JI 4 S Where Morgan Surrendered Copt Cant John Yoates Beall another Confederate agent who had a n plan which had hod been ben turning over o In his for some time tIle It was to raise a crew of ot refugee refugeo Confederates In Canada take posse the Philo one of the lake Inko plying between Iwen Detroit and Sandusky phio a and re j the h he war stew steamer er Michigan Mich Mich- igan gait a side Ide arm armed d 14 1 wins fIOS ims and use tise It to to attack ort Fort Johnson on on John Johnson n Island In Sandusky bay where more than 1400 1100 Confederates Con Con- federates most most of f them officers were held as prisoners of ot war If It the plot were ere successful the Confederates would haY havi control of ot the Great lakes l-akes anI and could cause couse Incalculable damage damage dam dam- age to Union shipping and the Union cause couse before before before be be- fore they thy could be suppressed t i The Intelligence department of ot the Union forces In III Michigan learned d of ot the plot but allowed allowed al al- allowed lowed It to go forward In the hope of ot capturing the ringleaders before any serious damage could he be done So on the morning of ot September Se 19 10 ISO ISM when the Philo Parsons left Detroit with 40 passengers on board among them the were several several several sev sev- eral of ot conspirators One of these asked the boats boat's clerk Walter r O. O Ashley who was also part port owner of ot the boat to stop at Sandwich Sandwich Sandwich Sand Sand- Ont to take on a party of ot men desiring to go down the river rl Accordingly this W was l done done- The fhe new passengers were well dressed and gave every ery appearance of being prosperous travelers At Malden Maiden about twenty miles below Detroit twenty more came on board These The had hada a trunk with them as their only piece of ot bag bag- gage The Philo Parsons continued on her r way woy stopping at North Bass Middle liars and South Bass Islands and finally lIy reached re Kellys Kelly's Island where four more niece men joined I the passengers Then soon after rte the Philo Parsons left I Kellys Kelly's Island on Its lis way to 10 Sandusky andusky the officers crew and the rest of at the passengers found themselves es looking Into the barrels of pistols flourished bythe bythe by bythe the newcomers The trunk had yielded Its stock of ot firearms hatchets hatchet nail and other formidable wea wea- pons The captain of the boat boot was persuaded to relinquish command and the crew and the male malo passengers were given temporary lodgment In Inthe Inthe inthe the ves el's els hold Renal Beall took command of the boat bout as captain and Ross Koss was first mate With true southern chivalry Ihl Beall and Ross Hoss ordered a n banquet to tie be spread and the Confederates Confederates Con Coo federates rates entertained the lie women passengers ers as befitting southern rn gentlemen While these festivities s were we-re going on the Island Quern Queen with 10 Federal soldiers on onboard onboard board pulled up alongside the Philo Parsons arsons This was Just what C Captain Beall wanted It was all very well to Impress noncombatants with his prowess prO but hut the enemy nemy In uniform and fully tully promised more mote excitement It ne never will lie he known perhaps wh Wit why the Union UnIon Un Un- ion soldiers did Ihl not make short work of ot this handful of ot Confederates At 1 Si C a. a CY y rule rate Beall and Hoss leaving n a few ew tacit men to guard the Philo Parsons took tool the rest of their command and amid after firing a few rw shots Into the Island Queen Qun sprang on hoard and und captured the crew who were too astonished at this unexpected sally even to tn fire tire a shot In return j j With Ith the Island Queen and the tune 10 Union men en In to tow the Philo Parsons set st her prow toward Sandusky to capture Port Fort Johnson there thre and seize and seize the Michigan at that time time- the fastest Is taller on t the e lakes Inkes The commander of at the Michigan had however howe bet been n warned that n a daredevil band was making things uncomfortably warm for lake hIke shipping The commander therefore carefully laid his plans and got his hili men re-IIII re ready for tor the the- pirates lie He had flad the fort at his back bock to help Ip him ins Inthe the event e matters matte threatened to get wit out of ot hand Beall and his men had scuttled the Island Queen and taken token their prisoners aboard the Parsons preparatory to attacking the Mich igan When the commander of ot the latter vessel VESse sighted the e enemy he set out In cha chase e and the Parsons turned about and fled The lIch Igan as toss explained years later had twelve guns We Ve bad had only our pistols So It Is evident evi evl dent nt that the Confederates took the only wise course In heading for tor safety Despite the Michigan's superior speed the Parsons gained the shelter of ot the Det Detroit river rl There the prisoners were landed handed Many of of the pirates also went ashore and Then Beall neall and Ross Koss with willi only a n handful handful hand hand- ful of ot men left lect steered the Philo Parsons out Into deep p water waler and scuttled scuttle her ber After Atter that It was every eve man for tor himself Most of ot them escaped but Captain Beall was captured captured captured cap cap- tried by court martial found guilty guilt of piracy y and was hanged on Governors Governor's Island 2 N. N N Y on February 24 1805 Ross went to Hamilton Ont where he be was given refuge by a family whose rel relatives were In the Confederate armies In spite of ot the he placards placards placards pla pla- cards and bills posted everywhere offering rewards re re- rewards re- re wards for tor his capture Ross got to II Halifax all tax and was even eve bold enough to have bave his picture taken token while there A blockade runner r took him to Wilmington N N. C. C The Confederate authorities recognized his services by making him a captain In the secret service se He lie W was l. l however Impatient to get back Into the fray and rejoined re his old company In time Ume timeto to participate In the battles around Richmond He lie remained on on duly duty until Lee surrendered at Appomattox and nod was again wounded d shortly before before before be be- fore the cessation of ot hostilities Grant In fn his second administration Issued a special pardon relieving Captain Ross noss of ot the tho charges of at piracy For or more than 40 years he lived livEll at Grand Orand Haven In the state which he and his fellow pirates s had once thrown Into an on uproar and he finally moved to Minneapolis Minn where he died In 1027 1927 at the age of eighty thrle Thousands of ot visitors to A Century of ot Progress Progress ress rss In n Chicago this year e ar have seen Slen a relic of ot another famous Civil war raid the raid the locomotive The General oeral which stands across from the Travel el and Transport building This was the engine used by the Andrews Raiders rs named for their leader James s J J. J Andrews who like Gen John II Morgan was a Kentuckian Only In this case a Kentuckian was leading le a Union raid through Confederate territory and Instead of ot being mounted on the kind of thoroughbred horses for which Kentucky Is famous as Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan ganas was as their the steed was an Iron horse It was on the morning of April 12 1862 that the train drawn drown by The General en route from Atlanta Ga Ca to Chattanooga Tenn stopped at nt Marietta Ga Here lIe a considerable party of strangers strangers stran stran- gers dressed In civilian clothes and claiming to he refugees from within the Yankee lines who were ere desirous of ot joining the Confederate rate forces boarded the train and paid their the fares tares Capt W. W A A. A Fuller r who was In char charge e of the train dl did l not have the Slightest Inkling that these strangers were wre Union soldiers who were planning plan plan- ulna ning to capture his train and use It to paralyze e traffic on the Western Vestern and Atlantic railroad on ono one e of the vital arteries of ot transport for tor the Con Con- by burning the 15 bridges which la lay Iny y between Chattanooga and Big lg Shanty Their opportunity came when the train stopped d at nt Big lg Shanty for tor breakfast While they the were e thus occupied the strangers stran whose leader was s James James J J. J Andrews a citizen n of ot Flemingsburg Ky who had hod volunteered to perform pe this dangerous dangerous dan dam rous ge-rous task tuk cut away all but three thrPO cars In th the e train climbed Into the engine cab and steamed d away Captain Fuller believed belle that those who had d taken his train were deserters dese from Camp McDonald Mc Mc- Donald a recruit re camp at nt Big Shanty A At Al once he dashed dashe-d to the he telegraph to send a warning to to stations farther up the tue line only y to discover that the telegraph te wires had beer been n cut Accompanied by two or three thre others h be he e ran to Moons Moon's Station two miles away awny and ob a handcar on which tile they set st out In pur put suit of the raiders Then followed the race which which has has become a classic In American history historY Andrews Andrews and his hit s party parly leading the way with The General Gene General setting set set- ting fire to bridges tearing up the tracks 1 In n places s and putting obstructions on it In others other s and behind them Fuller ulle and anti his men men first o on n the hand car then on the engine Yonah an and d finally on The Hie Texas racing after them an and d gaining on them until at last the fugitives In de desperate effort e to shake off oIT their a pursuers pursuer s set pet fire to the last freight I car and cut It loose loos e on a bridge But nut before the bridge fire tire Fuller had Dd run up to the car could coupled couple catch o on u I and pulled It ft away By this time the fugitives had hud deserted the hi e engine and escaped Into the tho woods But mount mounted ed militia were |