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pns-'^l li» rslt;*s ;in«l fuVisimce. From («rf*mI.’.ti r bi:«!r Mo;;:.ih nmrtlilt;«l rapidly t/vwr.rtls ij bnuon, r .ifliiiii; witliin ii\lt;* inilrsof hat pl:i4c*lt;m iIi* ai^ht ol* July «11It.:ii:on was |z.;xrisour»l hy. the Twr ntiitihFTratncKy inuuiry, ’5'I.S :ron;rT unlt;h*r lt;om-maud nf nanl *(Jims. S. Jlnn-sou. Tlir town, Miuatt-il in a basin snr-r*lt;!:iaU»l by liilN nrtill# rv ran^c, had:n vrr 1k« h fori fit d. iWbm nn narcd bv•/Morgan months hc-foiv, t'ol. Hoskins, in eommnnd, • vaeuated I In- town ami took position in 11.•- hills i.ii the ror.il to Spriiiglield.) As usual, a lt;1-maud was made tor the surrender of the jdac •, which Col. Hanson declined. Morgan at. omc opened with artillery. Hanson deployed his regiment as slfin.'-i.shtTs and for s- n n hours held his ground. During the engagement .Morgan’s troops entered tin- town, forcing Hanson's m* n Ut take refug*- in the- depot and in h- i ' around it- .tohr. .oil’s brigade was f-4 iii a round upon tin- Danville road to look oiii for roiuferccnn-ni- trmu that direction. A1 h ngth Moi .'an or.h mI his men to storm the posit ifjji. v. kieh was done, and the I. nion tropl's raptured. In this charge I.ieutonput Thomas Morgan, a limthi r of the general, r-Tving on Colonel Duke's stnIT, was killed, rfan: on h' l»1 out in hope of romfiwcements f-War:nr:*, an I only sui rendered when the bnildings wove fired rn which his me* r.er. posted. The casualties in the regiment wrrr slight, only fonr killed and six-l‘«*n wonnded, previous to the surrender. Morgan lost nine killed and thirty wounded. The usual outrages were committed ut this place. Stores were broken open and^rohhed and officers and soldiers stripped of their valuables. Tko brave rucu why had displayed
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Washington National Tribune
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Sat, Apr 01, 1882
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