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LjcidenU of Morgan'* Bid,We have been scmded to the oiQeof MofgiB as much m possible from ouxlt;5ol* umns, but the followicg incident* bare b^en relate 1 to u» by $. gentleman who pursued af* ter Morgan for several i»fP:Xn Meigs township Morgan's command captured four tueo, and whJ!*- liev halted there for dinner, one of Morgan * Staff t%. i that they might hare a little political otev*“a*Uon with the prisoners- lie s-kcd wnat th* poh* tics of that cwglWrbwi w*?**. Use of the prisonets replied trathe U?h*r*d they w*?e generally Vallaaitgham men la that neigh borbood. The Morgan man then staid that :f tijev were really YalSandigham men they o«d hire co fears of thens, that they *«ffu!d not figh against them us!^ forced to d«* at, ftcd then :t wa ifce;r jmteutiua (the rebels to ^i*« them on opportunity to fght on their*-d«LTte li«;t«.ant then gave order* not to molest the property of t!*** .men •*•£lt;, were prisoner* and rotated ‘ihv:o, and said thvy did no? sum to do any harm to Y*!2a-d:gb*tn *««. This policy vr^ practical in tho tame neighborhood. The rebel leader had given au order to bum the tannery oi a gentleman, but when they were informed that h-was a Yallandighatu man. the order t» btrn it wa= countermand's!. Tht* h no fiction, if the Aurora man wants the proof und*r oath :t can b* had.A wounded relurl, left nlt;ar l\snt Pleasant! Guernsey county, wasa-Led on Monday »;v«a* tug last, by a ciun of this county, sf he longed to any trcrei e-lt;i*Ay. lie “cone that you know anything of. *♦ « vP“You tR-l^ng then to a ««* ret society ? ’ ‘T*?, sir, 1 Jo.”“Have you seen any member* .ico: \va came into the Slate 7 ”-Y»; I ba’.eiccn *ju:ioa Dumber.'*■‘Have vou *een anv since Yuu were wounded?'*“Yw.sir; I brese^u three.'*Be then stated that it was promised by th*» member* thl» *oc **lv that if lh*-y ^Mo:-U*in s men' came into thi* State they would assist them.i! The wounded mars wore h butternut whenj |• • wounded, and on Monday evening, when ourk •11-'formant cuarerad with hitn, :t w** still onMin** vest which lav bv hi* -id*. -i 'The man hoped he vrouM g«*L well,but wasJjvery dangerously wounded. ilis siaaio s-! John Hupp*, and formerly ;x-*id**d at Holly[ Springs,
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Daily Zanesville Courier
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Tue, Aug 04, 1863
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