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Grace Monroe,
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Jefferson Co.
organ's Raid
INCIDENTS OF MORGAN'S RAID IN JEFFERSOE COUNTY
References A- G.R. BurdsalomAged 64
tr. Li. H. irlook was born in Franklin County near Frankfort Kertudky
April 14, 1844. Lc joined Morgan's *amend soon after the outbreak of the
war. He fought thru four years of the war with the exceptions of two brief
periods whioh he spent in Northern prisons, one of them after I.lorgan's Raid
in Ohio.
Ai participated in hundreds of exciting episodes and adventures of those
days. One of the most romantic oecurred while he loss marching with Morgan
in Indiana. Stopping in the small town of Dupont, he and some other troopers
begged a drink of water from a young girl. As they departed private Snook
called back "good by little girl will see you later."
kept his word, for soon after the war he returned and was married to the
girl —Miss Josephine Mayfield, a daughter of Frank Mayfield, and a sister of
Urs. George -!Aayfield of Lladison.
t vas from the Mayfield' =ohs house that a large number of hams was
taken.
Vghile at Npont Morgants Mon did not remain quietly in camp. 2any of
them scattered out and visited the surrounding farms where they helped them-
selves to the hay and oorn of the farmers.
They went inside of the hsoses
demanding food of the women and compelled thorl to cook it. The brick house
on road seven one half mile south of Dupont was "'here the Rawlin family lived.
Bands of IMEU throughout the entire day rode up and compelled MT114. Rawlings
to 000k for them. Eventually the flour barrel was empty so she quit cooking.
Rawlings had a very fine black mare, which he knew he would lose if
he did not hide her. Ua knew if he hid her in the barn she mould be found*
Re thought of his large miller under his house with an outside entrance. He
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hid the black mare in it. while the men feasted in the kitchen over the
black mare 7re. Rawlings was worried that the MAIM mould make game noise
and let the soldiers know where she was hid; but she did not. Eventually
the men left. Mr. Rawlings kept the black maze many years afterwards.
74hen it bet:0.mo known that Uorgan' s men mere in Dupont, many of the
'surrounding farmers left their work and come to town to see the Confederates.
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The town was full of citizens as well as soldiers. A man by the name of
Wildman put spore to his horse and dashed down the street. An officer
gave the command to fire. Some eitizen °ailed out not to fire. The soldiers
did not fire immediately until they received a esmond command from the
officer. lay that time Wildman was out of range. He was not hurt and rode
away in Safat-y, risking his life to save that of his horse."