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WPA L. C. PROJECT CAI S..4 -..)-1A4.) UNIT
Form -3
12656
Date received
)6//D /410
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Title.e..).1.4.424.)
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LLL/ -4-4b
2t4.4:11
Place of originC)4-#114041,./ CAte..44•41.4
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Grass Monroe.
District fifi
Jefferson Co. 1,4,4,1,
Morgan's Raid
wmaxiss OF MORGAN'S RAIDI.0.*The Captured Boy°
RefereneosAm A. M. Ponder- who read:cod the following story from Dr. J. F. Lewis,
the Captured Boy.
oompany of Confederate soldiers same dashing up the streets of
Dupont, about tvo.thirty P.M. July 11, 1663. They Immediately rounded up
and captured eighteen old men and ahoy. Dr. Lewis.
All of the prisoners were pissed in Mr. Mayfield's 'tore. A guard was placed
at the front and rear door. Eventually one of the guards spied the young boy
and said. *what aro you doing here?" Th4, bay replied quaveringly, *You saptured
I.1' Perhaps the humor of the situation as well as the tragedy forood itself
through the mind of the Confederate, anyway he told the boy to sto how quick
he oould got home. Tho young oub souttlod home as fast as his trembling logs
would carry him. Tho old men 'were eventually released.
In the meantime a Confederate soldier chopped down a telegraph polo and
out the vire. The Confederates also went south of Dupont and burned Big Creek
Bridge and burned Graham Creek Bridge to the north of the town. The ompty freight
oars on the siding were burned as 'well as the depot.
Along about six o'oloOk in the afternoon Morgan's main body of men arrived.
His headquarters vele at the home of Thomas Stout. The en folks were kept
all night 000king for the hungry and weary soldiers.
The oonfedorates broke into Mr. May/1404's smoke house and .t ii a large
numbor of hams. They also lootod his general stem of a large amount of goods.
Morgan picked up all the horses possible to replaoe his worn out mounts. The
women, children and °Miens were not molests&
Morgan loft Dupont Sunday July 12. 166$ immediately after noon. Hobson
with four thousand man were on his trail early Monday morning, July 16. What
14356 hors*. Morgan failed to take Hobson took. Jefferson County later recoiled about
440,000 for the property taken by Hobson's men. Morgan had scouting
parties eight or ten miles north and eight or ten miles south of Dupont.
Fumor states they were as far south as north Madison.
Thus !,'Organ flashed through southern Indiana like a meteorite across
the horizon. The people were gE,aping with astonishment at the rapidity of
his movements. Over two hundred miles in five days This was drama
enacted before the eyes of the people. He became almost a legendary
character; gallant, dashing, aristocratic, fearless. A vivid personality
that set the teeth of southern Indiana on edge; today just a reminiseenoe.
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