386.
Civil War Letter. Mouth of White River, Arkansas. December 1864.
Captured.

"That noted guerrilla, Dr. Morgan, that I wrote you about when at St Charles is captured and sent North. He came down on the same boat I was on. He was taken by the 87th Ill. Mounted infantry who were out foraging at St Charles, and when they were returning to camp, were way layed by Morgan and his band. They fired but one volley wounding one of our men and then beat a hasty retreat, our men following them. After a run of seven miles they succeeded in getting Morgan and one of his band. Morgan said he supposed he had the fastest horse in Arkansas, but his horse failed him this time. Morgan is a cousin of the late Genl. Morgan (rebel). He is about 5 feet 10 inches high, long black hair and a piercing and restless black eye. Well educated and talkative. He is a smart but dangerous man."

300/600     SOLD: $218.50

Condition: Very good