Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Daily National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan crosses the Muskingum River into Ohio at Eagleport, pursued by Union forces including Col. Loomis's regiment and the 56th Ohio under Lt. Col. McFarland. Citizens of Zanesville mobilize to resist as Morgan heads eastward toward the Ohio River on July 23.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
THE PURSUIT OF MORGAN.
EXCITEMENT AT ZANESVILLE.
CINCINNATI, July 23.—Morgan has crossed the Muskingum river at Eagleport, eighteen miles below Zanesville, and this morning our scouts report his force at 1,000 strong, with three pieces of artillery.
Col. Loomis sent his regiment and a large number of militia after him. Col. Chandler, of Zanesville, and twenty-five citizen scouts were captured at Deavertown last night.
The latest from Eagleport says the 56th Ohio regiment, under Lieut. Col. McFarland, are fighting the rebels, and driving them up the river towards Zanesville. This is not entirely reliable.
Business is suspended in Zanesville, and the citizens are turning out en masse to resist Morgan's progress.
The Latest.
CINCINNATI, July 23.—Morgan this afternoon was in Guernsey county, near the Central Ohio railroad, and was supposed to be making his way eastward for the Ohio river.
What sub-type of article is it?
What themes does it cover?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Story Details
Key Persons
Location
Ohio, Near Zanesville, Eagleport, Deavertown, Guernsey County
Event Date
July 23
Story Details
Morgan's Confederate force of 1,000 with artillery crosses Muskingum at Eagleport; pursued by Col. Loomis's regiment and militia; Col. Chandler and scouts captured at Deavertown; 56th Ohio fights and drives rebels toward Zanesville; Zanesville citizens resist; Morgan heads east in Guernsey county toward Ohio River.