militia were met by rumors that the village was in ashes. Morgan
did not set fire to the village, but his men found time to
explore the village store, and to search the Fisher house, in the
second story of which they found a flag. Morgan's men were hardly
out of sight on the Richmond road when Colonel Collier and the
militia appeared. They formed line of battle on a hill east of
the village just in time to see Shackelford's advance coming
along the road over which they were expecting Morgan. The colonel
at once opened fire with his six-pounder loaded with scrap-iron.
The first shot did little damage. One piece of scrap-iron found
its way to the right, and struck with a resounding thwack against
the end of the Maxwell Tavern. The second shot did not hit
anything. One of Shackelford's officers rode across the field and
inquired, "What are you fools shooting at?" The colonel then
learned, to his astonishment, that Morgan was at least two miles
out on the Richmond road. Many who had been conspicuously absent
then showed themselves, and the daring deeds and hairbreadth
escapes which came to light are not to be lightly referred to. At
least a dozen dead rebels, it was said, would be discovered in
the fields when the farmers came to cut their oats, but for some
reason the bodies were never found.]

At Salineville he found Morgan, pursued by Major Way, pushing for
Smith's Ford on the Ohio. Breaking into trot and gallop, he outmarched
and intercepted the fugitives at the cross-roads near Beaver Creek, and
had gained the enemy's front and flank when a flag of truce was raised,
and Morgan coolly demanded his surrender. Rue's threat to open fire
brought Morgan to terms, when another issue was raised. It was now
claimed that Morgan had already surrendered, namely, to a militia
officer, and had been by him paroled. This "officer" turned out to be