"Captain" James Burbick, of the home guard.[10] Rue held Morgan, with
364 officers and men and 400 horses, till General Shackelford came up,
who held them as prisoners of war.

[Footnote 10: General W.T.H. Brooks says in his report:

Morgan had passed a company of citizens from New Lisbon, and
agreed not to fire upon them if they would not fire upon him. He
had taken two or three of their men prisoners, and was using them
as guides. Among them was a Mr. Burbick, of New Lisbon, who had
gone out at the head of a small squad of mounted men. When Morgan
saw that his advance was about to be cut off by Major Rue, he
said to this Captain Burbick: "I would prefer to surrender to the
militia rather than to United States troops. I will surrender to
you if you will agree to respect private property and parole the
officers and men as soon as we get to Cincinnati." Burbick
replied that he knew nothing about this business. Morgan said,
"Give me an answer, yes or no." Burbick, evidently in confusion,
said, "Yes."

James Burbick sent a statement to Governor Tod, in which he said that he
was not a prisoner with Morgan, but that he was guiding him voluntarily
away from the vicinity of New Lisbon, after Morgan had agreed not to
pass through that town. Burbick reported that he accepted Morgan's
surrender, and started for the rear with a handkerchief tied to a stick
to intercept the advancing troops, while Lieutenant C.D. Maus, a
prisoner with Morgan, was sent with another flag of truce across the
fields.]

And thus ended the greatest of Morgan's raids. By it Bragg lost a fine