“Ah! that is good. If you refused this time we might be obliged to take you along with us, and that might not be agreeable to you.”
As the Captain gave his parole, he said, “This is the second time we have met. There may be a third meeting, and it may be my time.”
“Au revoir,” gayly replied Calhoun.
Little did he think then of their next meeting, and what it would mean to him.
The prisoners all being paroled, and the work of destruction complete, Morgan’s command returned to Glasgow, loaded with booty.
The capture of the trains and the breaking of the railroad at Cave City caused the greatest excitement throughout the Federal army. It showed the [pg 81]Federal authorities how weak their line of communication was. Although so much depended on Morgan’s capture, he was left for some days almost unmolested. He made a demonstration toward Lebanon, captured a number of prisoners, and then, when the combination against him grew too strong to be resisted, he withdrew at his leisure and at length found rest for his command at Chattanooga.