Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-28
TRR WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Clippings from our Latest Kentucky Ex
changes.

The Louisville Journal of the 9th con-
tains diagram of that part OF the State of
Kentucky which extends from Louisville to
Frankfort; also, the railroad route TO Nash
vile, Tenn. We have heretofore given the
topography and distances.
GENERAL SHERMAN, OF OHIO.
Brigadier-G General William Tecumsoh
Sherman, Of Ohio, many years in the United
States Army, and latterly President of Mil
itary College in Louisiana, has charge of the
, camp of occupation on and beyond Mul.
draugh's flights.
GENERAL BUoKNER, OF KENTUCKY.
Brigadier. General Simon B. Buckner, also
graduate of West Point, though but thirty
seven years of age, has been some time in
! the regular service, and distinguished in the
Mexican War. He lately visited Washing
ton City-represented that he was loyal,
| talked of joining the Union Army, ingra.
tiated himself with General Scott, examined
miuutely all the Notifications, returned to
| Louisville, became the head of q traitorous
conspiracy, which had well nigh resulted in
| the invasion Of the city of Louisville. This
coup detat was prevented by the tearing up
of part of the track OBTAINING a large army
at Bowling Green.
General Buckner has the outposts of his
Tennessee and rebel Kentucky forces, about
ten miles from those of General Sherman.
Buckner's Aids are Alex. Capeday, ThoC
H, Hunt, and Robt. Biggs. W. N. Haldeman
is with Jack Aliens Cavalry.
GENERAL ANDERsoN's ENGINEER.
Captain F. E. Prime, of Italian birth, en-.
| tered the service of the United States in 1850,
| from New York. He has been promoted to
Captain. He is represented to be about
thirty years of age, of low and thick stature,
with dark sun. Drowned complexion, and
| an eye like a hawk. He will have some i'm
Il % 1a y,o1 1of
| armed Tennesseeans and Secessionist Ken
| tuckians make a sally across the country from
Mumfordsville, which they hold to the town
of New Haven, on the Lebanon Branch Rail-
road.
NATURAL DEFENsEs.
| In fact, the route has only to be occupied
in time by small force of artillery and in
fantry to keep any body of invaders from.
reaching Louisville.
The celebrated Muldraugh's Hill skirts
Lane County on the north, the county seat
of which is Hodgensville. Near this place,
on Nolin Creek, is the celebrated knoll which
was pioneer fort in Indian war times.
The route to New Haven is through de-
files along Rolling Fork, where the rugged
walls are two hundred feet high. At one
| point a short elbow is formed, which, if
mounted with cannon, could command the
entire pass.
CoMMIssARY sYMoNDs.
Captain H. g. Symonds, of General Ander.
sons staff, is Commissary of Subsistence.
SURGEON MURRAY.
The Medical Department is in charge Of
Major Robert Murray, native of Maryland
COLONEL LOWELL H. ROUSSEAU.
The Louisville Journal gives credit to thi:
gallant officer, native of Kentucky, o
patriotism and great discernment. Perceiv.
ing the traitorous designs of Secessionists in
Louisville, he prepared in time and had two
regiments recruited and armed, who at the
: first cry of danger leaped to the rescue and
, shielded the city and State from sudder
, and savage stroke.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD W. JOHNSON
! He commands the Home Guards at Leba
non junction; is Kentuckian, graduate o
West Point, and experienced as cavalry
officer.
sUNDRY ITEMS.
! A party Of Secessionists in Marion Coul1ssJy
Kentucky, at the time of the late outbreak
attempted, by placing plank on the tracl
near Hardin Greek bridge, to precipitate
: train expected. The wheels broke befor
coming to the bridge, thus saving numerou
, lives.
1t is reported that a party of three hun
, dred men, from the surrounding counties
having in their possession two hundred AMI
fifty mules and one hundred negroes passet
! through Bloomfield Nelson County, on Sun
day, on their way South.
The forces that came down to Frankfor
returned to Lexington on Wednesday.
General Sherman has the telegraph il
| working order from his camp to Genera
Anderson's headquarters.
. Four of Jack Aliens Cavalry are prisoner
f in Union Camp, at Lebanon Junction.
R. S. Smith, a friendly scout on Salt River
! was wounded by shot from Captain Glib
i, sons men. He was taken to the LouisVil
Hospital.
An unsuccessful conspiracy to seize Geo
D. Prentice, editor of the Journal, who mad
frequent visits to West Point, at mouth o
Salt River, is said to have been concocteC
by DR.. Clay MeTriwether, now Captain il
the Confederate army.
Prentice gives loaded column of har'
words, scorching General Buckner, whom h
terms the Benedict Arnold of the day.
"the Catiline of Kentucky"
1t is reported from Georgetown, KY, tha
John @. Breckinridge escaped by crossing
the Kentucky River, going to Lawrenceburg
l thence to Buckner's camp.
+ News from Stanford, Lincoln County, KY.
is that the Secessionists of Grab Orchard CAV
up their arms to Union men, and promised
loyalty to the Union. Many Secessionists a
Lancaster, Garrard County, have taken tn
oath to support the Government.
1t is rumored that Jesse D. Bright has fle
to the Secession camp in Owen County, t.
avoid an arrest, on a warrant issued by tn
t Secretary of State at Washington.
The Madison Courier, of Friday evening
= says:
Yesterday was a day of unusual excite
ment in Madison. Information, deeme(
reliable, was received during the night be
fore of a movement of rebels in Trimbll
County toward Carrollton, with the avoweC
purpose OF seizing that important place as
base for future operations. 1t was under
: stood, also, that the rebels had twelve
pound cannon, which they intended to plan
on the bank, SO as to command the rivel
The Trimble County rebels did go to Car
roIlton, but finding no force there from th
camp in Owen County, they went on
d that camp.
There is large body of rebels in CAM
four miles from the Kentucky River,
Owen County. The Secessionists are flock
ing to this camp from the adjoining couI
T ties. They have the means of ftransportatio
in the flats and barges used in the navigl
: ton of the river, and in addition the steam'
DcUe is above. General W. o. Butler,
= Carrollton, counsels Secessionists to di