Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-26
VISIT TO THE lBTH OHIO REaI'
MENT

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vlsfT TO THE 18TH OHIO REGI.
-,-.i.5 -i. MENT.
Messrs. W. 8. Kennon and ID. d. L.
yowsn returned on Thursday last from
visit to 18th Ohio Regiment in Kentucky,
With highly interesting intelligence from
them and the division to which they are at
taohed. Provided with letter Of reccm-
msndation from Gov Dennison, they pro-
cured pass from Gen. Buell. at Louisville
70 Camp Nevin, fifty miles South Of Louis
vile, on the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road. They arrived at Camp Nevin on the
morning Of the 9th Of December, at 10 o.
clock, and found that about an hour before
the 9th Brigade, composed Of the 18th and
10th Ohio and 32nd iGerman) and 39th
Indiana Regiments Of Infantry, with the
lst Kentucky Cavalry and Capt Cotter's
battery 70 pieces) from Ohio, had left camp
BY the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike
for Green River, twenty three miles South.
They then went to Sonora, five miles by
rail, and the conductor considering it unsafe
10 20 any farther, they struck across to the
pike about one mile East Of the Railroad,
found the wagon train, got their trunks on
bard the wagons, and marching with the
train overlook the brigade at Bacon Creek,
where they had encamped for the night,
aitsr march of fifteen miles. The next day
they marched with the 5th to Green River,
eight miles, on the North bank Of which,
around Munfordsville, the county scat Of
Hart county, the brigade encamled in Camp
Wood on the evening of the 10Th, nnd still
remained when our informants lei; them on
shs 18th. Col. Hindman was encamped
twelve miles South Of Munfordsville with
sbout 5000 rebel forces, and Gen. Buckner
b at Bowling Green, twenty-eight miles
farther, on the South side Of Baron River,
With from 20 to 25,0O0 forces. A few days
before, the rebels had destroyed the railroad
bridge at Bacon Creek, which was, however,
quickly rebuilt after the advance to Green
River. The bridge across Rolling Fork,
which had been twice destroyed, once by the
rsbsls and afterwards by freshct, was
again rebuilt, and the 18th train came
through from the North to Green River,
and the shrill whistle of the iron horse orce
more, after two months silence, echoed
among the hills and rocks Of Green River.
At this point the road crossed the river upon
magnificent iron bridge, nine hundred aud
eighty feet long and one hundred and thirty
high, said to be the most splendid structure
of The kind, with one exception, in North
America. Bucknsr attempted in Septem'
Der to destroy it, and succeeded in blowing
mp one pier and destroying two spans, but q
large force were repairing ii when our in
formants left, and it is doubtless completed
ere this bsz
A company Of sappers and miners; At
taehsd 10 the 32nd Indiana built wooden
bridge across the river in four days, and the
troops we're crossing on it on ths 18th.
Our boys were in fine spirits At the pros
pscs of doing something, and although con
siderable sickness had resulted from tbei
unhealthy location at Camp Nsvin, march
Ing orders wonderfully improved their healtl
and the whilom SICK were Aocking into CAM
Wood daily in the best Of spirits aud ''sver,
whit whole.
> Too much praise cannot DO bestowed upor
the appearance, drill aud pluck Of the glori
ous 18th Regiment Old Belmont has rea
en- 10 b. proud that she is 80 well repressn
ted in II, and the fact that Gen. Buell. ha'
put them In advsncs Of his principal oorps
eossisting in all Of probably $4,000 men
shows his appreciation Of them. Colone
Dickey and Major Wallace ars soldiers ant
oliosrs Of the first class; the officers ant
men Of the three Belmont companies stant
A No. I in the regiment. Lieut..Col, vii
son was under arrest, charged with insubor
dinatiop and using unbscomiug language Il
Col. Dickey, and was tried by court mar
tisi On the I4th; but the result had no
ben announosd on tho 18th. He is said u
b. . good man and > fine officer, and tn
esssral wish, which was shared in by Col
Dlsksy himself, seemed TO DO that the.
won,d not be deprived Of his ssrvices
Ths advanced position Of the brigad'
ssndsssd strong picket force necessary
eoisistiAg Of one whole regiment on thi
slds Of the river, and from two to four com
paniss on the South side. The result Of tbi
,xas that sssb yeginsns uas on picket ever.
fhird dsy and night for the frst wesk bu