The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-12-26
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ing Letter from the Est Regiment.

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We have been permitted to lay the following
letter before our readers. 1t will be read by many
who have friends and relatives in the First
Regiment, with interest:
| CAMP wooD BACON CREEK, NEAR GREEN
| RIVER, Dec 10, 1861.
| 1t is some days since wrote last. We have
been very busy. We have advanced IS miles
from Camp Negley: The weather has been
pleasant for few days, and the terrible roads
are improving in consequence.
| Yesterday did a wrong thing. Without any
duty calling me, 1 went with DIR. Crugom, on
horseback, miles in advance of our camp to
Munfordsville on Green River. We went with
out arms, although the Adjt Gen. told us that
the enemy were there and had fred on our
pickets
The way of it was this-Four of Us had ell
gagged to go before we heard of the Danger
When heard that it was dangerous. i said that
would not go unless duty called me. AT this they
laughed; then got on my horse and rode off.
They who laughed took their pistols and wen'
down to Green River by railroad stayed 10
minutes and then returned. We. went down
unarmed, rode our horses into the river to give
them drink, looked all over the village and re-
turned safely. 1 enclose the pass that l got
from Gen. McCook.
Our army has now advanced as far as Green
River. l cannot tell, of course, what troops we
have got there. Suffice it to say that the enc
my could not cross it in force in front of our
cannon without great loss to themselves -
Whether we can do it, they opposing, remains
to be seen. The R. r. Bridge over Green Rlv-
err is a splendid structure. The span of 1t from
bank to bank Is one thousand feet, by actual
measurement. The upper part of the bridge Is
of iron and wood tressle work set nm fine abut-
ments of stone, each 80 feet high. One OF the
stone piers or abutments was mined and blown
up by the enemy, carrying with it about 800
feet of the bridge on which the track was laid.
This destruction has to be repaired by us before
we can cross the river in great fore e. The R.R.
Bridge at misplace Bacon Breek- has just
been repaired by our men and workmen of other
Regiments. LIT. Col. Lane did good ervice in
this work.
We have several bands of music here with
the various Regiments, and they entertain US
very much indeed
We haze five Generals at this point.
The roar of the picket guns every morning as
the men are coming hone from duty soundsaw
ful warlike An entire Regiment fred off their
guns the morning after We got here This made
q great sensation in the camp. Many ran hith-
err an thither under some underlined impressions.
Our Regiment had permission to fire their guns
in line of battle. took out my horse to accus-
tom him to the sound. He danced q little.
Co. X of our Regiment has been chosen by
Gen. Negley for his body guard" This Co.
has better rifles than most of the other compa-
MES, for the present.
Many well-informed persons think that we
shall have great difficulty in driving the rebels
from Bowling Green. 1t is thought that they
can resist the approach of our army success sful-
y. God alone knows.
HEADauAHrERs GEs. MccooK's DIVISION Nun
FoRpsvILLE. GREEN RIVER, Dec, IS, '61.
We had a terrible day yesterday and IA ex
citing night last night.
We left Camp Wood, Bacon Greek, yesterday
at A. NJ. Marched 8 miles and had just got to
Green River to pitch our tents, when officers
were seen flying iu all directions, ordering the
Regiment down to the banks of the River and
to the Railroad Bridge. Our Regiment was the
first in line, an Gen. Negey ordered Colonel
Stark weather. to take the right front. In the
meantime cannon are heard down on the River.
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stable that the man took him to. So got my
blanket and saddle bags and started in advance
Of The Regiment. We rushed down to the bat
terysof artillery and there learned that the reb-
ell cavalry had attacked the 32nd Indiana Reg
iment which had just crossed the River. The
Rebels had run up a train of cars to the River,
and began to cannonade our Regiments, The
Indiana Regiment engaged their cavalry, the
Texan Rangers, our men taking their bayonets
from their guns and striking the rebels off their
horses. Or artillery fired into the woods on
the other side oil the river during this time
Negley's Brigade was all under arms and de-
ployed into hollows where the rebels could not
see US, hoping thus to get them TO come on =
But the Indiana Regiment,a German Regiment,
| drove them back. A courier then came and
reported to the General, who ordered his Brig
AIDE to encamp. We all came back and were
putting up our tents, when the 1st Wis. and the
18th Penn. Regiments were ordered to he Riv-
ell again, as 5000 of the enemy were approach
| ing We rushed once more to arms, the Ist
Regiment in the van The enemy's cavalry
again attacked the Indiana Regiment! In this
second engagement 80 of the enemy were kill
ed. We lost 10 killed and 40 wounded and
missing. Again the enemy retreated. Our
Regiment, the 18th Penn, 32nd Indiana, 18th
Ohio, squad of Cavalry and another Indiana
Regiment the number of which | did not
learn, lay on their arms all night on the
River. They ale just now all returning to
camp, but expecting to be called out at any
moment Our people here are are engaged in
repairing the great bridge of the N. & L. r. r
and the enemy are trying to prevent our doing
it.
l will write you more at leisure in day or
two. NJ
Gen. Tom Thumb.-The vertable origina,
" General T ON Thumb 'the wonder of the world
it will be seen by the advertisement in this week 8
paper, will give two Of his grand entertainments
in this city on Tuesday, January 18th at Simmons
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