Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-14
December 10. 1851

M, TX. H.,1
December TO- 1861
Editors Of Press: Your correspondent has
been rather neglectful for the past few weeks,
but win now give you and your readers all
the news of an interesting character
know. In truth l have been initiating the
example of the illustrious Micawber, by
waiting for something to turn up" Some
thing has turned up at last, in the shape of
body of rebel troops, two hundred strong,
who burned down a railroad bridge, crossing
Bacon Creek. We had just finished this
structure and were congratuIating our.
selves upon the prospects OF another rail-
road ride further South, feeling assured
the country was almost saved, and the
war almost finished; that there was no
use TO place a guard in the vicinity of
our late labors; that it stood there a monu-
ment to the cause Of our glorious Union,
and that in a short time, With the band play
ing the "Red, White and Blue" the old stars
and stripes at our front unfurled to the
breeze, waited to us from Eye Kornfedeye-
racey," we would march triumphsntly across
Bacon Creek upon our bridge. But alas
we didn't do any of the foregoing, for the
two hundred rebels burnt the bridge down,
after which guard was stationed over the
ashes. This is the second bridge the rebels
have destroyed at that point On Friday
morning last six companies from our regis
ment were ordered to reconnoiter as far as
Green River.
We arrived at that river about six o'clock
in the evening, but we could see nothing of
the enemy, and were informed the rebel
troops who had burned our bridge had
crossed the river in their retreat, about ten
o'clock in the morning. We at once hunted
out quarters to camp for the night, and sent
out parties in search of forage for our horses
and ourselves. They soon returned from
their mission, having succeeded admirably.
| Pickets were thrown out and the guard sta.
toned, when we retired for the night, feel.
ing slightly fatigued with our ride of twenty
miles. Nothing happened through the night
to disturb US, and early in the morning the
! bUgle sounded, and the boys turned out
| lively, feeling rested, and ready for eating or
fighting. Mumfordsville was within sight Of
us, and we rode up there toinspect the town.
We found about two hundred inhabitants in
the place and halfth houses deserted.
The Court house resembles the one in
Newport, across from your city; not much
architecture about it, and rather dilapidated
There was also two hotels-or taverns, as
they are called here-oDe drugstore and,
strange to tell not whisky-shop in the
place. This was most fortunate, or the boys
would undoubtedly have 'squelched" the
establishment.
Captain Collins, commanding the recon-
noissance, ordered the destruction of the
| ferry boat, which was soon accomplished
with axes while the contrabaDds who had
been running the machine" looked on with
broad grins, seemingly greatly astonished,
Soon after we were en- route for Camp Nevin,
which place we reached at three O'clock in
the afternoon.
Last week we lost two men out of our
company; one died through sickness and the
other was killed under the following circum.
stances: At supper time the soldier killed.
| whose name is John Goodman, went to get
a cup of coffee, and after tasting it. re.
marked to the cook that there was no sugar
in it. The cook replied rather savsgely, and
asserted that there was sugar in it. Good
man again contradicted him, when he ap.
piled a billingsgate epithet to Goodman
who Immediately grappled with him. The
cook whipped out bowie. knife and stabbed
him. Goodman fingered until the mex
morning, when be died. The cook is under
arrest, and will probably be executed.
Our regiment the First Kentucky Cavalry
hes suffered greatly through sickness. | an
pretty sure an advance movement is on foot
and will soon be executed.
General Bueps policy will not admit o
civilians leaving Louisville to see thei
friends and relations in the army. One o
our men, who had been given up by tn,
surgeons, telegraphed for his father to com,
aud see him. His father, upon receipt of th
dispatch, fastened to Louisville, but was no
allowed to go further. This course of actor
is very good one, and is we'll calculated t.
keep out of our camps spies, who, unde
other circumstances, would soon convey t
the enemy our strength and movements.
If we should move soon you may expect t
hear again, in another quarter, from
GUERRILLA.