Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-26
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Accounts fran the EnemYs-Affafrs On tn
Nashville RaIlrOads

Nashville RaIlrOads
Correspondence Of the LouiEviIIs Journal.
CAxP AT LEBAsoN JUNCTION, September 20, A. ID.
The situation CT affairs here indicates warm wcl
shortly. The advances, consisting Of Gen. Rous-
seauis brigade and the county Home Guards which
have f0ckedto their support on the Hill are 20 be
reinforced this morning by five companies OF Home
Guards under Col. Richard w. Johnson, U. s. A,
and who Is TO be the Heutenant Colonel of Colonel
Jacksonas Cavalry Regiment. These companies con-
sist in part of the Marion Rifles and National
Guards. and have each been supplied with ten
rounds Of ammunition and ordered to take pro-
visions for two days. Communication with the
advance avery difficult, aud some say this advance
Of the Home Guards is merely TO tske an important
order from Gen. Sherman. But this Is not the fact
It is more than probable that the enemy is in force
beyond EliZabetatown and ara advancing from
Nolin Bridge, which has not been destroyed. This
force Is said to consist of ten thousand Conederates
from the Tennessee camps, who have advanced with
the intention Of attacking before reinforcements
can STRIVE from Louisville. Il Is Important that
renforcementa should be sent forward immediately.
The Indiana troops will be needed and that sooa.
Every Home Guard in Louisville is wanted here.
10 the course OF the morning the main part Of the
Home Guard viii Join the brigade near Muldraughs
Hill. when Wiliagain dispatch you. y
The following companies Of the Home Guard Of
Louisville are At present on duty here and vii be
! detailed TO guard our rear DELPHI Guards. Marion
Rifle ZOuaYes, jefferson Guards franklin Guards
pont Z5uaVes, National Home Guards, Gill Rifles,
Crittanden Union Guards. Halbert Z0uaVes, Second
Ward Rangers, Vilher Guards Anderson Guards,
Sumpter Grays, Thurston Guards, and Dent Guards.
There are at least 600 e 500 of the Home Guard
not here, but IN LouissiLle 3
The statement made in regard to H. K. Wells,
am reliably informed, is not true. He did not aid
the rebelsin their destruction Of property and did
not fly. Hssis q member Of Union company Of
Home Guards at Louisville and IS represented to
ba lOual Ina in
find the railroad and telegraph lines in our rear
closely guarded by companies Of Home Guards
from the county IN the vicinity. At Salt River
Bridge company Of 50 or 80 men are doing good
service, and at Bzrdstown Junction Capt. Aetcalf,
of Louisville, is stationed. he had skirmish on
Thursday morning about O'Clock with small
number Of rebels, who fired into tho Guard st the
water station. They then lied, pursued for mile
by the company Of Captain Metcalf, but one was
captured or killed on either side. This company is
partly awarding the Bardstown Branch Railroad,
and I learn that the bridges and trestle wcrks on
that road are safe, being closely watched. An st.
tempt was made to burn the trestle-work over VIII
sons Greek, Il miles from Bardstown, on Thursday
morning. The flames, however, were exdnguished
by company IN that vicinity.
Several quite important arrests have been made,
among theznsiis one O. E. Matthews, clerk for J. A.
Penton and resident of Jacksonville. It appears
that he came from JefeTsolve on the night CT the
march cf Roueseaus Brigade and mounting horse
arrested ct Shspherdsville and searched when shout
twenty sky rockets, q huge bowie knife and two
reYolYers were fouRd on his person. BE was i'm.
pris6nsd and viii Be sent back TO Louisville by the
dFss train this morning. BE is connected with Il. W
Barr, now under arrest ct Jefersonyille andno
doubt both well informed participants in the late
movement here. a-
Another prisoner now in camp here Is Jew
named Samaalls who was arrested by the Boone
Guards on the Bardstown road, and thence for
Warded to this point He was a spy from Camp
Boone, Tennessee, and had letters his person n>
picating prominent citizen Of BullItt county.
There are also half dozen other prisoners found
prowling about the camp at this point, most #
whom have been released this morning, among
them yours truly"
1t appears from the statement of one of the "Sec-
ton Bosses" of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, that prominent among the men engaged with
Garvin in the destruction Of the railroad bridge
here is Mr.. ]. A. Penton. He seized all the work
men on the road and forced them to go with him.
The "Boss" escaped with several others on porta-
Bile wood saving machine. Mr Pernell, the tele-
graphic operator here, was taken four miles South
when he escaped by walking to Bardstown Junction.
The Boss" " boss name | cannot recall, escaped
and reached Louisville, giving the alarm four hours
after its occurrence in the afternoon Of Monday.
l start Immediately with the advance guard
The telegraph lines closed on me, so you mus
trust to circumstances and good luck for further
information.
forward you the first general order 10 the Home
Guards here encamped, issued by Col. R. W. John
son commanding:
aRyERLI ORDER no