The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22

Correspondence OF the Pioneer and Democrat:
HEADQUARTERS DEP OF THE CUMBERLAND,
CAMP NEvIN, MOLINE, Ky, Nov. Z, 1861.
1t may not be uninteresting to your
readers to know something more definite,
and in detail, respecting the movements ard
situation Of the Union armies in the Depart
ment of the Cumberland, and this, more
especially, as the Dad Minnesota has been
ordered to Kentucky, and is now in service
at Lebanon functional railroad station,
about thirty miles south OF Louisville and
directly Oh the main line of railroad con
| Meeting Louisville with Nashville, and all
other prominent points South. 1t is upon
the line of this railroad that the onward
movement from Kentucky will be made,
and its importance cannot be over-estimated.
Camp Nevin is distant about fifty miles
from Louisville, in southerly direction,
and is the most advanced OF any column
operating against the re- els in this State
Here, are stationed nearly, or quite all
| the Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois regiments
which first arrived at Louisville, and it is
evidently the intention of the military aus
thoritles to make this point the base of
operations, from which to send forward
column strong enough to meet the forces OF
the rebel Buckner, who is encamped about
forty miles south, near the Green River, at
Bowling Green, and is said to have very
large force--variously estimated, by those
most likely to know, at from thirty to sixty
thousand men.
Bowling Green is an important stragetic
| polnt, and is so connected with the entire
South, by railroads, that 10 five days
re-ln!orcements to the amount of hundred
thousand men could be forwarded from
Virginia and Memphis.
1t is the opinion of military men, that
Kentucky is to be the real battle ground,
and that a large portion of the force at
Manassas and before Washington will be
withdrawn and sent out to assist Buckner
and bis associate in infamy, John Q. Brock,
inridge, to raise the standard of rebellion in
Central Kentucky, and assisted by Marian
| Begoffin-as Kentuckians call him, force
this State to join the Southern Contederacy
at the point of the bayonet l am spared
the necessity of informing you of the position
and strength of the Union forces in this
State, as the official report OF Adjt. Gent
! Thomas will furnish, both you and the
rebels, with all the information on the SUBJ
ject that any one could desire. There can
be little ground of complaint that newspa.
pers have injured the cause by the Djudicious
publication of army movements, when
those SO high in authority as Gen. Thomas,
furnish, o65cjaly, all the information they
could possibly desire.
There is large force stationed at this
place. All under the command of Brig.
Gen'l McCook, who, in the absence of Gen.
Sherman controls the operations of the
central division OF this Department. Under
Gen. McCook, in command OF brigades, are
Brig. Gen'ls johnson, Wood, Rcsseau and
Negley.
Gen. 3. W johnson is well known il,
, Minnesota ard was formerly stationed at
Fort Smelling. The commencement of this
rebellion found him Chaplain in the Fifth
Cavalry United States, but having from
the outset taken decided stand ia favor OF
sustaining the government, and ken;ucki
an by birth, be was il September last ap-
| pointed a Brigadier General and assigned
to this Department for duty. He possesses
IN an eminent degree the qualities of skill
| iul commander, OF an active mind and ener>
getic disposition with large military expe-
rience, and graduate of West Point, be
is destined to make h.s mark before this
war is ended. Henry Clay, grand son of
the great statesman, and son of the Henry
Clay who fell at Buena Vista is member
of his staff. You can hardly realize how
bitterly all loyal citizens of Kentucky feel
towards Gen. Buckner, and they are evil
IDENTIFY more deeply grieved at his dsloyalty
than at any treason of Breckenridge, who of
late had entirely lost his hold upon the pop
ular heart of Kentucky, and had even be.
fore his last GROWING act of infamy, involv-
ed himself in political ruin. The activity
which pervades every branch of the army
indicates forward movement from this
point before winter puts an end to warlike
operations in the field.
The Second Minnesota is encamped at
Lebanon Junction, but is in daily expecta.
ton of orders to move to this place and form
a part of Gen. Jobnston's Brigade.
When offensive operations are resumed,
/ will endeavor to keep your readers inform
ed of our movements, SO far at least, as is
consistent with military prudence