, 1862-01-01

From, Camp Washington, at Elzabcthtown,
we visited Camp Neyin, twelve miles below,
Finding that 80 900 soldiers had left that camp
within the ten days previous to my arrival, /
procured horse and pushed on to B1con
Greek, at Which place it will be rccollecicil
that tho rebels, two weeks since. burned n
railroad bridge some eighty feet long. The
bridge was replaced in thirtr-six lours, us good
as new, ny Col starkweather's 1st Wisconsin
volunteers At this place Gen. 9. 81. Mitch
GUS Qhc od) division, including the Stn brig
aue, commanded by Col. Turc!lin, is located
seeking thc Nineteenth found them campel
upon hill, nearly surrounded by trees and
adjoining tho creek, about mile from the
turnpike. The regiment was out drilling tn:
btyonct drill when we arrived, each soldier
striving as earnestly us though the yeritable
rebels were before them. The Colonel, john
b. Turchin, vas, as usual, busy in directing
the machinery OF his regiment aad brigade.
Our old friend G, Miller, Acting Assistant
Adjutant General Of Col. Turchin's Brigade,
"as, perhaps, the most busy officer we met,
;, The all cngrossing subject in camp being
lhe oa1tlc at Muntords7ille, and the probable
Gnances OF another engagement near Green
nNer, a1ler seeing our friends and spending
9ne n1gnt with the 18th, in company with our
friend, Major Fred. Harding, and Lieut.. Ly-
!!lA1 biad9es OF the 18th, we started for Mum
lofdsF11!e, eight miles from Bacon Greek or
Camp Jefferson.
Arrived at lIunfordsril1e at 1 .. M, and
here NC found the Wisconsin 1st, Col. Stark
weather, Of Gen. Negley's Brigade, encanpcd
IL field about threc-fourtll Of q mile from
TIE railroad bridge, . part of which was de-
ofthe Wisconsin 1st, offered to pilot us orer
Green river to the Federal picEets and to the
recent battle field, where Col Wi1lich's reci-
Ment, the SD Indians, go gallantly and sue
cessfully defeated many times their numbers
Our troops have constructed q temporary
the Railroad Bridge, ever which infantry can
pass. In approaching tue new bridge we
passed two batterlcs-ouc Stones battery Of
Louisville, and Carriers of Indiana; the latter
being James's riled cannon end the Parrot
gun, each @ which did excellent service in
Tsatte1lnG Set,! the rebels, who attacked Colonel
Which, their shots taking elect two miles
distant amid the rebel battery.
The Green River Bridge is one Of the best
bridges i'll the South, it being built Of cast
iron. will giye you description OF ii in tnJ
next.
Passing over the river and climbing 4. stcen
emeankment, We found right ansl ID entrench-
mcnt commanding the bridge and railroad,
constructed under Gen. Buckner's superin-
tendencc, After considerable meditation and
study to ascertain on which side was thu ditch,
VIC concluded that The redoubtable General
was not to be caught like Gen. Pillow in Mex
leo, with the ditch upon the wrong side, and
80 had it dug upon both sides.
Finding hand car unemployed We charter
ed it and soon found ourselves at the line Of
the Federal pickets, in co1n1nend Of Licuteu-
ant Col: Dodge, Of the s0ih Indiana yolun-
teers, who escorted Us over the hattie field.
All the Federal troops seem anxious to 20 on
to Nashville. We returned to Muufordsvil1c
to view the troops, dc. At this place wc find
that the Milwauizeans are arranging an excar-
sion to visit Green River, by tho c. P. & F.
". railroad, about New Years. Cannot an
sStra ear be chartered for the friends Of the
three Illinois regiments here, the 10th, 24tl
and 34th.