Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-17

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gas
Siis gives 8 graphic sketch Of the breakinr
Up Of the long inaedon Of the army il
Ksntaoky, and the crossing Of the Green
River, from which We quote;
When the army was fairly in motion, ]
an surs that in Kentucky, the sun never
looked dewa upon g more brilliant scene
{ 1he long lines Of the soldiers stretched
away both toward the front and rear, much
further than the hills Of Hart county per
mitted the eye to reach. The brightly Dol.
isksd muskets and bayonets ghtersd in
the sun, neW hinging up the light from the
bosom Of valley, nov throwing it out
1rom amongst the trees, and now sending
Il back 70 the eye Of the beholaer from he
ezsst Of distant hill. Gay music sounded
81 intervals along the line Of the marching
ho8t and the waving banners floated proud
" over their heads.
Nothing Of speoisl interest occurred
upon the march. The rocky hills become
bolder as yon approach the river. The
head Of the column reached MunfordVille
early in the afternoon, and immediately
began 70 pass the bridge. The pont0on
bridge not being in order, or, IS some ssid,
being "played out, the whole force crossed
Gpon the high and narrow railroad bridge.
lt vas 3 frightful passage enough. The
bridge Is only about nine feet wide. II is
3 thousand long, and, in the middle, hun.
dred ana twenty-five feet from the water
Over this went men, wagons, mules and
horses, in continual stream, hour after
hour.
The passage continued until far into the
night. I rode up near the end Of The
bridge, upon the farther side, and watched
tie passage after nightfaH. The moon was
shining, and brightly too, except that, 90
eaai0naly, 3 thin aeeoy cloud sailed across
tie sky, and intercepted 3 portion Of the
light As there Wss nothing ct the sides
of ths narrow bridge but some light tenn
porary railing, 9 foot or two high, il seemed
n Tie moonlight as if the moving mass Of
human beings Wss suspended in air. The
long time occupied in the passage vas
oosasioned BY the wagons, Of which only
certain number was permitted to be upon
the bridge st once.
While look, the gallant Tenth Ohio, the
heroes Of CarRifex, come fling BY. Ex-
cspt the dead left upon that field, and t0O
niok, they are ell here, and al carrying
their muskets- The stnrdy Fifteenth KEN i
tnoky next advances, anxious to try their
strength with the traitors who have deso-
81sd their homes. Here comes the Third
Ohio, whose brave and hardy veterans
haEs fought with the rebels ct Rich Noun
tain and ElkWAter. II the structure
thrown aoross The river could be shaken,
their firm and steady tread would do it.
Just as the head Of tho regiment reaches
aAs center Of the bridge, some one exclaims,
= Lax yondsf p and points up Ward 70 the
mean, aTouad which 9 OiFeling hal0 shows
the eoiors Of the American dag more deli
eaiely doEhed in TIE mo5aIit cloud than
ever ssW them before, "see the red, white
and blus !" HThst plainly indicates that
heaven Is on our side, says another; the
sentiment IS not entirely original, but it
appeals no less thrillingly 10 the heart for
thai. As if BY sudden inspiration the
sbsad strikes up g Yankee Doodle and Rs
Booa as the foremost platoon reaches the
0pposite side, I hear 8 private soldier en-
fhuEissticslly exclaim, " We have CROSSED
tie Rubicon, and now VietoFy Or dedthF'
q Yes, /" replied comrade, e il was foT one
o. tie 0tbeF that We enlisted ~ Such ls
sosne is Witnessed but seldom in the life
of any enc man.