The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-22
The kentucky Rublcon..1en. Mltcheli,s
Division OF 10000 Men Gross Green
(Correspondence OF the oincinnsu 0ssstteSl
Acnnaa GnReN Rfvrp w Fab 10 1890


ACROSS GREEN RlvER KY., Feb. l2, 1862.
Away from Bacon Greek at last! General
Mitchells division is on the southern side oi
Green River, and il in advance of all other divi.
sions in the march on Bowling Green!
On Sunday evening, at about eight O'Clock,
Gen. Dumont and other commanders of brigades
the colonies of regiments, the colonels and cap.
tains Of batteries, in the third division, received
orders to assemble at headquarters to meet Gen,
Mitchell, who had arrived from Louisville that
day. Expectation was Immediately on the qm
vi,v, and when, at about nine o'clock, the differ
snt commanders gave orders to their respective
corps to put themselves in readiness for march
ing at seven o'clock tho next morning, wild
shouts Of exultation resounded throughout the
camp. The guards were taken in from the regi
mental camps at various times throughout the
night from midnight to four \. n, and shortly
after sunrise the great portion Of the troops were
ready.
The Ninth Brigade (Col. Sill commanding }
took up the advance; then followed others; and,
lastly, the magnificent Seventeenth Brigade
General Dumont) brought up the rear. The
morning was clear and frosty, and owing to the
somewhat unusual severity Of the cold, General
Mitchell ordered the march to begin at eight
o'clock, instead Of seven, a. was designed tho
previous evening
When the army was fairly in motion, I am sure
that, in Kentucky, the sun never looked down
upon moro brilliant scene. The long liue Of
the soldiers stretched away both toward the
front and rear, much further than the bills of
Hart county permitted the eye to reach. The
brightly polished muskets and bayopets glittered
In the sun, now hinging up the light from the
bosom Of valley, now throwing II out from
amongst the trees, and now sending It back to
the eye ofthe beholder from the crest of Q dis.
tant bill. Gay music sounded at intervals along
the line Of the marching host, and the waving
banners aoated proudly over their heads
The passage continued until fer into the night
Irode up near the end Of the bridge, upon the
farther side, and watched the passage after
nightfalL The moon was shining, and brightly
too, except that, occasioaally, thin Aeecy
cloud sailed across the sky, and intercepted 1
portion of the light Az there was nothing at
the sides Of the narrow bridge but some light
temporary railing, foot or two high, it seemed
In the moonlight, - II the mass Of human beings
was suspended in cir. The long time occupied
in the passage was occasioned BY the wagons,
of which only certain number was permitted
to be upon the bridge at once
A. soon o. the foremost platoon reaches tho
opposite side, hear private soldier enthusias.
ticslly exclaim, ave have crossed the Rubicon,
and now eictory or DEATH" "Yes,n replied .
comrade, Ut was fof one or Gts other that We
enlistedp Such scene 10 witnessed but seldom
in the life OF any one man.
When the time comes for moving forward
from this point there will be no difficulty, q .
6ue macadamixed road leads q portion Of the
way, and the continuance Of good weather will
enable us to pass easily over that part which the
rebels have piOwed up.
A number Of the citiseDs around Rowletts
Station, where the Depot was burned not long
since, were taken into custody yesterday, and
all passing Of our front lines, for any purpose,
was absolutely prohibited. One Of the gentle.
men in limbo says that be was recently at Bowl
Ing Green, and that the rebels have only about
three thousand men there, improbable as was
this statement, he stuck 70 it with the utmost
psrtinacity.
1t was reported yesterday, that in tbe morn.
ing about . O'Clock some rebels were seen upon
distant hills in our front; but whether this be
true or not, lis certain that on Sunday night,
before We arrived, their scouts advanced 70
within lese than mile Of the bridge. They
were seen BY cur picksta, who, not being a.
tackled, were very properly forbidden TO 6re.
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