, 1862-02-18

Bowling Green, the principal city in
Warren county, Kentucky ia now in the pos
session Of our forces, Gen. Mitchel1s division
having entered it On Saturday last. Since the
opening Of the campaign in Kentucky, this
place las played so conspicuous part in the
plnns and operations Of the rebels, as the
headquarters Of Gen. Bnckner, that its oceu-
patton by our forces make few details as to
the place itself Of interest to our readers
It isl a city Of some seven or eight Thousand
inhabitants, the centre and mart Of rich ag;
riculturaI region, and reached By steamboats,
Of the smaller class at all Seasons Of the year
from the Ohio river. The above map gives
the topography Of Bowling Green, especially
with reference to the extended system of
fortifcations originally planned by the
rebels, but these works though Laid
out on a magnificent scale, were
nersr completed. The place never became a
Gibraltar, and for some time past it has been
understood that the Notifications ut Bowling
Green had no heavy guns mounted upon them
a demand having arose for Ill heavy guns
Columbus abont the first of the new year
they were hastily shipped to that point, leay
ing the forts at Bowling Green in some instan-
ces entirely without armament. While the
works at Bowling Green are known to be well
posted and admirably built, it is also certain
that they arc lacking in heavy guns. There
was nothing larger than 81 ponnder mounted
ut Bowling Green, and there was but few Of
them. While the heavy guns have been lying
idle at Columbus, the direct line of rebel CON-
munication and conveyance hns been complete
II cut of at Fort Henry, and it was almost
matter Of impossi5ility, and certainly matter
Of considerable uncertainty, to re-conyey them
by other rcu1es to Bowling Green.
Bucbner first settled on Bowling Green for
lis winter quarters, with the three full and
one fractional regiments that had congrcs5atcd
in the course Of the summer ct Camp Boone,
and the fonr full and two fractional regiments
Of Teuncsseeans that were encamped at the
time at Camp Trousdale. The regiments ave-
raged about eight hundred men, aud the ag-
grcgate force with which he landed at Bowling
Green was Z little over seven Thousand men,
Of which about six thousand were tolerab1y
well drilled and dressed infantry, and the re-
mainder cavalry, and three batteries of field
artilcry-smooth bore six and twelve pound
crs.
This original force has been increased:
!. By the transfer Of the command Of Gen.
Handec, consisting Of four Arkansas, one
Louisiana, and one Mississippi, regiments Of in
fantry and two batteries Of artillery, and q few
companies Of irregular cavalry, representing
an aggregate Of nearly six thousand men from
| southeastern Missouri to southern Kentucky
2. By Gen. Alcorn'e Alabama Brigade, con
| eistjng Of three regiments Of infantry and one
battery Of artillery, nearly three thousand
| strong. ~
3. By two regiments Of Texan Rangers
numbering together little over fourteen hun
lred.
i 4-By Gen. Walkers Brigade Of three add
tiona1 Alabama regiments Of infantry Of an ef
feetive strength Of tllirty-one hundred. j.
I $. By Col. Scotts Louisiana cavalry regi
mcnt, numbering six hundred.
s. By between 500 md 5000 Kentucky SC
cessionists, that Joined Buckner since Scptem
ber, and were organized into four incomplet
infantry and one cavalry regiments.
=. Br number Of detached cavalry, infantr
and artillery companies from various Southcr
: States Of the Lower Mississippi valley, reprt
senting 4 total number Of not over one thor
sand Thus ne have