, 1862-02-26

excepting our OWL brigade, perhaps, are not |
exceI1ed in Gen. Mitchers division. Colonel
Mouow's brigade and Col sill's command fol- |
lowed. Among the latter Was the 18th Ken
tucky regiment, which is composed Of as true
soldiers Us ever drew q sword In their coun-
try's cause When all was ready, the column
moved down the turnpike the ;happlest Y 900
men ever assembled
Gen. Mitchell rode up to the 18th, address
ing Col Scott and the regiment, Now, 10Th, is
your dny. Do your duty" "We'n do it,"
was answered back by q handred voices, and
cheers for our General. The band played
Dixie, followed by the regimental and IA.
tional colors, the column being in eight ranks.
About six miles from camp ne found fallen
trees across the road for Thousand feet. lin
fifteen minutes detachment Of the Mechani-
cal Regiment Of Michigan, Capt. Yates in
command, had cleared the entire roadway,
surprising all by their skill and promptness,
and cHclting many cheers.
Another mile found us OF another stand-for
ahaH mile the largest trees we're fel1cd across
the pike, in addition to which some hundreds
Of trees were drawn into the road by teams,
forming abattis which the rebels expected
would fightcn the Union forces and deter us
from advancing, but such a General as Q. II.
Mitchell, assisted by Capt. Yates's fusileers, 20
prepared for any emergency, and our rebel
friends will hare to Try some more permanent
obstruction to keep the Yankees from ad-
vancing,
Willie whiting for the distractions to be &c
moved, the sun arose upon one Of the most
pleasant mornings imaginable. The turnpike
was firm and tolerably dry, the atmosphere
cool and refreshing. Our march was only il
terrupted about once an hour By distractions.
We arrived at Horse Cave about Ok
a. NJ, learning that $50 rebel cavalry camped
there the night previous The Inhabitants
looked with wonder at Lincoln's soldiers Af-
ter rest Of an hour we moved on to Care
City-arriyed at that centre Of rebcldom at
12E1 p. m. Near this place the track has been
torn up, the ties piled up in heaps, the rails
placed upon them and then burned, the
rails bending nearly double as the heat in
creased.
The stations are a1l burned to Bowling
Green. In fact, ne saw the fires still burning
| at three dcpots. But, perhaps, the most dis
graceful effort to place an embargo upon our
sdvance Was that of driv;nr fhe for,oa ~
1yn;on men ,nto everv nond or roo1 howozor
s,,.71 .n3 t,,cn sbon+;1,o +hc,,, tb,t ~
might be poisoned, thereby rendering it unfit
for man or cattle to use. Many Union men
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reos,,+,., m hox;n, ,oco,t-oa on tro-
r.cons IN accon,,nv ns 's''&o1
Then "a arrived Oh Ra,ra +avarn 7rh,o,
visitors to the. Mammoth, Care VII; reco11ecto ~
" Crawfords. the denot was sti11 burning
Gnr cavalry arrested = scout of tbo Tove
pononrs ,r1ncd n +bo +eott, IL, .,s;t.to
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Aoomls ba1tery TO advance; tne ROAD was clea
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n nonls'1ne ana clarksElhe depot at the jun
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~ locomotives, some OF which were previous
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