The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-13
Eetsef from Kentucky.
CAMP HAMBR1GRT, Ky. Fe5. 81, lse

Correspondence of The Alleghanian.
The monotony oe camp life affords but
little of interest to your readers, hence [
have been silent for some time but as
! there has been change in our location
since my last communication, [ shall en-
deavor to let you know where we are and
what we are doirg.
Gen. Cooks division (including, cf
course, the Bully 76th) left Camp Wood
on Friday, 18th inst. We marched to-
ward Elizabethtown, intending to strike
the Ohio at West Point, and then proceed
by steamboats,. " marched fifteen miles,
and at sundown turned into clearing by
! the roadside. On account of the bad
condition Of the roads, our teams did not
reach us and we were compelled 10 biv-
ouac There were two inches Of snow on
the ground, but by burning the brush
heaps, fence rails, and every other com
bustible within our reach, we managed to
pass without freezing, ore of the coolest
nights Of the season. On Saturday we
clay to- tntil , O'Clock p. m, waiting for
further orders. 4 dispatch at that hour
brought the unwelcome intelligence that
eur services were not needed by Gen.
Grant, and that the orders for marching
in that direction had been countermauded.
We Immediately turned our faces toward
Green River, and proceeded until near
night, and then halted two miles south Of
Bacon Greek. The night was passed in
the same manner as the proceeding one.
At 8 Il. m, on Sunday we again resumed
our march, reaching MunfordsyiIle at
noon.
We passed the burial place OF these who
fell at the battle of Rowlet Station. \
neat white paling fence surrounds the
spot. From every twig of the evergreen
wreaths, little icicles hung pendent, spark
ling like brilliants in the bright sunlight,
and melting, dropped like tears upon the
honored graves of the patriot heroes. We
encamped near Rowlet, two miles south
of Green River The camp was called
Camp Sirwell, in honor of our colonel.
On Monday, at Z Il m, we again struck
tents aud continued our southward march.
During the forenoon the rain poured down
upon us almost necessarily. The roads
were almost impossible in places, ard we
were obliged to turn into the woods and
fields, thus rendering the march much
more fatiguing. The rebels have left.
their mark along the road over which we
passed. They destroyed five miles of rail
road by tearing. up the track, breaking
the rails, and burning the ties. They
filled the deep cuts ut each end Of the
tunnel between this place and Cave City,
by rolling great number Of huge rocks
off the hill They tried to Gil the tunnel
by blasting, but after few attempts Gen.
IIindman abandoned the project, saying
'The Id Yankees viii wheel the spawls
out faster in wheel-barrow than we can
blow them in. ~
1he Union men have suffered severely
The charred ruins of stores, dwellings,
barns and grain stacks are frequently met
with. The splendid and capacious hotel
at Cave City, erected for the accommoda- /
ton of persons visiting the Mammoth /
Cave, is also burned They drove horses
and cattle into the springs and ponds. and /
then shot them, in order to corrupt the |
water, and create disease among our troops. /
This [ conceive to be the greatest OF their /
atrocities. 1t is said that the rebel au-
thorities did not approve of these acts Of
Gen. Hindman; but of this we have no
evidence.
We are still on the line of the Louis
vile and Nashville Rail Road, on which
there are two thousand men constantly Mt
work. aud tomorrow win probably see it
repaired as fan as Barren River. This
camp is 05 miles from Louisville, % from
Bowling Green, and 90 from Nashville.
Most of the water used by this brigade
is obtained FROM the Dripping Cave, one
Of the noted subterraneous caYerns which
abound in this locality. The news Of the
recent Union victories are received here
with great enthusiasm. On the reception
of the news from Fort Henry, our re9i-
meat had torchlight procession. We
formed on the parade ground at "tattoo,
and after paying our respects to Gen.
Negley, we proceeded to the camps of the
other regiments composing our brigade.
While we were marching aud counter
Gen. Mitchell, whose division
lay at Bacon Greek while we were at
Camp Wood, advanced on and occupied
Bowling Green. This caused Us no little
,hagrn, for we had been IN the advance
until then had built bridges at Rolling
Fork, Bacon Creek, and Green River
lad built depots and bakerles-had re- I
paired the rail road and telegraph lines /
had erected a line Of fortiications at