The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-19
Gen. Geo. W. MOrgan.a Division.

Gen. Geo. W. MOrgans Division,
Coils. Millar, Of the Cincinnati Cam
menial, who has visited heurmy Of Gen.
Morgan from Cumberland Gap. gives the
following interesting details from that
gallant division, under date Of Oak Hill,
Jackson county, Ohio, Oct 9th:
A portion Of this command is still at
Scioioville, seven miles this side of Ports
mouth, but are expected here to-day
These veterans are lying about loosely on
the roadside leading TO Gallipolis, in
which direction, it's surmised they viii
shortly move-one brigade being, at pre-
sent, under marching orders
The command numbers some fourteen
thousand mon
Morgan's command left Cumberland
Gap on the night Of the 18th nit, march
ing two hundred and thirty miles in fif-
teen days. Previous to leaving they de-
stroyed four heavy siege guns, large
quantity of ammunition, wagons, tents,
camp equipage, &c. The trunnions of
the siege guns were destroyed They
were afterward weighed with shot, bent
with the aid Of a sledge, and then cast
over the precipice The magazines, camp
equipage, and all cOmbustiblc material,
were fired The illumination was yisi-
bic for miles; the bright, lurid, brilliant
glare of flame being somewhat similar to
volcanic eruption. The explosion of
shells and mined works kept up lively
and terrific bombardmenL
Over four hundred sick were left be-
hind, with passes to go home. They
were left in charge of Or. Conant, Assist
ant Surgeon of the Sd kentucky with
plenty of medical supplies, good cooks,
nurses, and hospital tents. The majority
of the sick, as soon as they learned the
Gap was being evacuated, followed the
army, il being definitely ascertained that
the number remaining behind did not
exceed one hundred, probably not over
fifty men.
The division had been on half retions
for some days, and left the Gap without
subsistence Along the entire route, the
men subsisted on green corn, gatherediu
the fields by the way-side. With their
bayonets they picked holes in their tin
plates, cups and cantecns, speedily con-
yerting them into graters, on which they
ground, or grated, their corn. While on
| the march each gun could be seen with
its string of corn, and no sooner would
| the column come 10 halt than the men
would come down to their tedious and
tiresome work Of grating their corn into
meal Water was very scarce all along
the route. All they found was in ponds,
pools and swamps, green and stagnated.
| All along the route they were haTrassed
by the enemy, who had blocked the road
/ with fallen timber
At many points Capt Patterson, Of
the Engineer Corps of Sappers and Mi
ners, was compelled to construct new
road through the woods and over the
mountains With the aid OF blocks and
tackle, our boys removed the fallen trees
nearly as fast as they were felled by
the rebelsg AT one point, Capt Palter-
son informs us that while he was remov-
ing the timber he could hear the rebels
chopping down the trees in the woods
ahead OF him. The roads being badly
cut up, considerable time was occupied
in fitting upand repairing in order to adj
NIT Of the passage of teams and artil-
lery
The rebel Morgan, who was constant.
ly harrasslng our men with a large fore,
aof his guerrilla cavalry, was frequently
misled BY our movements. He woulC
block the road at important crossings
while our Sappers and Miners would
speedily make a cut-od, thus avoiding
I the difficulty The rebels were led t
believe that we were moving on Noun
Sterling, and were surprised to find ina
our army had taken different course.
The men are poorly clad, many being
barefotted and without pantaloons. Thei
+ general health, however, is excellent
} In fact, they are the best conditioner
, soldiers we have seen since the war, il
3 point of health. After receiving winte
clothing and outfit they will again b
ready for the field Gen. Morgan, VIII
E has been on visit homeward, and a
s Columbus, arrived here this evening. /
: is unnecessary to give You further detail
p Of their hardships during the marc
r through Kentucky as il has already bee
related by other correspondents.
Morgan captured over 500 prisoner
9 while In the gap. The success of ID
e march Is in measure attributed 10 III
s untiring attention Of the medical depart
r ment