, 1862-01-28

from Cur Special Correspondent
STANFORD. Ky. JAM r. 1852
At:er* day singing We have reached this
town, Which is the end Of the spixc, :" and
1hrty-iivc miles due north from Somerset, tic
locality Of SnoepfT's camp, where shall fnd
some of The, regiments that were engaged in
the late tight Gar rid: las been interesting
10 TIC beyond anything have yel seen in con-
ncetion with sha rebellion. Orr -,ad has lain
through i most he.Hti!ul country, Nind;n.
around 1lir sides ot steep hills OIL the edges of
stt'.'s41dc"7 r:':3*, :Et, al every 11ra, opccinr
upon siHsse iiesh scene Of beauty and masult;-
e :;;''. l had no conception oi the beautiful
s.eErry Of this country. Its rivers aud rills
and valleys are already celebrated in song and
story, and bear in their suggestive n;1sncs iE1-
perisltable traditions Of pioneer life, aud thrill
ing ro1nances Of Indian warfare; anu HOW they
arc consecratcd by Il more sacred and eternal
history, as the scene of the bittcrest and most
doubtful Struggle Of this second and greater
barbarisn,, which the dauntlcss heart Of the
free nan, and the energy Of the Anglo Saxon
race, sllall conquer and 1ra1nplc under foot
For this very portion Of The State of Kentucky,
this land Of plenty, is a va,lta5t ground,
which, if it cosld have been held hy the seces-
II this very ncighbor1ood the Union mcn
first DARED 10 SLOW themselves openly. The
me!. who here stood by the Union 'r:,s brave
men, and Vert standing by everything that
lil.dc life dear 10 them.
Our driver told us some Interesting scenes
Of the times when the people were studying
over tina: wonderful problem Of coercion" "
with which thcy wcrc 50 long amused; how
}le and anothvr and Col. Fry, tie man who is
reported to have slain Zollicofier, were the
only Jn;on nen il Stanford: how ll sat Oh y
dry goods box i'll front OF 4 store, with reyol-
str leycled and cooked i'll his hand, while Col
Fry made i Union Speech; how they alt car
ried their lives in their hands for weeks; were
ordered and were begged to leave the country
for their own sakcs; how they steadily re-
fustd, and said they were bo-,l and raised il,
Kentucky, aud meant TO stay there; or, as tie
driver expressed himself, II just told them
"tlat I llAd L little double barrel shot
''ean and :: little six-shoote:, and q
"litt1e knife after those were gone up, and
twas going 10 take my place ON that little
:sdooE-sill, dead or alive, aud they might do
sttheir d-ndrst.o We know hut little OF
what las been going OIL here. It docs one
good occasionally to 81 realities, It's well Us to
hear Of tleln through the newspapers. Every
house along ille road had some tale connected
with it. Iu front Of one splendid mansion,
under lie high piazza, Heated plain white
banner with tic inscription, "Goa Suye The
Uninx:
TT so,,a of o,r o,oo,> -o4u;,+ ,,.
1902 f.''lio'e' WIZ t'>e
spth1 hhhurecs OF dollars III bunting, calct1-
kite how much nerve it required for that man
IN h,ner o,,. his b,nn.r ~, lin ,r,,1 ,,
g.. ..,-,.4 :, 'fN4='
"aen' lof au9ht he Knows, every hay-stack K
might conceal & secession bullet and every
day might bring down OIL his head thu Yen.
o,..,,,oo ~ eo,,,.,,;x;,,.,>,, w.
5.ee VI 7o4''o f1s''.-nee eoAilo''tee' VI EVEN
1t" Weeks or Gays brln5 Zollicoiter5 army,
which hat: nothing 10 imncde it, close to lis
accr- Nea,}y a,1 tbc Mon If rror.-t,- ,,o-,-
.1>o,,,. 1,.s.e, s:..,.,'t 4'e's
"'o"'s Dees1A. ss'ul']e's'@efs' Se'Ne Ut secret
With the secesslonlsts, 10 save their property.
Thy hccame Cnion;sts, or else held their
+.,,.,r,,, ,1c,. +o .,a:. ~,
,''@o ~ s'>'s 'nen psoteil'' ohls
i IL" VI lne lfomihtnt h1ea aarcd 10 brave
lnartyrGon,. Tic Union sentiment is now nra.
dominant, a. th,. d~iv,- sa17 a., e.,- rl,,,;
N' ~" ~,
s,sA's i''ss;'8: aaso"sn tn7Ats TIL I'll ln1on.
All along tho road NC were greeted Will
Al, ,x5ous j:,o,,iri.s whether the ,,cws Of zo11;,
cefs;r:s ;1,.f,.,t .,.d 1,o+., c.,s +1,,o F., 49,,
~ >A~'' "'.o ~ '.St "''o a4ne' LII oi's
l'4aec w "E'e s.epiFu ~ Il sir. carter,
tl''1::tf ''I otl, tlrtefs WHO ":;s obliged to
~, 1,c He'n I;'s' tennessee u cScap' Tile rebels.
Hs eoaEeeI'shee Is sh'su!arty handsome, IT.
sues..o!!s w. Us anu lear'S sSpTrsslens of shlss'e
~, ~ ,a'e htMs WIS 4et:teu 10 Eil; toE'tha1
"Ao ,l!y a1'GlsEa'sEu aeu@ht OF the Whole
t1otstA9iu H.. "no n3u accompanied i'm! IL
t:le te"s'Gc, .fou9Et Ao"h ehevr "iscr chcc1
!iona tne oisv i'Ss VINO were with us in
nie ;1t'a ne:,l'll'7 ~ those oTief disnatciteS
"'''eh "c hsa 50 4c1eursis aud t:ireltssly dis
ehss'a ever cur breakfast. Drive them
Gown, l'oss, SUI nc. his eyes k1ndiil15 with
entii'i,as5i''--" drIvc 1hem down hetorc you,
a;'o "Aleh you ~ MO East tenpe:sce, We WILL
E'e seu M'rnl Nvicoiac. verify, the wal
n:e'1'S s',u'e' nls': 70 sAeh M,''l lie rlSt :or'
s.,!h ~ !i .nsni; luz taheuli Hall OF TINS
lepo.11''l' ou:shl 70 DC somewhere IN Kentucky
~ " tt:!.sS y anu YOU'D NJ i'ut lo7 nc terri
~" 'l':a'i"'h ~ "n1Sa ~ lhe demon OF slavery
i noiuf ~ ,ots!'es. !i'se'efs 1aeh :taVe been
!l"Si. l!oi'i tnsi ulr'i ~ haic an apolltion
~ ~ ii1se "oe'o tHc ut'l, ailu lney looh on
,.e lo'l VI tEe11iS nl.Scfs as worse than
H.: =. ~ ~ sesIis 10 ING rs thou5h the
t3 w ~ Js!"slaeilt ~huta haFc 10 come befnre
thc FFo1uc oi !ne Aort1 tegln TO estimate thu
1ti:'sh.'1tce ~ tue tash tles have eutered upon.
Not only hcntuchi;sns, but even Il majority oi
Nof'nefh Hvorts, secln now 10 have enter
,aintu luz itlca lnlt tllG mon IS restored as
s'ttele .r reconstructed with The sil'ne guar
aEiNs 1os slavery, moi only will this whole
HSHt Ii:se u 4'c 1ouSht over again, but VT
stan oSe lhe r sfeee any tue sympathy Of the
CIVILIZED word, (Lnslai1d always excepted
faa.no' u present give You any reliable in.
Z; ,ofnEi'ion nlncr iEan what you have received
bs teltstal'h- trrEaps, however, 4 Short re.
sumo may rot he r'1lnterest!nG Zo}licotle1
Aas nc' u 1cr Two months intrcnchCd On the
noIlh sl!c Of the Cumberland river, in tie
! bottom u u sort ol Y formed by the river and
hlfc TAX Cresk- The country there is very
! blnf1y, anu eSevl1cutly adapted tor fortilica
t,osl: ana Win about two miles OF brcastwori6s
herehcls had c1iectua'l, fenced themselves in
=: ssu' th, door to East Tennessee, AID 1nenacej
ING "hoie OF Central k''l'tncky, His position
| ocli,. altaost 1uTTegnlble, it bccane necessary
lor t!inf 10 pc surrounded and compelled TO re-
tTc:11. 90 ono f"ret was sci to watch linn iu
'front.' ol BIS 1lltrench1nents. This force con-
s1s!'u III the a5th and 5oth Ohio and the 17th
! a1d ''1st hentucky regiments, undcr Bri@adics.
Gcntr:'l shoelii, and the il, and I'd Tennessee
| nsg'n,rnis, unaer Brig;;1aicr General Carter
+; This 5orre enean.pcd ntar Somerset and about
e'Eif miles from tl!.: in':c1,eAulents. Anol}iet
iu1ce, n1:sier Gvn. Thomas, W-"s sent down IL
get il ZuIIvrfEtr's ryaraut1 across the Cunhcr.
land river. at Monticello. Tney got as far as
{; Janlt s;uWn, IN This side Of ihc river, when
They We're attacked. This force consisted oJ
the M Ohi's, lttl 1nGilua od AIinDcsata 1tl,
and lGt!. Kentucky regiments, the 1st;, r"ui
menl q rt-u(ars under Major Sheppard, aud