The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-20
Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette.

Away from Bacon Greek at lssd Cen
Milchell's Division is on the southern
side of Green River, and is in the sdy.nro
OF all other divisions In the march on
Bowling Greeni
On Sunday evening at abou, o'cI ck
q q. Domont. commanding brigadcs. The
coloDels Of regiments, the colonpls and
capt"ins Of batteries, in the Third Diyis
ion. received orders to assemble at head.
quarters 10 meet Gen. Mitchell, who had
arrived from Louisville that day. Expec.
tation was Immediately upon the oui tive,
and when, at about q O'Clock, the differ.
ent commanders gave orders to the.r re.
spective corps 10 put themselves in l,ad
iness for marching al 7 O'Clock Il e next
morning, wild shouts of exnltaiion re.
sounded throughout the camps. The
guards were taken in from the rrpinsntal
camps at various times throughout The
night. from midnight to 4 A. NJ, and
shortly after sunrise the greater portion
of the troops were ready.
The Ninth Brigade (Col Sil! comm. nd d.
ing) took up the advance; tleo followed
others; and, lastly, the magnifcen. Sew
enteeth Brigade (Gen. DumonD brought
up the rear. Tie morning was cltar and
frosty, and owing 10 the somewhat unn.
sual severity Of the cold. G n. Mitchell
ordered the march to begin at @ o'clock
instead OF 7, as was designed the previous
evening.
When the army was fairly in motion,
am sure that, in Kentucky, the sun nevsl
looked down upon more brill.an. scene
The long lines of the soldiers stretched
awav both toward the front and rpar
much further than the hills Of Hart coun
ty permitted the eye 10 reach. Tie brigt
ly polished muskets and bayoncts glitter.
ed in the sun, now finging up the light
from the Bosom Of the valley, now throw
ing II out from amongs, the tres. and
now sending it back 10 the eye of tie be,
holder from the crest ol distant hill.
Gay mnsic sounded at intervals along the
line Of the marching host, and the waving
banners ffoated proudly over their heads
But before the great mass got in mo
tion several incidents occurred less SAT,
than picturesque. and less profitable tha
either. Many Of the mules aud horse
had been Standing around a long time
and had become rather unused 10 labor
The bracing air Of the morning had pu
extra spirits into them. Some Of the team
sters evidently understood their businss
imperfectly. and from the combined fore
Of these causes there resulted a Dumbs
OF upsets, runaways, etc. There goes
two horse team tearing down a hill. an
threatening to make a fearful onslaugh
upon the ranks of the Fifteenth Kentucky
ut the plucky driver holds on to lh
reins and brings up the horses against
tree. while the wagon, thus srddenl,
checked in its onward progress, turns ND
side down. Away lhroug gh the fields, i
the vicinity o. the Tenth Ohio, four fright
ened horses are scuddihg along, draggini
after them covered wagon, Variou
parties start out on foot to catch them
The runaways turn this way and tha, an
double on their trsek, IN order to ayoi
their pursuers. Every instant we loo
for the wagon TO fly to pieces. At last
strikes a stump and goes down. TIL
horses continue their fight with the fol
wheels of the wagon sill alter tham.
horseman who had gone in pur, ui,, is ev
dentlJ dismounted, for his animal, ssdd
on back, Seen running in company wit
the others. More horsemen now take Il
the chase, and-bul the bugie sound
and l can watch the fugitive team n
; longer. AS we move along yicioI
, mule suddenly takes it lnlo his head
exhibit his viciousness and kicks his sil
Igletrees, his gearing and his own legs
pieces, Here is wagon broken down
gully; there is another stuck in the mu
but at last all the obstacles in The vieini
Of Bacon Creek are passed; We hal
reached highway over. which but fe
teams have recently travelled; all seem
he surprised at the goodness of the road
aud the march goes bravely on. By Il
lime the Seventeenth Brigade Is fairly III
der way, however, it is nearly noon.
/, Nothing of special interest occur,
> upon the march. The rocky hills becon
+ bolder as you approach tie river. T
u head Of tie column reached Mum fordyi
: eally in The afternoon, and immed,a' e
began to pass the bri'ge. The ponto,
bridge NOT being in order. or, as sol
said, being played oul," the whole for
crossed upon the high and narrow ra
o road bridge. 1t was frightful passs
e enough. The bridge is only about nj
feet wide. 1t is thousand long, and,
/. the middle. hundred and twenty, f
. feet from the water Over this went me
= wagons, mules and horses, in conlinu
j. stream, hour alter hour.
About FIVE o'clock in the afternoon,
d took position on the eminence by i
lie grave yard, in which the honored de
: oi Colonel Willich's Regiment repose,
g the midst Of General McCook's camps.
nt From here the scene was indeed impre
\. sive.. The white tents Of the thousan
n, in Me Cooks division were spread o
" " lhickly in every direction; its regimen
IS we're formed for dress parade; and tbl
s the streets Of the town, and winding
3. amongst the tents and the numerous re
}. iments on parade, the dense columns
soldiers, and the long trains Of wago
came moving on. There was no halt
here, The river was to be crossed, a
steadily lhey continued marching dov
). toward it, The bridge was in sight frt
. my position. and was filed with arm
men trsmplng steadily forward, while u