Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-14
Head quarters Of the late Rebsl Gen. johnson,

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Head quarters Of the L1te Rebsl Gen. johnson, I
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Feb, II, 1862. !
My--: When last wrote to you,
Sunday last) We had just received or
ders to. march to Green River. We ar
rived at that place Monday evening,
crossed over the bridge, and camped on
the ground where Col. Which had the
| fight with the rebels, Jan. ed. We re-
mained there until Wednesday evening,
W hen we received another order to march
for this place. This order was received
with great enthusiasm by the whole Di-
vision, and the country rang with cheers
all night. We also learned that our
9th Brigade, was to have @ths post, of
honor; that is, to be the advance Brig
ade of the advance Division of the whole
army. By this arrangement, our Regi-
ment was the Sd Infantry from the front,
The march commenced on Thursday
morning, in the following order: 1st. the
4th Ohio Cavalry; I'd, Loomis Battery,
accompanied by 400 sappers and Miners,
to clear distractions from the road; Sd,
the 18th H.; 4th, the 24th Ill; 9Th, the
18th Ohio; 9th, the 37th Ind, and Gen.
Dumonts Brigade; next Gen. Gill-the
whole force amounting to from 5000 to
r. 900 men, commanded by Gen. Mitch
ell in person,
Westarted early, and travelled in quick
time for four miles, when we found the
|road impossible, on recount Of trees that
had been felled in every direction. Our
Sappers and Miners went at it with a
will. They made things fy, and the
Iobstrdcti6ns were soon removed. On we
now went, but were stopped often du
ring the day to cltat the way. All the
water, for t,oeny miles vas full of dead
animals, which made it unfit for use;
bit as our canteens were filed, and the
day was cool, we did not suffer. There
are no running streams on this road, the
water being in ponds, every one which
contained several carcasses.) Our men
travelled we'll, and made twenty miles
the first day. At night we were ordered
to lay on our arms, SO that &e coula
move at FIVE minutes warning. l made
myself "safe' by "confscating" load
of fodder for bed Coffee made, we
laid down to rest; but it soon began to
rain and snow, hen we struck up our
four smallest tents, aud the whole COM
pany crawled in and had fine sleep
Most of the comp lay and took the
snew all night. -
The morning was the celdest of the
season. We were under WY, however,
by day break. The men moved fast,
and bore the march like veterans But
about 10 o'clock some began to lag,
and we pressed every team and horse into
service, that We met. Gen. Turchia
would not listen to any excuse, * II
and by II ~, we had teams enough to
haul all the knapsaeks and lame men,
At 1e4, P IT,, Capt. Loomis "opened
the ball" He was by this time eight
miles in advance: but we could hear the
guns very plainly, and see the smoke Of
the burning bridges, and other property
the rebels set on fire. Our Cavalry
came on a party of Texan Rangers eight
miles from town. The rebels run for
"dear life," but several Of them were ia
ken prisoners-those with the best
horses making their way across tile
bridge, before it was fred. I.oonis
| Battery was moved up as fast as the
horses could run, and arrived at the
bridge soon after our cavalry, but the
scouudrels had poured grease all over
it, and as soon as their own men were
over the bridge, they set lire to it, and
in five minutes it was in flames from one
end to the other. aa
The inabitants were not looking for
US, and the first they knew of our pres
eucE, was the greeting of a she'll. which
took the end out of fine house. Baron
river is half a mile East of th-.town.
When the first gun was heard, there
was wild hurrah from front to rear,
and the men could not be kept from 60
ing at ''double-quick;. and as the guns
of the battery increased their music, SO
we increased our speed, till, in remark
ably short time, we were III full view OF
the town. -sz95
At the time the canno pa ding com
menced, there were three regiments of
infantry, and one Of cavalry, in the
place, but, so far as know, they never
returned shot. Sitting fire to the
principal buildings Where their supplies
were stored, they fed for their lives
A train Of cars Tert just leaving, one of
the Parrott guns were brought to bear
upon 1.-THE COW catcher was knocked
off the locomotive was so disa
bled as to be left behind. .tnothsr cns
near at hand enabled the tflin Il! get
away. The town was SURRENDERED, and
the firing ceased just as we comc up
j Gems Mitchell and Turchin we're with
the battery, and when we come i'll light
rurcl,in rndn nnt III .,d, lresscd u. In