New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-06

Letter from Ixentucky.


Letter from Ikentuclky.
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Mfr. Editor - View Year eye,n with all it's ten
der associations crowding upon us, finds as thou
sand miles from home, campsd in forest re-
verberating with the winds Of q cold. Dece1-
Der, and dreaming OF onr own sunny. Louisiana.
Scarce month has elapsed since the .fiast sad
word 'swas uttered, ,obeefing us on 70 deeds he
roisn and daring, which seemed but to- await our
coming TO be written IN historic characters on the
temple OF fame. Bal, alas ~ how aTe the mighty
fallens Bot yesterday and we dreamed of mid
night encounters, sudden surprises, cunning am
-bnseades, the deadly charge and The fierce clash
of arms aapen the plains Of Kentucky. 10 our
fond nasinings there amid circle Of thirteen
Be our destiny "a iii fron tl,e surrounding gloom
to its own place among the most brilliant OF the
galaxy Bat y,must II be confessed, had We re-
mained in Louisiana. NOT ose iota would the status
condition of inertia. = ~
shorty after portion Of the right wing of. our
regiment reached Bowling Greer series of depre-
tain Lincolnites iu forays from Green river,ren-
dered necessary the. presence OF Confederate
troops at Russeilsille. BY happy appreciation
ms oaa sa m a,a eos.
assigned to onr own ColoLe' Jno. 8 &c ~ For
| twelve days he remainsdsshere with his regiment
and six companies Of Tennessee cayasry under his
| command, performing duties Of the most difficult
and arduous description bot amght passed that
some Of his men did not scour.the ceunsry around
for miles and miles in search of anything alien or
I fDimicai. On one occasinn, an expedition was
ordered TO- GordonsviIfe, conaIdeTable distance
from Russelville, under command Of Eeut-C0t.
Nixon. This same town Of Gordanwiile, be TIRE
bus e sseession saa sUOos Upos s r * o
boys some sensation was created, yOu maystn-
agine. Col. Nixon had heardiofs certain comms-
sary. stores in that locality, which he fAncied
be at Bowling Green, so he quickly took posses
sion, paid for them at market prices, Hundied
tthem home, and had them shipped to the central
depot of the department, Other than these sc1nt-
ing parties, which constantly engaged the atten-
ton Of every captain, lientenanr, sergeant and
lprivate of our regiment, nothing worth mentioning
toccurred during our sojourn at Russo except
the hospitality Of the people. Bat few regiments,
4 local or otherwise, owe heavy debt Of gratitude
Ito Kentucky for kindness shown to soldiers in the
g.S. a. Bat, in all candor and justice, must say
that no people could have done more than did
those Of Russellviile to provide for the wants OF
our men. The Hospital was daily visited BY angels
of charity, who ShoVered around the siea bed OF
the wounded, diseased and dying, and miBistered
to their comfort as none but those to the manor
born y could have done. -, Se :, a ,.t53
The only town we have yet visited where we re-
ceived hearty welcome was RusseliVille, and the
: only town where woman shone respendent in all
her native charms was the same little village Of
our sojourn of twelve days. God bless the ladies
Of Russelivile! Only yesterday they sent pc.
tition signed with five hundred names, 70 General
. Johnston ggings our return TO- that place.. 1T
may never be fate again to protect them, but
in all time there Is not man in sScots's LOUISIANA
Cavalry that will forget the numberless, nameaess
acts Of gentleness and kindness which they show
erred npon Us. Theyanticipated every wishs every
whm of the, sick man, ,.soothed his dying pillow
g I and caught his parting words. Ever foremost n
y. the world wide famous women Of New GfleaBs
" Ordered from Russellvile back TO- Bowling Green
n we encamped at Camp Haydee, three miles iron
v town. This was the second camp We had Whilt
" under Cen Hardee. Our first was named Caml
,e Denegre, in honor of a gentleman whose presI
ID deney of the largest bank in Louisiana Was tht
lie means Of enabling him to dispense me creates
liberaty IN equipping and lifting ont the seyera
of companies Of our command Remaining there Z
10 few days we were ordered to guard the Scotssy
road, which brought us to orr present locality
~ Camp Baekner six miles from Bowling Green, lns
ts beyond the bridge over Drake's creek. Our prir
y. eipai duty now consists in fnrniahing detail
W officers and men to- guard the various ROADS mol
oI an attack by the Federal army and secure tn
up town of Bowling Green from the ncisome presenc
~ oi soldiers ssabsent without leave" tss
nj "a. To be sure, this is not exactly what We Da
~ 'ni gained for. We did have an idea, however siHp
that long before this we should have been on OF
e. way to Louisville, conquering and to conquer:
But as good soldiers, we obey orders without as
aia ing questions and endeaver to perform our dat
Au however WkeOWGf WllAOuL SSSn VI sssssel
ith But let the Creole girls remember that if the
,n braves do not achieve glory and as the
- tprophesied II is no fault Of theirs: By o recel
ol assignment of Major-General hardse, we are no
ed attached to the Second Division Brigadier Gen
The raj Buckner commanding, as gallant q gentieI1a
- and as noble q horseman as ever strode 2 saddl
gu This is the testimony Of Capt. Fen. Cannon, n
zen imaginary State Senator and he knows; y
ate monotony of our present life is certainly tedlo.
an in the extreme. To-day we had sonething OF
h relief in the shape Of review and inspection.
ne 2P. NJ. the regiment, under command Of sLieute
ante Colonel Nixon, psraded in adjoining ground
5F and were reviewed and inspected by Col sco
raj accompanied by his staff, Capt. cannack 81
mn Capt. Robinson. sIt was the first occasion up'
y, which the whole regiment was summoned sas
. IN body to display their skill in tactics.
gi- The whole passed of credtably for all eoncer
ty- ed.s As far as advance movements are aco
va eerned, am not in the, secrets OF the Gener
Commanding, and know nothing. Do not forg
- 4 us, even though g over the hills and far away
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