The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-02

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when We were ordered % Versailles and
JhtHco 10 Sa!visa, south of the Ken
lucky river-one day more for rest
and marched back TO Versailles. Here
il was announced that the enemy had
penetrated as far as Lawrenccburg,
twenty-eight miles below Frankfort,
and Gen. Smiths army "a ordered to
march down and join Gen. Withors' Di.
vision, fer the purpose of bringing on
fight. Gen. Hoath's Division, with all
our artillery, went to Lawrenceburg
direct. McNair's and McCray's Brig
AIDES, under Con. Churchill, marched
through IL wild and rocky country,
along tho bed of Il dry creek, with here
and there u blind mountain path to
guide the soldiers; without wagons, ar.
liiiery. or ambuIances. At Ill O'Clock
we camped in sight OF the fires Of Gen.
Withers' Division. AT 2 o'clock wo
were in line of battle, expecting every
moment to "hear the music" but we
9ramped eight weary miles before the
roar Of the cannon announced to our
expectant troops that the fun waS at
hand. Thecannonading continued about
two hours and ceased. When we
reached the scene of action we learned
to cur great disappointment that the
game had slipped through our hands,
leaving only a beggarly account Of sew
Of eight hundred prisoners and thir-
teen loaded wagons, to pay US for two
days marching and two nights bivouac-
ing on the hard ground without blank.
cts and almost without food. Sad and
weary we turned our faces towards the
starting point, and at nightlall was
greeted by the pleasant sight Of our
canvass.covered wagons. Here, how.
ever, we were only allowed a few short
hours to rest, for ore the mornings
light had come to dispel the darkness,
we were on route to join Gen. Bragg's
army, which had just fought the battle
Of PerryviIlc and was then at Har,
rodsburg.
The battle of Perryville was, even
according to the northern accounts, Il
decided victory, but all must feel ard
think that much of tho fruits OF this
victory were lost by not maintaining
our ground and renewing the engage
menL on the next day. OF the battle
Of Perry vile | know but little. Great
personal courage and gallant fighting,
such as has not been eXcellcd by any
troops during the war, is universally
accorded to the Confederate troops in
this fight.
Gen. McCown having assumed COM
mand. of our Division when our
forces joined Gen. Bragg at Harrods
burg, we were ordered to march four
miles Southwest of the town and take
position in line of battle, expecting to
meet the enemy next morning-we
arose at day-break the next day from
our fitful and uneasy slumbers; cold,
wet, hungry and worn out from the
past weeks hard marching, and to our
great sorrow and disappointment, were
ordered to take up the line of march to
Lancaster. Hero was the first dawn
ing upon our minds OF that terrible
truth that We We're beginning to eyacu-
ate Kentucky. Sad, weary and gloom.
we turned our faces Southward-no
cheerful smile greeted the passer.by
as he rode along the silent lines of in
tantry-no quick retort. nor spirited
ok greeted the country citizen as he
sat ~listloss and idle aud mayhap, watch.
.ng in sadness the long columns Of gilt.
bayenets as they filed down the
road which led the Southern Army
Alas, this was a sad day
for the army ofbrave hearts, who, bare
ragged and half starved, had
marched day and night with blistered
.eet, without blankets or tents, to free
kentucky from the clutches of tho ene-
N.Y. 1t was ansunhappy day for tho
noblc and patriotic kentucky men and
who had, in the fullness of their
"flung out their Banners upon
he outer wall" ut our coming; but d
,housandtimes sadder for the South,