Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-22
:, y BowLiso GRrrN, KY, Feb. is, 1862.

standing pools BY the way, there being no rnn-
ming streams or springs ! The rebels had kill
ed horses, mules and cattle, and thrown them
into the ponds, and our men nearly perisbed for
want Of water. Slll no complaint was heard.
We found many Of the citizens on the way Who
gave strong evidence of their loyal and many
"a bright smile was TO be seen on their connten-
ances as the etars and stripes, with their brave
defenders. Passed BY, and many a lusty Hurrah!
was head, as We. with victory depicted on each
couDtenance, were seen TO wiEd toward Dixie.
|. When about eight miles from Green river at
Q very pretty country mansion, we Witnessed
oneof the most touching scenes ever have
bad the pleasure TO record, On the portico in
front OF the house, 10 group. stood six ladies'
lone IN the center VAS waving the stars and
tripes with one hand and With the other vas
drying the tears from Del eyes; the others we're
30 full OF Joy at our approach that they, too,
wept. Az regiment after regiment passed By.
many q hearty huzzA Was heard TO reyerberaLe
through the hills in honor Of Kentucky . brave
aud noble daughters. flio-9, ,,'..,f',1 N, n :,
We found . large part Of the bouses ysca~ !,
or az least no white persons were 70 be seen =
The negroes ware loIds Of many mansiops, and
it vas quite diyerting 20 see the antics Of this
class OF human beings. Many Of them think
that we eomet free them; others soy that they
prefer to stay with old massa, ire.s0 .ai5-. d
some of the rebel sl4veholders had their
slaves sent down TO Green river on our approach, /,
that they might save them aud had placed
them in our ,hsnds for safe keeping, several of
them follosing us to their homes that had not
been there for mouths, past. asil4T 4, s9.f,,f, \
The country through which We passed is BY
far the best shat we hare been IN since We have
been 10 the field The plantations are not very
large; consequently, they are we'll improved.
The country 10 principally fArmtd BY slavys,
but is in high state oi culiivstion - There
| are mani a6ne fields Of wheat, which look very
well, aud Judging from the corn 6elds,y they
bad 40 abundant crop last season But the Corn
has all been disposed OF In svme way. 1 do not
remember Of seeing . crib of corn, on the two
days march. The best of farmers make poor
face, and say the Ftb.ls-robbed them OF every
| thing; bat u think it VAS exchabged for south
| ein scrip, which, as we ,adVanee,T becomes
| worthlees.e / do not think / ever straveled
through q country CSi,h, better farm houses
than saw along this rlad from Lonisville 20
| We vent into camp the first day about eighI
O'Clock az night mile or Two from where g en-
Hindman had been In camp tor some time pas,
and where We expected 70 have our way dieputed
but the old fellow thougbtthe other end of she
road more desirable than our Eadfelds, and
acted accordingly. Alter tearing up the rail-
road for several miles and burning 4 he statiOn
house, he packed his trape, and left for the
| land OF cotton This was quite, disappbint-
ment TO the boys who were cut aud dried for o
muss sF,ssg 'gNAiNs{eD- d
| Here We oamped for the night, after q nine
teen miles march, tired and hungry. Our
camp was one of the finest we have had for
some Time. tWAs Q large meadow of fifty
acsts. Alter the entire division had come into
the field, there was . general cry for wood.
MOI being able TO procure IL elsewhere the Gen
efal gave, oIdeIs,to go, for, the fences. This
proved quite a. laugnableo scene--7twelve OF
thirteen thousand mep, each with Glfence raj
on bis shoulder. In i've minutes alter the or
der, there Was not a, rad TOO be seen on lenct
within reach. 10 twenty minutes, more than .
tihonsand fires res we're illuminating the connsr.
| around. 80 ... a ~ -. ~ " :
Ia The night, at or near f twelve O'Clock, tb,
weather changed sosuddenly, that in one hour
time 1t was showing aud blowing as severely o.
\ ever Witnessed in my life, By daylight, til,
snow was three inches in depth, Il was, lh,
coldest morning We. have had since we hag,
been ia Kentucky. The, cold wind iou6d, il
way under the edges OF our tentp, and so chile,
the men that they, bad TO get up and use, a, feV
of their contrabAnd rails, We bad not beei
notified during the night q an early start in th
morning, and many Of the men did not eve
get a cup of warm coffee for tthelr break
by dawn of day, the division was again Of
the march. The rebels, failing to have an tx
tensive supply OF horse flesh TO spare, had let
the ponds free of nusances, We found plent
OF water on the second day, but the snow o
the night previous made Il very heavy aud slip
perry ,rayehng. y The tore part. of The day wa
quite warm, thawing the snow some, aud witl
the tramp Of so many men, the roads becatn,
tabout two or three inches deep With s'ush, whicl
resulted In making many blister ed fett Whel
within ten miles oi, Bowling Green, the new
lcame back that they we're evacuaGipg aud burn
liug he town. With THE, LooniS's Battery an
the regiment Of cavsiry were let loose, an
made the mud fly. Ia an hour and q half, W
/ could see the smoke Of the burniog city al
the men were nearly worn out, yel they Wer
all anxious 70 double quick. For the last te
miles ne did not halt q moment. On comm
up 70 the river bank which overlooked th
doomed city, as the railroad and turnpik
bbtfgaes were both burned, and there wac not
'aA tDoat Of anylhiDg BY which We could crosl
We had topitch our tents and wait the o6min
butiSg the night bf the l4.h, the weathetb .,
came extremely cold again, and snow igll ~
tinches deep. This morning, the 18th, We Wei
I 9hafoused With the news that the rebels had r,
turned 10 force, aud were again ftiug the towr
"a By the way the town OF Bowling Green IL lafR.
nv Ubi3nz hence the disposition to burn ii b
| the rebels. Bot Gen. Mitchell DOES not sles
tof eat when game is in view. By twelve o'cicc
y IIat night he bad a fstboat built capable Of Fsn
4, lportipg sixty men at 0 lime, and under the til
lof Loomis's battery, BY daylight, be had TIRE
tregiments across the raging Barren, and eac
ten minutes since has been sending its sna
cargo across, The few pilfering thieves th
y we're left fed at the approach Of our AIMS [
lon their ffiends Who were using every exerIis
I TO put al, tance between them aud the 80 innS
feared Yankees, though q few days since Jh,
sthad made their bragg that when the FedeF
.darmy came, 70 BoWling Green, it would me
i with warm reception, and the Louisville
NaShSille OSayies. Of the al3th had an aftic
Da| saying that they would have Yankee hack,boul
"a enough so handle their raxpss for ALL comip
!, ltime. But the old starry banner waves iro
fmany q house-top in thls their second grei
Manassas. Surely by nature thls was th
9 istronEeAt point thks W have ever yet came
4 possession Of, and that too without hringa Ru
Tdirty thousanh lnepsiRa plecegell and e,roul
y fprti6ed. meklpg 90 .ahemeinl = retreat bio
leas than bali ylhsif nnmbeRs looks a. NJ ~
gusssnmenk Dad tgiSFsa ,optE Their fCtsifc