The New York herald., 1862-01-18
THE CAMPAIGN IN KENTUCKY.

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OUR MUNFORDSvIILE CORRESPONDENCE.
| CAMP WooD, MuNroRpsvILLs Ky. Jan II, 1862
The Succession Of General Bueu 10 the Command in Ken,
tcty-TAe Army Then Only Respectable l,oo-Ce, tain
| Signs Of Aciue War-7Ae Day Of Preparation Posed
Position Of the Hostile Arnies-Tae Solid Elements Of
Bueys A,1ny-The Fire Grand Decisions of Tie Union
| Ercss-GAe officers in Command Of tie Army-Shengh
| Of the Rebels, dc.
when General Buell. took command OF this department
little lad been dono in organizing the army intended for
active operations in the State His predecessors had
thrown into the state large bodies of newly recruited
men, but had with careful foresight formed them
into divisions and brigades proposed and had
beon done the Potomac. General Buell. found the
army he expressed himself at the time "a respects.
bic mob" General Sherman had not improved
their condition as left to him by General An.
derson, and thus imposed upon General
Buell. task Of tin,e when tho country expected
action The long delay has caused SURPRISE and excited
Indignation quarters than one and it has been
apparent, by late financial movements that feeling Of
dsaection has risen among the people by these delays
the part Of the generals in command. But am salts.
fed that tho day Of preparation is past, and
10 behold movements which will prove important and
decisive. Heretofore this army has been Of
occupation, AZ the most, of demonstration. Hence
The rival armies have been drawn up, were,
parallel nes extending n the from Somerset to
Calhoun and the other side from Zocoers position
Fishing creek Columbus, Ky. Certain posts along
these lines strongly occupied by Inactive bodies,
whose relative positions have thus far been maintained
without any important struggle. Offensive movements
on our part upon the eastern line left wing Of the
enemy indicate speedy abandonment OF their line by
the rebels. and the rendering Bowling Green the right
flank Of weak line extending hence west to Columbus
am disposed to think that the penetration of shs
line east west of Bowling Green must render
that position ndefensbe The several divisions into
which the army Of Kentucky divided press hard upon
| the centre and right Of the enemy.
Tho army OF General Buell. is imposed almost excu-
sively of Western from the states IL Ohio indiana
Illinois Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Michigan.
There also hreo four regiments OF Pennsyvana
troops forming in part the brigade OF Brgader General
| Negley. There superior fighting in tho
country to those composing this grand army Of the
ono swo ana IA nuIsS , n 70 n Dy ned
may confidently look TO them 10 achieve when an op-
portunily Offers the reputation which has already been
thrust upon them AL these troops have been spendidy
| armed and equipped and most Of them having
service they into their nrs conflict in this State with
| lofty aspirations, and determined 10 succeed.
The United States amy Kentucky is At present di-
vdsd ioto hye grand or corps darme after The
| the Potomac and Ia under the following command
coaxANnER-IS- S-oHEy.
Brigader General Don Carlos Buell., acting Major General
Captain Jas. Fry Assistant Adiuant General chief Of
staff
| Captain " II. Mclean Asss.au. Adiutant General
Captain Oliver D. Greene Assistant Adutant General.
Captain Jas. Wright, Assistant Adjuant General and
| Aid-de-Camp.
Lieutenant Frank G. smith, Assistant Adutan General
I,sutensn. u 1a,1sN A. W. Rockwell, Aid. d.ae.cam,.
Colonel Thos Swords, Assistant Quartormasicr General
| Captain H. C. Iymend, Commssary Of Subsistence.
surgeon Robt. Murray, Medical Director.
Major Chas. r. Iarned Assistant Paymaster General.
| CaptaiD y. r. Prime, Corps OF Engineers.
Captain Natharie! Mscher Corps Of Typographical En-
The divisional commanders ranking brigsdcr gene.
rails, aad acting as major generals commanding, are
F,ra Dirision-Brigadcr General Alexander Mcdowell
McCook Of Ohio, headquarters at Munfordsyllc.
secord Dirision-Brgadier General T Nelson, OF Ken
!ucky, headqr arters roar summervlile Ky.
Third Dirision (Ress1v)-Brigadier General o. II.
Mitchell, Of ONO, headquarters at Bacon creek, KY
Eosnh Dirisior-Brgadier General Geo W. Thomas, Of
Kentucky, headquarters at Columbia, Ky.
FJh Dtision-Brigadier General I. l.. Crittenden, OF
Keniucky Headquarters at Calhoun, ky
II will be by the above aud glance at the map
OF the State that the four divisions intended for active
operations occupy -four important points Of limo parallel
10 one similarly occupied the rebels but in such
strength II evident that il is their intention to fall
back on their stronger position at Bowling Green and IL
Ia the purpose doubtless OF commanders TO that
in doing they leave Bowling Green the left flank of
their Inc.
campcd for three weeks at Munfordsvile where delay
has been occasioned by the partial destruction Of the
railroad bridge at that point This work has been COM
railroad beyond. In the meantime Il having been deter
! mined TO make uuniordsvile a depot for commsssry
stores, and 10 build magazine et the same place. the
troops have been occupied in throwing up Dtrenehments
and erecting crtfcaons the south side OF the river
and commanding tho approach to the bridge. These for
hcations not intended TO be Of formidable charac
ter will they be strongly garrsoncd The pckets Of
the Union army extend beyond these unfinished works
about mile 10 within sight Of what IS known as Row.
lctts station.
Opposed to this column and oncanped at Cave City,
ten miles TO the southwest Of Mnordsyie Is tho rebel
| Of enc "a he
tending TO within sight of cur oNn. The most reliable
information places this force at about Eve thousand
sronga force plainly Inadequate to oppose the combin-
cd forward march Of Generals McCook and Nelson. The
brigade Of General Hindmsn has been manly engaged
heretofore in plunderns the country IN the immediate
vicinity of their camp, and the mischief they have done
IL incalculsble. Among them there are many daring
and splendid a1diers, and there Ia little doubt that
, they viii show Desperate agia when they meet our
troope. There are hspss existing IN this column that the
next upon them viii induce them TO offer night.
Cooperating with the hrst division, and with
II forming the centre Of General Buelrs army,
the second division, Brgadsr General T. Nelson com.
manding. This column viii probably move parallel
with General NcCooks until such time they shall
combine in an attack on Bowling Green. This column is
marching south BY what SCALED the Upper Tarngks--
10 Nashville. II crosses Green river ten miles east OF
Munlordsve, and ponoon bridge has lately been bull!
for the convenience Of General Nelson When General
McCook upon Cave City IL s probable General Mel
son will move forward upon glasgow
There Is but nconsderabe force Of rebels opposing
The third division, General Mitchell the reserve
corps Of the main army and s composed chiefly Of the
raw recruits Of newly organized regiments although there
are some Of the older three months In the division
Tho position Of this division is Immediately in tho
thai Of General McCook and IL will move forward TO the
nreuched position s Munfordsvile whenever the drs
division shall have left IL.
The leN wing Of the Union army is composed Of the
fourth DIVISION and is commanded BY Brgader Genera
Geo W. Thomas wbose position is at Columbia, Adail
county and nearly due east Of Bowling Green. The ope
rstions Of this wing Of the army have been somewhat
rostrcted by The sppearance cf cen zocoer arst Al
Cumberland Cap and secondly and laterly near sonsr
set He has 90 ,ntrenched himself ct this point that
attack him Cen Thomas has seeu compelled TO dyid