Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-23


the Potomac" we ere ct "reSt" and from
present indications, there is strong prOba
bility that We will remain so for some tim
hence. Every day for the past week ther
has been some ak hundred men detailed I,
throw up embankments on the other sid,
Of Green River, said embankments, anC
the consequent entrenchments, are sbOu
half mile in length. Why these fortifcs.
tions were thrown up is known only K
those that have s right to know. At any
rate it doesn't look aS II an immediate Ad
vance was contemplated.
Last Sunday a party Of seventeen visited
the outpOsts. In the party were the follow.
ing perSonages, we'll known in Cleveland,
Captains Cotter, Hampsen and Konkle;
LisutsnAnts Hayward, GoOdspsed, Carpsn-
tor, Mason, Pinney, James Y. semple,
Porter, Lloyd, and your humble servsnt.-
After dining with Captain KOnkls, we pro-
eeeded over the river, going as far out as
the pickets, which are stationed about two
miles from the river in the immediate vi
cinity of the grounds where a portion of
the s2d Indiana, (6ermans) Col. Which,
achieved such q victory but few weeks
since. After seeing all there was 10 be seen,
we returned TO quarters. For tho pass (as no
person is allowed to cross the river without
. pass from the General commandibg) we
were indebted to QuarteEmaster Harry
Bingham, of the Ist Minnesota, who neg
lected to mention was q member of the par
g.
The lst Regiment of Michigan Engineers
and Mechanics are busily engaged in erect
ing large Government storehouse, the old
depot not being spacious enough to contain
the supplies for the army. There is also in
course of erection U. 8. bakery, with eight
ovens. The building is to be Of brick which
is brought from Louisville. The bakery will
be in operation in the space of two weeks,
and then this division will be supplied with
fresh bread, which I:sssure you will be a
luxury.
James CrOcker. Esq, Clevelander, has
charge Of the freight department of the L.
4 N. R. R. at this point.
William R. Mooney, private in our Bat
terry, died on Tuesday last, of Typhoid
Pneumonia. Deceased leaves a wife and
three children to mourn bis loss. A sub
was taken up among his comrades
for the purpose Of sending his remains home
Nearly sixty dollars were subscribed and
bis body sent home Wednesday afternoon,
in charge of our chief bugler, A. D. White.
The family of the deceased reside ct Free
dom, Ohio.
This makes the third death that has oc-
CURED in Konkle's Battery since Nov. Ist,
and we now have (present and absent) forty
unit for duty. have to-day made out dis
charges Tor hve Of our members on account
1f disability. The following are their names:
Daniel Aekerman, E. n. Butler, George |
smith, Henry Patterson and W. Il. Goss.
These men were all rugged and strong pre- |
Vious to our march through eastern Ken
lucky. This number will be largely in
creased by the end Of this month, as the /
Of the artillery brigsde, Capt |
Terrill, q. s. A., has to-day issued an order |
10 the Vsrious Batteries, 70 the following ef- |
feet: That all enlisted men from the Bat |
terry now on furlough return forthwith, or be |
6eseTters, and N all cases where |
men have been sent home sick, if they are |
20 disabled as to be incapable of performing |
The duties Of soldier, certificates of disa- |
Dility for their discharge will be made ,,out, |
IS prescribed by the army regulations. This /
will 90 hard on some of our boys who are |
anxious 70 serve their country but will not /
be in fit condition to do duty for several |
weeks. About twenty from our Battery are |
at home sick. lst Sergeant, Nat. Newell, is |
now in CuyahOga county recruiting. Senior |
lst Lieutenant ROrhbocher, has resigned. |
Lemuel 2. Porter, son Of s. @. Porter, the |
we'll known Architect OF Cleveland, is now |
Senior lst Lieutenant, a position he is in |
every way capable of filling, being q thor
Oughly drilled officer and favorite with all |
under his command.
The whole camp was alarmed yesterday |
afternoon by the report that Buckner's army |
was advancing. Several regiments were |
moved over the river, and the guns stationed |
on the bank commanding the famous Green |
river bridge, were manned ready for action. |
Captain Konkle received orders to hitch up |
and be ready TO move at moments notice. |
In just eleven minutes after he received the |
order the horses were haTnessed, hitched 70 |
the guns and caisons and the eannoniers at |
their posts ready for action. This ! call |
rapid work. The troops had been over the |
river but short time when sthey wero or
dered back and the excitement soon quelled. |
The question then few from mouth TO mouth |
what was the cause Of the alarm Va
riOus rumors were afoat regarding & the cause,
but L have been, until 10 day, unable to
learn any where near the truth. Yesterday
a certain regiment was sent out to
in the direction of Cave City.
About noon the Colonel Of said regiment
messenger 10 General McCook
TO inform him that two of his com mpanies
were cut off by q large force ofthe enemy.
Soon after . Kentucky farmer came dashing
up to our pickets, with the news that Buck
ner with powerful force Wes advancing to
give US battle. The officer in charge of the
relief borrowed the Kentuckian's horse and
dispatched q man TO MeCoOk's quarters with
this information, hence the alarm. It was
soon ascertained that the two companies
which the Colonel supposed to be cut off had
returned to the main body of the regiment,
safe and sound, having seen nothing but a
few rebel cavalry scouting about.
We are having miserable weather. In
the fore part of the week it showed, then it
troze, ihen it rained almost incessantly for
forty-eight hours. The mud is now knee
deep. Being "short boy" don't venture
out of quarters for fear Of being lost in the
mud. The weather clerk seems determined
TO get even for the pleasant season he has
grI nted Us up to within few days.
receive the LEADER regular now-a-days,
for which accept ny thanks. Our Bugler
is now blowing TAPo, which means nine
o'clock, or in other words, time to retire.
Ed. T. G.
CAPT. sPRAsUE's ADDRESS THIS EVENING