The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-01-29
I, From the New" York World, 14th..
The Campaign in Kentucky
Il YdDepartment Of the Cumberland. sd
as5 5fFrom our Special corrsspondsnt]sI
LOUISVILLE, Januaryi9 j

fl YdDepart,nent Of the Cumberland. td
: ns sEFrom our speciar corrsspondsnt]s
LouIsvILLH, January 9.
The Department. of the Cumberland is
at present frapghte with no less interest
than thasof the Potomac. For months
past the Federal forces, have been com
b;aing, planning and. mape avering, until
a. last, preparation seems complete and
decisivs action at hand. The status of
the Federal forces throughout Kentucky
is the result Of concerted plan. the en-
tire object Of which is the capture or dis
persal of the rebel forces at Bowling
Green. lam disposed to believe that the
great, Mississippi expedition, which has
been 80 long Ia preparation at Cairo. is
intended principally to assist in this move
ment in two different ways: First, by
alarming the enemy throughout all West
ern Tennessee. and dIstracting their atten-
ton to the Mississippi border. this move.
ment being Intended more as feint than
as. an iactaat Challenges to battle in that
Vicinity; secondly, BY advancing q large
force up tue Ohio and probsbly ! 10 two
Divisions, up the Tennessee and .Cumber-
land, Is fAr as the month Of Sandy on
the former aud Dover on the latter. ID or
der to CO operate with General Crittea.
den's command in the movement against
Bowling Green.
! 10 Iorder sto have an Intelligent under,
standing of the situation it will be neces,
satyi 70 observe some details All aiohg
the north Of Bowling Green; principally
on this side Of oGfeed River, the Federal
troops are Ya'chiogt the enemy closely,
and stand in readiness for an advance
The. .indefatigabls General Buell. has about
q. hundred thousand infantry. eleven thou
sand caYaisy, and three thousand artiller-
lists, manning about one hundred and
twenty five guns, at bis command. Over
seventy i've thousand ara pretty well drill
lied, and, iuseverys fitted 1ol paftictpet t.
4 nth actual cona;ct9nowlimpending. o
.E,hszremaindsrsa great part are not sulli
ciea.ls1 proficient iasdrill and disciplinet tx
be led inta the field Some of these er,
10 camp; at Bardstovn.i Nelson oanty, i;
process of Instruction. Oar situalio,
-,assnear as isaprudent to state, is as fol
lows: Generals McGeok commands th
advance diRision. which .is at .Munfords
,dville, just thiso side the Green River
Gen. hMiiehell siandsl next on Beacol
i EGreek, about seven miles ,sine therear 10
Me Cook. Still further in the rear, at th
little town Of Nolen, Gen. Nelson's III
Y vision. is yencanped.9 a small body {
1undisci piined troops is encamped at Ell
'azaBethtown. An these are in a line wit
each other aud Bowling Green. on ,h
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. GEL
;: -:tCrittenden 5 Division occupies. variou
positions on the upper portion of Gree
River, mainly in Mclean County. ~Th
$ headquarters are at Calhoun. !, The force
2 under command of Generals Thomas an
fShoept are principally in Adair and Pa
r rllaski counties, at Columbia and Somerss
bu, q portion Of Gen. Thomas troops ar
still in Lebanon. These two General
/. are evidently meeuvering against ii
n rebel 2 ,llicoffsr., and have already sue
) lceedek in Thinking his position. thus Gu
e tting of his retreat from Bowling Greer
n and perhaps from Tennessee. If job.
i son and his associate Generals look
5 him tors aid they are Likely ste bedisal
. pointed dyAp thebprssensi aspeQt Of afiAis
j Zollcoffer will be forced to accept hata
Is or retreat into the most mountainous r
it gions of Kentucky. He has evident