The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-08-01
Maj. Gen. Burbridge-A Strange
Story.

Story.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial informs the public that
Major General s. q. BurBrldge is now
working for his living in a Tennessee
saw-min. The career of this officer
Is interesting AT the opening of the
war he owned a farm well stocked
with negroes, near RusselvilIe, Ken
lucky, He promptly freed his ser
wants, whom he supported for two
years, and offered his services to the
government to raise a regiment and
occupy Bowling Green. They were
declined; Buckner occupied Bowling
Green; the government then recon-
sidered its action. Burbridge raised
a regiment which he handed over to
Colonel Grider. He then proceeded
TO recruit a regiment for himself, do
ing good service at the same time on
the Green River.
He took such a distinguished part
in the battle of Shiloh that he was
made full brigadier-generaI and as
signed by General Grant to the conf
naand of division. He was engaged
in the brief Kentucky campaign of
1862. After Kirby Smiths expulsion
from that State General Burbridge re-
Joined Grant before Vicksburg.
AT Arkansas Post occurred a char
aeteristic incident which is thus told
by the correspondent: "Haying or
dered a charge upon the fort, he join
ed the advancing column, and APP
preaching one of the gates, dashed his
horse at it, and clearing it at a single
leap, landed inside the works among
the astonished rebels. In an instant a
hundred rebels aimed their guns at
the bold intruder, but the General
costly told them the fort was taken
and to lay down their arms, which
they did just as his soldiers came
clambering overthe walls"
Soon afterwards he captured Fort
Hindman. At Fort Gibson he was
one of the first men in the town. His
reputation for military skill and per-
sonal gallantry was enhanced by his
share in the actions of Fourteen-mile
Creek, Champion Hills, Big Black,
Haines's Bluff, Chickasaw Bayou and
Carrion Crow. ...--- ... ....
General Burbridge succeeded Gen
eral Boyle in command of the district
Of Kentucky. He was sent there ex-
pressly to put down John Morgan
Besides his intimate acquaintance with
the topography of the State he had
known Morgan from boy.
The story of the romantic campaign
which followed is one of the most ia
miliar in the history of the war.
Morgan entered the State with three
thousand men. He left it with about
three hundred. Mr.. Linceln sent an
autograph letter of thanks to General
Burbridge, and directed the Secretary
of War to make him full Major-Gen-
.eral.
In 1854 General Burbridge destroy
ed the great Virginia salt-works In
the same year he inflicted a crushing
defeat on General J. c. Breckenridge,
and raided in North Carolina. Not
long after he was relieved Of his COM
.mand of Kentucky and resigned his
commission.
This gallant and meritoriOus soldier
is now working in a saw-mill for his
daily bread. He has applied more
than once to the government for some
small Office which would enable him
to support his wife and children, but
his applications have not been noticed.
Secretary Stanton gave him lieuten-
ant-cOlOnelcyin the regular army, but
Kentucky influence induced the Pres
ident to revoke the appointment
General Burbridge made himself very
unpopular in that State by his harsh
treatment of rebel sympathizers. The
lower class threaten to assassinate him
if he ever sets foot in Kentucky; the
higher cabal against him at Washing
ton. But certainly his services in the
field are more than enough to cover
any errors which he may have COM
mitted through excess Of patriotism in
administration.