The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-27
SHERMAN'S MEMOIRS.
Continued from first paSe.)

Johnston Immediately crossed into Ken
lucky and advanced as far as Bowling
Green, which he began to fortify, and
thence dispatched Gen. Buckner with a
division forward toward Louisville.
Gen. Zollicofer, in like manner, entered
the State and advanced as far as Somer-
set. On the day l reached Louisville
the excitement ran high. 1t was known
that Columbus, KY, had been occupied
Sept. Z by strong rebel force under
Gems. Pillow and Polk, and that Gen.
Grant had moved from Cairo and oceu-
pied Paducah in force on the 9th. Many
of the rebel families expected Buckner
to reach Louisville at any moment. That
night Gen. Anderson sent for me, and |
found him with Mr.. Guthrie, President
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
who had in his hands dispatch to the
effect that the bridge across the Rolling
Fork of Salt Creek, less than so miles
out, had been burned, and that Buck
ner's force, en- route for Louisville, had
been detained beyond Green River by a
train thrown from the track. We learned
afterward that a man named Bird had
displaced rail on purpose to throw the
train-of the track, and thereby give US
time.
Mr.. Guthrie explained that in the
ravine just beyond Salt Creek were sew
eral high and important trestles which, if
destroyed, would take months to replace,
and Gen. Anderson thought it we'll worth
the effort to save them. Also, ON Null
draughs Hill, beyond, was a strong posi-
Stion, which had in former years been
used as the site for the State "Camp of
Instruction" and we all supposed that
Gen. Buckner, who was familiar with
the ground, was aiming for a position
there, from which to operate on Louis
vile.
All the troops we had to counteract
Buckner were Rousseau's Legion and a
few Home Guards in Louisville. The
former were still encamped across the
river at Jefersonville; so Gen. Ander-
son ordered me to go over, and with
them, and such Home Guards as we
could collect, make the effort to secure
possession of Muldraugh's Hill before
Buckner could reach it. / took Capt.
Prime with me and crossed over to
Rousseau's camp.
THE LONG ROLL WAS BEATEN,
and within an hour the men, to the
lumber Of about 1000, we're marching
for the ferryboat and for the Nashville
Depot. Meantime Gen. Anderson had
sent to collect some Home Guards, and
Mr.. Guthrie TO get the trains ready. 1t
was after midnight before we began to
move. The train proceeded slowly, and
it was daybreak when we reached Leb-
anon junction, 26 miles out, where We
disembarked and marched to the bridge
over Salt River, which we found had
been burnt; whether to prevent Buck
ner coming into Louisville or us from
going out, was not clear. Rousseau's
Legion forded the stream and marched
up to the State Camp of Instruction,
finding the high trestles all secure. The
railroad hands went to work at once to
rebuild the bridge. l remained a couple
of days at Lebanon Junction, during
which Gen. Anderson forwarded two
regiments of volunteers that had come
to him. Before the bridge was done we
advanced the whole camp to the summit
of Muldraugh's Hill, just back of Eliza
BEETHOVEN. There l learned definitely
that Gen. Buckner had not crossed
Green River at all that Gen. Sidney
Johnston was fortifying Bowling Green,