The National tribune., 1903-11-12

OF 'wHACKERs' ALL ALONG THE ROAD"
| natl, coming in rapidly. When Heath fell
| back to Walton, % miles from Covington,
| some 1900 or 1900 veteran troops had
| arrived at Cincinnati.
ENLIsTMENTs.
| Strong efforts were made to induce the
Kentuckians, who desired to join the Con
| federates, TO enlist as infantry. All OF
them wanted to ride. As people, the
Kentuckians are fond of horses, and il
they march away to battle they disdain
| to walk. Not single new infantry regi-
| ment was organized while the COnfeder-
| ates We're in the State. Here and there an
| individual Joined some infantry company
ceptions. Brig.-Gen. Abram Buford
formerly of the Regular Army, and very
popular man in central Kentucky, his
home. was authorized to recruit mixed
| brigade of infantry and cavalry. He got
three fine regiments of cavalry, but not
an infantryman. Two of his regiments,
the one commanded by Col. d. Howard
Smith, the other under Col. Warren Grigs-
by, were subsequently assigned to Nor,
gan's command.
DUKES MEN CAPTURE A sToCKADE.
Basil w. Duke was now in command of
the original Morgan regiment, the I'd KY,
known as the "Old Regulars" and as he
was assigned to duty under Heath in the
demonstrations in front Of Cincinnati, and
other points, l think it best to let him
tell his own story:
1.-TWO or three days after we reached
Lexington, four companies of my regiment,
under command of Acting Lieut.. Col.
Hutchinson, singularly active and eff
cent officer, were sent to capture the stock
ade at the bridge over Salt River, on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, and also
to burn the bridge. Remembering our
former experience with stockades, the
bull pups accompanied Hutchinson, to
be used in 'bombarding the fort He made
tremendous march, and arrived at his
destination before any Federal force,
which could have intercepted him or have
marched to prevent his purpose, heard of
his coming.
Having surrounded the stockade. garri-
soned by probably $50 men, Hutchinson
planted the howitzers in favorable position,
and then sent Capt. Bowies to demand a
surrender, telling him that he would be
allowed only 20 minutes for making the
| negotiation. BOwles approached the
stronghold, under flag of truce, and entered
| into parley with the defenders. They
| were willing to surrender in less than 20
minutes. provided that one strange stipu-
| lation should be conceded-that the bridge
should not be burned.
THE BULL-PUPs BARK AT BowLEs.
while Bowles was endeavoring to
prove to the enemy the folly of their
proposition, the 20 minutes expired, and
Hutchinson, who was very literal in OBJ.
| serving all that he said, Immediately or
dered the howitzers to open, without wait
ing for the return of his envoy, and two
shells were exploded just above the stock
| adp w0uudinp ona nf tho Inmates 60
| might have caused the death Of the bearer
of the flag, as the Federais had then a
| perfect right to shoot him. The effect of
| 1t on B0wles, however, who was one of
the very few men have known who never
felt fear, was to render him indignant that
his embassy should be interrupted, just as
| he thought it was about to be successful,
and he came galloping back, waving his
| flag and shouting at the top of his voice,
| Don't shoot any more, they'll be all right
directly At the same time the inmates
of the stOckade came pouring cut, without
regard to rank, waving pocket handker-
chiefs, and whatever else they could
lay hold Of that would serve the pur-
pose. As soon, however, as the howitzers
opened, the skirmishers advanced, in ac-
cOrdance with previous instructions, and
drove the surrendering enemy back into
the stockade: Soon, however, all mis-.
takes were rectified and an amicable ad-
justment of difficulties made. The pris-
oners were Immediately paroled, the bridge
45O feet long and 40 feet high, was thor.
oughly Destroyed, and the detachment re.
turned to the command, satisfied that the
'bull-pups' could take stockades.
| DUKES OPERATIONS.
almost Immediately after returning to
Lexington, Hutchinson was sent with six
companies to report to Gen. Heath, who
| Immediately agaipned him to d,,fy an ~ =,
front. He engaged In q number of skir-
mishes, made prisoners of scouting Fed
J erals. tore up the railroad and destroyed