The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-17
History of the Eighth Kentucky
Thrilling Story of the Part this Gallant
Regiment Took in Our Civil War.
CHAPTER Continued.

After all that nights hurry and
worry We we're not ordered TO move
from there for three days. This de-
lay caused the men to swear and fret.
Many Of the officers now, as well as
men, began TO swear that they believ-
ed General Buell. did not want 10
press the enemy hard enough to
bring on a general engagement; and
from here on TO Louisville, when
there was a general halt, there were
many such expressions as whats
up nowS" Nothing, only Bragg's
got wagon broken down, and old
Buell's stopped 10 wait for him TO
get started" While at Cave City,
our cavalry and that Of the enemy
skirmished around ahead a little,
which was repeated daily until we
neared the Ohio River.
At last, after we had about dispos.
ed Of our three days cooked rations,
she evening Of the Dist September,
We again took 10 the dusty road, and
marched by midnight 10 Mumfords.
vile, fifteen miles; waded the river,
waist deep, stacked arms and lay
down, not feeling much like praisirg
our general in chief for the discom-
forts Of our wet clothing Captains
Hickman and Winbourn both hal 10
be left here at private house, being
too sick TO be carried in the ambu.
lance further.
The 22d, before forming column,
about forty rebel prisoners, picked
up by our cavalry, passed south, be
ing paroled. We halted at Bacon
Greek for water, where another in
stallment OF paroled rebels met us.
Our men cheered them, and said TO
each other; MAY be we will get 10
fight the hungry, dirty rascals yet"
Late in the evening the whole
command halted near Upton Station,
having marched hard the most Of
the previous night and all day in
dust, often six inches deep, causing
a cloud almost sulfocating, rendered
less endurable by the scarcity Of wa
ter 10 quench our furnishing thirst.
One days rations were issued, with
orders to cook and prepare for the
next day. Water and wood both
being scarce. OF very inconvenient TO
get, the exhausted men generally fell
down 10 sleep without converting
their spoiled -four into bread Con
sequently, on the sounding Of the
assembly the Odd. the majority Of
our division had only began 10 pre-
pare breakfast The most OF the
men crammed their uncooked dough
and bacon into their hayersacks,
swearing at thus being hurried of.
Some in their wrath unwisely threw
away their -four or dough. From
Upton Station until We halted in
Louisville our command was scarcely
given time 10 eat or sleep, as the
main force Of the enemy had been
forced by our cavalry 10 turn OF TO-
ward Lebanon and Bardstown.
Now commenced the race between
us and the enemy for Louisville
BY 2 O'Clock, p. M, We marched
twenty miles 10 Elizabethtown.
Here we halted three hours, and
cooked and eat OF what little was
left Of the last nights issue. the ma
jority being too exhausted 10 90 10
the fields 10 forage. At 5 p. m. the
bugle's warning notes bid US get in-
10 column, aud of again. Ten miles
further, great numbers gave out with
blistered feet, OF were overcome from
want Of sleep. and dropped by the
roadside, but before daylight all
came up to whore the main force
had halted.
The morning Of the 9th, we did
not require much time to cook, AS
we had little OF nothing left. When
we arrived at West Point, at the
mouth OF Salt River. at one O'Clock,
p. m, we learned that Bragg's main
force was at Bardstown, Ky. We
crossed Salt River and stopped,
three miles further on, on the south.
ern bank OF the Ohio River.
On the 25th of September. by q