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nriuge, 1h »g;»dier*Gon-;ral G. L. mi- :t n, ami Brigadier-General A. Baird. Its effn-tivc Gr.ugth in October was 15,01.0 infitnlry, 2,761 cavalry, and 510 art iileiy. with lit guns. IudfjiCudtiil of this command, v. i :t u Was Htr.t.ord at V.'ii ime- tmvn an.? Falmouth, Br;«r adit .-Gem :.d .1. T. Boyle, held the district of Louisville, cousbttng of Western Kentucky, with a force 10,(KK) r-’rong, posted at Bowling Green, Mnniords-ville, and Louisville. Ju Novemljer the it t rt. • .-I. '■ lt;■ n- nil (Jrin1 r in c-immntvk of Central Kentucky, JJurbridgc relieved of command of the First division by Bri adi- r-lt;.«nei;il A. J. hinith, Brigadier-Gi .ier.il t. A. Gilmore in command cf the Second division. Baird retaining tire Third dm ion.THE TOTAI. I’littsl.NT FOB HI TYis set dow n at '. Boyle's di-lrietandFowling i.rt-en, commanded by Brif^ndier-Genenil Ji. 8. Granger, had L,2»~6 present lor duty,ami Ka,stern Kentucky, commanded l»r Colonel Cranor, Fortieth lt;. . J., 2.‘-7‘J,•Iinakiog a total of troops in the Stale pro* t for duty on the of Xovend-' r ofThe Kentm i.v rey iiif iit-. hath infantry♦ • » • • • * • • • « v • • ^ # 7 yw« •:! mount d r,i d equipped, was strong, w !i two nionuvain iiov,it/**rs. «hie hundred rounds of ami mmt-on anti six days’ rations [ rr man were issued on the morning that the cui.iin md l. f’ ramp in Tennessee, and struckNfH.TnwAi:?) isnf Tin: mountains.end cavalry, were neaily equally divided between the Auaitu of 1.1m Ohio anti Lhe ( 'ii211!» rJaiid, while the .Seventh, Si::: tceuth. and the Twenty-second, lotineriy connected with Brigailier-ticnesal George ilGfpaa division, were on duty in the Artuyol the 'ieunessee, A Ion-: period of in.tr i\ity fo!» lowed the KDCcaj at ion of the Sint I»v Cm.Wright, v tretl by orc,iionnJ raids by the cijnfulcnU* cavalry fcciit into I he St .tc by (ii ntr J i.r:-;i: for the purj^isre of driving off live .-to* Ik and to in t rip. I radroMd coiiimu-C'Mrht.r! i 1 river was reached on the 1 h.nnl on the 10th the command arrived :V S-um :•:* t. T. ice along the front of the Uniun lines 1)irotr*h Mr. Vernon to within !• tt • *ii mi! - * of Kl« lunond. Wretched roads ard hi in lii;g now storms rendered the in irch i.iias i;;^ aid odious. Two hundred and lifty men stationed at Richmond, learning of approach of a large force of confederate cavalry, broke camp iminfdiatety and march-»d to Lcximrton. A small force sent in ; nrm ‘ drove in the rear-punrd, hut sufferedmder, Major Steete,-badly v oand ii hy a pilt; 1 ct whom he attempted to lt;; ?*:n% and of Captain C. II. Morgan and it iitmi.mt ( aibfdt. who ventured to visit in tlie vicinity of Lexington. On i ■* t lt;iuue moved via Looneshoro toWi • !ii ' • r. v. here he sent out detachmentsin vi.r ous directions, and allowed those of hi- nun v ho lived in that vicinity to visit ihelr homes.a Tin ::lt;r *;:i system of iiokse 5^*ealixgii/» !, and the entire command was; : i*. i on idie liorses, and the nexti *t#XI fioal JjQUi■— * i i!lt;■ and C aeisoukb vvurd. i ocjr ojici.iult;»hin»\vo\ r, were c*i .ct»*! largely to.vor.i (he I of these ic «s- sand uiustliey \. ; «. a o I I -At iA 1that ticiv more oi ahr: lt;i i iztAc f - n ra:* dal Mt. .Sterling, from which place i v.a driven by Colonel Ih n. P. Ihin- I ,.;!e v.ith dctu' han nt of the I’ortieth and .'n filth O!:ioand 'IVnlli Ken lucky cuv-\Wi ----- .1 r* * * W; -i v. .iohn l iiritvhe.d to Uicliuiond ujion h- ji v.i: of flukcH arrivahaud thence by a i •( 4i i ...n !: ;«i VV.II1 Ij vt'-r, rcaclnng there a fv.v Ijo . i 1 u .c\s departure, whenhe foilo'.vcd to Mt- IS ter ling.• j . 11 • * t.» : lie cipt nn «f Mount Sterlingt , follows to lieneral Morgan# • ^ fiu u»*frftfti♦ v'm .i* ilt;. .»•- f i#‘a i apfUI/1UJ villo and l.nsliO;idm •i •K v' tmr ? I iher was inc^t I’c'Strt'Hive initnht lt;;: tblt; ti.M, where 1 found■ ' - V4[.iiiI iit1* I'H1 iiiv f.nar.Horn vigorous prbins from T.c:i w.1 44. 4 A (tbwiiTIOard11 •. 4S'* ad. * ▼ ■ ^ — ^ a1*1. »»’Jmade the i t 1ii ‘I Ji.lt ' t’;i“i i *ii s ' a - n:rt nder ol the Place, which re-W it Jiiil) ihc I ..a»ii jiinca. Ikn Jy inI to co-.ui.ly with, i thenV lt;ior.lt; ral Gia:i.o'.rsiijmtaa ud was! • i tv.- aty minutes to remove thetr.in.-krrc 1 to the Aim oftiiet umhi r!amlt I at J in ibircii the i. nd*d ir*tales forces on duty in the State were stationed and com-u-indt *! as follows:Inil lt;1 Statr* Trtnptin ITtnfurly, JfarrTi. 1^5(53. |,tntU J*rVtllt;»rduiy.IV.\ !\ v.J, i. i-c*Te* • «Iil M1 i*. VI. K v. »Urn J. Ijiw; •.. v k i, i( lluwlln^ I ;r.• a.* .* ii. .Uf«! tl» jsc *. ii 1! .0*ofj i' c ,!-»•* *r,\\ * %I Ppf],* ft -\j i» itjii. 4 »• 1, 11* il*Il|u4....... J1 1 irtiu’iit •!.....*»•-»••••••» i.,». ••»•••• jJI, MUI21IV•n, Men. (.if— 1• ,i nn 1 ••..ililrcu from (own. That tlieyn -• ■ 1 l «!•» •. ':!■ 1 lin'il upon tlie Haglt; f ti :lt;■lt;: lima the ci*ur:-li‘jusc, and neveral i. r In hiiu.'s iruijM-iiutely around thei ourl-hou se. My arlilb-ry not. coming up ;p : !Mlt;. I v.T.s conipt ll' d to lire the town ■ , .I ii ' i- the tnejiiy. A iter several% •- s I ‘1 lii’ii lu:rii*d they surreudcrttlpiai , 1 t i. f re surrendering they7. i p a coutimi.u fire from the build*- ii _ n jji.v an in, v.ho were protected by: i.i .....i'- . and oat huildiugs around
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