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Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Windham County, Windsor County, Vermont
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Federal troops under Gen. Mitchell forced a march to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where rebels evacuated after burning bridges. Mitchell's division occupied the town on Sunday, with part of it reported burned. No rebel forces remain in eastern Kentucky.
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The Rebels Run from Bowling Green!
A despatch from Maj Gen Buell at Louisville, Saturday, to Gen McClellan at Washington, states that Gen Mitchell's division of federal troops by a forced march reached the river at Bowling Green, Saturday morning, and commenced building a bridge to cross, the enemy having burned their bridge at 10 o'clock the same morning, and began evacuating the place as fast as possible when Mitchell arrived.
BOWLING GREEN OCCUPIED.
A dispatch from Louisville, on Sunday, says Gen Mitchell's troops have crossed the river, and are in possession of Bowling Green.
LATER.—PART OF THE TOWN BURNED.
On learning that the rebels were evacuating Bowling Green, Gen Buell ordered a forced march by Gen Mitchell, to save, if possible, the railroad and turnpike bridges on Big Barren river. They, however, had all been destroyed when Gen Mitchell reached the bank of the river. The brigades of Gen Breckinridge and Hindman were until Thursday evening at Woodland station. The rebels left nothing at Bowling Green except a few old wagons. A part of the town, it is reported, is being burnt. It is believed now that no rebel forces exist in Kentucky, east of the direct road from Bowling Green via Franklin to Nashville.
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Bowling Green, Kentucky
Event Date
Saturday And Sunday
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rebels evacuated, bridges destroyed, part of town burned, no rebel forces left in eastern kentucky
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Gen Mitchell's federal troops reached the river at Bowling Green Saturday morning; rebels burned their bridge and evacuated. Mitchell's troops crossed Sunday and occupied the town. Buell ordered a forced march to save bridges on Big Barren river, but they were destroyed. Breckinridge and Hindman's brigades were at Woodland station until Thursday evening. Rebels left only old wagons; part of town being burnt.