Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-25
The RnilrOad FaclIities of one Rnemr.

The Railroad Facilities of the Enemy.
Tennessee is we'll posted in strsgetic posi-
ton. The net work of railroads concen-
trating in Nashville from the South enables
requirements to reach the Kentucky State
line with great readiness.
THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD.
Leaving Nashville let us note the places
and positions. Proceeding toward Louis
vile, ten miles out, is EdPefield junction.
Here is point of military importance-on
the left railroad forty miles long strikes the
Kentucky line on the railroad from Memphis
to ClaIksville-which, pursued forty-five
miles toward Louisville, intersects the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad at Memphis
Junction, at point sixty-seven miles from
Nashville. This triangle of railroads is forti-
fed; intrencbments having been thrown up
in expectation of this emergency.
BOWLING GREEN AN IMPORTANT POINT.
Bowling Green, on the Big Barren River,
tributary of Green River, is on the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad, Just FIVE miles
toward Louisville, from Memphis junction,
where soldiers can ba thrown in from the
extreme South, or even Virginia, in thirty
SIX hours, and the whole force at Memphis or
Columbus, KY, at short notice. Bowling
Green has been seized upon by the revolu-
tionists, in truth, as a point of great "mili-
tary necessity" Here it is reported that
there is camp of ten thousand men.
The provisions the whole country around
have been preyed upon. The stock of the
Nashville merchants is reduced. Coffee is
sixty cents per pound and scarce. The rail-
roads are guarded with strict espionage as to
passengers. None can travel without pass
and money is not allowed to be carried out
of the State. The intermediate points on
the railroad north Of Bowling Green are
twenty: three miles to Glasgow junction,
five miles to Cave City, ten miles to Row.
lett's which is three miles from Mumfords-
vile.
MUNFoRDsvILLE.
This point is of great importance being
on the banks of Green River-the village of
Woodsonville is opposite. Mumfordsville is
seventy two miles from Louisville aud eighty
five miles from Nashville Near three miles
from this point is camp Of one thousand
Eve hundred Buckner men.
Travellers wishing to get to Louisville
take vehicles, by New Haven, to the Lebanon
branch of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road. Lebanon is twenty four miles in the
interior, and Lebanon Junction, which is in
possession of loyalisJs, is thirty miles from
Louisville.
The stations on the railroad held by the
invaders, north of Mumfordsville are: seven
miles, Bacon Creek six miles, linton; four
miles, NoIa three miles, Nolin; three miles,
Glendale; seven miles, Elizabethtown.
Muldraughs Hill is passed through tun-
mel. The switch at this point is thirty-nine
miles south of Louisville, and is held by the
military of General Sherman's Brigade.
The remaining stations north of the Tun-
nel are FIVE miles Colesburg four miles
Lebanon junction; five miles Belmont; five
miles Bardstown Junction; two miles Shep-
paIdsville; FIVE miles Brooks; seven miles
Randolph; six miles Louisville.
1t may well be said that the enemy have
selected, in Bowling Green, another Manas-
sas junction for its railroad facilities. They
no doubt will make adequate military de-
fenses. They have chosen their ground, and
can, and no doubt will, make Kentucky
their new Virginia.