The New York herald., 1862-02-18
THE SCENE OF THE VICTORY.
The strategical Value OF the Fortified Pc.
sition Captured-The Cumberiamd Rt7
ycr. CIarksville, Sc.

The strategical Value OF the Fortified Pe.
sitfon Captured-The Cumberland Rt@
vcr, CIarksville, Sc.
The CAPTURE Of Fort poncson being considered Of eaS
value in way least not in others, we give his
day map Il the whole Of the State OF Kentucky and
large portion OF the state Of Tennessee with the borders
of adjacent states While the rspulse cf troop. 40
that point would have materially affected tho general
pau Of tho campaign side, its capture win greatly
discouccrt cripple and hem tho enemy and Increase
their present Consideration into terrible rout cd oil
sides viii he by map that the taking Of this
fortified position opens mp tho Cumberland to CarssvAes
thirty mites distant from Dover and, after passing
that point TO Nashville. about fifty mes further up the
river. reports state that Commodore Foote has
Cope up tho Cumberland the first named place. shors
description Of It may not be malapropos at tho rresene
time.
SKETCH OF GAINESVILLE.
Carksvie is thriving post village In Tennessee and
10 the capital Of Montgomery county. Il Ia located on
the right north side Of the Cumberland river ct tho
point where tho Red river empcs itself into the former
stresm. 10 situated at about fifty miles TO the north.
west Of Nashville, the capital Of the State. In ts prcs.
peroxs days II had population Of between three asd
i've thousand persons, and had considerable trsds.
There at ono time two good banks established in
the place. and four or five newspaper Offices On the
whole, previous to the breaking out Of the rebelon ID
ft
present time app ars to have greatly refrigerated
pEFENcEs, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL
In the noighborhood OF Caksve and sono distance
farther up the river number Of blus some Of which
are preclpous and difficult OF access These have been
made Of for the purpose Of forincaon and extern
sve and formidable rebo works have been in the course
Of construction there for two three months large
number Of heavy reported " have been hpped
TO this point, for the purpose 1t said OF protect
ing the railroad bridge and tho communication With tho
capital Of tho State II IN also reported that ten thousand
men left Bowling Green two three weeks since 70 rs
orce this point, and further that General ardee was
In command Of tho post Tho railroad from Louisville
via Bowling Green and Russellvlle passes through the
village, and IL crosses the Cumberland at this poiu, By
valuable bridge What troops may recently have been
at theso two last namod places have doubtless this
been sent forward TO Carksvills. Az Bowling Green 10
In the hands Of the Union troops road is open
~ Clarksvis along The railroad, by which il not al all
unlikely our troops may march from General Bues de-
partment upon the rebel rear at that place.
THE OTHER MroRrASr FONTS IN THE MAI.
Aabout the centre OF tho map located Bowling Green
recen,lv taken possession OF by the Union forces ~
CHANGING al the map 10 will be that direct railroad
conuects n with Nashville. This road crosses no i'm
portant river and therefore, cannot be materially In.
ur.d as marching road for troops Tnus not onv
IL clarsve threatened from this point by the one ran
road, but Nashville 10 in jeopardy by the other
Eleven miles south Of Bowling Green, along the rail.
road track ~ small station known by the name OF
woodburn. Al this point the brgadcs Of Generals preok
nriigc and tndman were located on Thursday last bus
have since been reported as having gone 10 Gfss,o
lCoNuNUED on EIGHTH PAGR)