Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-06
THE w AR.
A Good Months Work.

The progress of the armies of the Union in
the month Just closed is most cheering. Count
ing in the victories of Mill Spring, Kentucky,
with which the ball opened-which occurred in
the last of January, but was not half told or
half appreciated till the first of February-and
we have the following glorious record of the
months work.
/. Defeat of Zollicofer and Crittenden at
Mill Spring, Ky.
2. Capture of Roanoke Island, Edenton and
Elizabeth City, n. c., and occupation of the
railroad to Norfolk.
s. Pursuit of Price from Springfield, Mo-, to
Fayetteville, Ark, with half dozen victories
on the route.
4. Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn.
5. Capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn.
6. Retreat OF the rebels from Bowling Green.
KY, and Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn, and
the occupation of these places by the national
forces.
I. Evacuation of Columbus KY, by the reb-
els.
s. Occupation of Cumberland Gap by the
Union forces
In the battles of the month we killed one
rebel general and captured four with a great
number of inferior officers. some 10000 men,
about the same number of guns, some 200 can
i'o ",' ,;I,;ano 20 any III" aai! sIPpiies " tne
annboots on tha Nor,h Tnr,1;n o. w. ~
Tennessee river have been taken or DESTROYED.
The progress made at the West can be strk
ingly illustrated by drawing on the map the line
occupied by the enemy a month ago, and his
present line. For the first line start from
Springfield, Mo-, and 90 east to Columbus, KY,
to Bowling Green, to Somerset and thence to
et,eville Ark and 90 east f. Nemnhis 70
Nrrfreesboro IN KnovviIle and thence ~
Richmond. This shows a grand rebel retreat
southwark, clearing all of Missouri and Ken
lucky and more than half OF Tennessee, and
,,h;ob hoyo 1oon rroc1Ia;n,od ;n,,,roaraLIe W.
moal rnt fli nm tbeso ontl;nas % n,oto tho
montb,s gains fnlv onnreciated hv those who
hnro foil6weJ tbn da;iy history of tbcse oIorious
$50 Tha nisdon;; of 10 oon,n,aS3dar in
cbief has heen vindicated the anerav and
on,,ro,,o of mr. of5;cers and sold;ors niscod he'
von5 donbt. the Union men of the border
states delivered from their cruel onnressors.
and the rebel leaders driven to dismay and des
peration. Now, both at the West, along the
coast and on the Potomac, our armies stand
ready TO fling themselves against the hosts of
treason. and if this months work EQUALS that
of the last before the anniversary of the fall of
Sumter. the rebel armies will be defeated and
dispersed, and our patriotic work substantially
ACCOMPLISHED. Let us thank God and push on.
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An Important Movement
The navy department has despatch from
Commodore Goidsborough conveying lnformac
ion thal lhe ohion FORCES ure IA P1ssessi1h VI
the oeaooara ana hoahohe la'iloau, M n,,e anu naoe
destroyed the bridges across tne ~ ~plachwe.ei
ana Nouaway riseLS, eltIl,s .s on ~ Io'i'iu''''"'
uoh between No'ioiN anu '"e ''''"'
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
The Rebels Surrounded at Murfreesboro.
ANOTHER FIGHT SOON.
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A special dispatch 10 the Chlcago tribune
Sy,,e.ooahoro sayS ~ so that none can escane
- Inc reoeis oheieu " M lnell Posllol'
II allowed 10 march out win the honors OF war
Dut uen pueli s".e tlen tmo u"ys i. M''o" 70
surrender, 'heh II they uio not give up Tue
place ne wSuI% Er;Sp Tpem MS batteries i"' '"0
wy co,umhus 10 he Evoouated.
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- Inc MeuiPniS pape'o " ,ho 1sth NJ, hat Tho
zen rolk lssueu orue'o nI M Ohio ro;lroad should
Track Oh the Meip"'S 49, ah ha des,ro~aJ Tra
be torn up ana '"e aSSior onS of bns pr1 ana
paf"ory 10 ,"' ;ts fort;fca,;ons The Col
lhe uenl~ol''lo. ~ y, f,n hnoI, 20 IsIard NJ, IN
umouS forces are Lo ,a Saimrsn,s nh;oh :, -
about 40 mlies oeiow Oo'unouS, winch, Is
sald' couPlet. I ','i ad ;,or (~'