The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-18
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The Battle-Ground at Pittsburg. Do
Pittsburg, Tennessee, the scene oi
the bloody and decisive battles of
Sunday and Monday last, 10 situatsd
on the west bank Of the Tennessee
river, in Hardin county, 219 miles
from the mouth Of the Tennessee riv'
or. The town contains but half a
dozen houses, and, prior to the war,
owed it's little importance to the fact
OF its being the landing on the Ten
nessee used by the people Of Corinth,
Purdy, and the adjacent country
II is connected with both Of these
towns by good roads.
The rebels. Immediately after the
fall of Forts Henry end DonelsoH,
appear to have had some idea Of the
importance OF Pittburg Landing, for
they erected batteries on the bluffs
adjacent TO the town, and opened mp.
on one Of our gunboats passing up
the river. Tho enemy were shelled
out of their batteries, and the place
WAS soon afterward occupied by q
portion OF Gen. Grants army.
From Pittsburg to Corinth, the
headquarters of the rebel army, the
distance is twenty miles, the road
running in southwest direction over
a heavily timbered and rolling eoun.
try. The road to Purdy, from Pitts
burg, runs almost due west u dis
tance OF twelve miles. A detach-
ment was sent ont to this place, soon
after our army was concentrated on
the upper Tennessee, to destroy the
railroad connection between Purdy
and Corinth. The expedition was
successful, but the rebels repaired
the Injuries to the road. and reopened
communication. A large portion OF
Besuregard's army, prior to the bat
tie, was stationed at Decatur, Purdy.
Grand Junction and Humbold, bu,
these troops could be concentrated
at Corinth in few hours. Gen. A.
Sidney Johnston was reported to be
lin the neigbborhood of Decatur, and
Bragg and Polk at Humbolt.
| CoRINTm -Corinth, the hesdquar.
tiers OF the late rebel army intended
to operate against Gen. Grant, is q
village Of about 1000 inhabitants
situated rear the Tennessee line, ir
Tishomingo county, Mississippi, the
northeastern county OF that State.-
This county has an area Of abou
fourteen hundred square miles. Tb'
Tombigbee river rises in the country
the Tennessee flows along the north
east boundary, and it is drained b.
Tuscumbia river.
The surface is diversified by smal
r hills; the soil ia fertile, especially i
(. the valleys, and generally has suit
/. stratum Of sand. A large part {
, the country is covered with forests {
Q hickory, oak, walnut and pine. Tn
=. head streams Of the Tombigbee fur
nish valuable motive power. TIL
O county was organized in 1886 Tn
e population in 1850 amounted to Is
9 400, OF which l3, ,529 were FREQ, an
d / ,9Gl slaves. In 1860, its popula
Y zion had run up to "a l49.
}. Corinth,i it is we'll known, is at til
|. junction OF the Memphis and Charlie
S ton and tho Mobile and Ohio Raj
a roads. From thi, point q roa
is stretches northward through Il
d whole Of Western Tennessee to Cur
,r berlaud, kentucky; southwark Il
* road runs through Eastern Missis
r. ippi and a corner of Alabama,
i. Mobile on the Gulf; westward a roi
It runs direct to Memphis, and eas
es ward through Florence. Ala, Chs
w tsnooga, Tenn. and Atlanta, G
O, to Charleston, South CaEOlina. u
ty inth, therefore. commando the col
al municstion to Memphis, the Gu
q and the seaboard seceedcd States
q. Not only &C, but the Memphis
nr Charleston road is the only rsilro
connection left between L)uisian
0, Miss ssippi and all Alabama W,
n OF Pensacola and the Southern &C
80 board States. Troops can only
ve sent east from New Orleans, Nat'
: ez, Vicksburg, Jackson, Meuiph
as Baton Rogue. or Mobile, or to th'
all points from Virgina, North or So.
cd Carolina or Georgia, over rhe Me
by phis & Charleston road, the Oh
railroad line now connecting
er east and west OF the rebellion.
ct. that road be once broken and
in Southern Confedracy is cut in
ull as effectually as il Chinese "
ais were built between the Gulf and
,ss. seaboard States.
cir .,--"-'.-- .
IN CoLoRED PEopLE's JUBILEE. i
to colored people OF the District h
.,. a Thanksgiving Jubilee to.morr,