The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-05-27

ted in the affair, that it would have taken our
men two hours to get into their works, had
there even been not a man inside Of them.
The force of the enemy, too, was consider
ably larger than was first supposed. Besides
their numbers intrenched, there were six gum
boats in the river playing upon cur men all
the time with grape and canister. Under
the circumstances, General Fitzhugh Lee
thought it unwisa to make the sacrifice that
it would have cost to carry the position, and
retired after an unsuccessful assault upon q
portion of the works, in which we had some
sixty men killed and wounded.
POints and Distancess
The following statement of points and dis
tances about to be made historic by the great
armies Of the East and Southwest, may be use-
full to those unacauainted with them.
In the Southwest, Chattanooga, Cleveland
and Dalton, are connected BY rail forming a
triangle, the two sides 81 miles, the end
from Chattanooga to Dalton SO miles. Chatta-
nooga and Atlanta are connected by the Western
& Atlantic railway, or, as generally called, the
Georgia State Road, 1873 miles, the road running
in the main s. E. and N. W. Chickamauga is
10 miles south Of Chattanooga, and 2S from Dali
ton. Ringgold, on this road, is % from Chat
tanooga and Is from Dalton. Tunnel Hill isl
miles N. W. from Dalton. Resaca is 16 to Is
miles from Dalton towards Atlanta Calhoun
to 6 miles from Resaea--tAen the. Oostenanla
river. Adairsyille is 10 miles from Kingston
and from Calhoun. Allatoona, is 40 miles
from Atlanta.
Kingston is Al miles from Dalton, and is the
village from which branch railroad makes OF
to Rome Is miles. Rene is in the Cherokee Ma
ton, Ga, in Floyd county, which borders on
Alabama, and in the fork Of the Etowah Tor
High Tower) and Oostenaula, and at the head
of steam navigation of the Coosa.
From Dalton to Atlanta is 100 miles. Etowah
Station is ifty-odd miles from Dalton, and for.
ty-odd from Atlanta, thus making the Etowah
and the .Oostenanla by rail about 40 miles
apart.
Between Kingston and Etowah, are Cass Sta
ton and Cartersville, 5 miles apart, the former
u from Kingston, and the latter 8 to s FROM
Etowah. From Kingston to Etowah is about ia
miles. Marietta is 20 miles from Atlanta, Big
Shanty Is north of Marietta. Atlanta is miles
from the Chattahoochee. There is no stream Of
any consequence between the Chattahoochee and
the Etowah, which, by rail, are about 40 miles
apart. The railroad between the Oostenaula
and the Etowah runs near the foot Of small
range Of mountains running s. W. and N. E., .
little over 100 miles, parallel with the Blue
Ridge, and terminating in the edge Of North
Carolina. Each Of these rivers waters a fine
valley, one Of which is also watered by the
Chattahaochee, which runs parallel with and
near the base Of the Blue Ridge, which termi-
mates with the Stone Mountain not far from De-
catun Ga. Dallas is off the railroad. from Ac-
worth, which is between Big Shanty and Ala
toona.
In the East, Hanover junction is e miles
from Richmond by the Central, and % by the
fredericksburg road Hanover g. H. is 10
Beaver Dam 40, Louisa C. H. 81, Gordonsville
1.-THE latter 20 from ChArlottssille, which il
38 from Staunton.
Yaylorsville, on the fredericksburg road, is q
miles south Of the Junction; Chesterfield Station
2 miles north Of the Same; Milford IL, Guinea's
&c and il from fredericksburg. Ashland on
the Fredericksburg road, is IA milesfrom Rich.
mond and from Hanover Junction. Aquis
Greek is Is miles from Fredericksburg, IS from
Washington, and Al from Alexandria.
Between Richmond and the junction are fby
both roads) the Chickahominy, the South Anna
and Little River. Between the Junction and
acknowledgements the NortA Anna and the
MattapoDy. Tappahannock i on the Rsppa-
hammock, about so miles from the Chesapeake,
20 or 80 below fredericksburg, andxabeut 20
from Richmond, with the Mauapony Panunky
and Chickahominy intervening. The Chicka.
hominy runs in therdain parallel with the james,
then turns South. and empties into the latter =
bout 8 miles from Williamsburg.
Jarratt's, in Sussex county, (where the late
raid was made, is mere hamlet 80 miles from
Petersburg and 81 from Weldon Between Pc
tsrsbnrg and Weldon, ara the INottoway and Me-
heinn rivers, and few smaller streams. We'll
don is on the Roanoke Il the hssd Of small
steambost nsnsigation.
The White House is on the, Pamunky, abont
II miles from Richmend.
Atlss's, Is half way between Richmond and
Hanover G. II. 10 miles from cash.
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