, 1864-02-10

From Our Special Correspondent
bRIDoEronr, ALA, Feb. Sd, 1864.
Bridgeport is situatcd on the Tennessee
river. some thirty miles below Chattanoop,
at a poiut where the Nashville and Cbnttanoo,
=. ,a,,.o.a ..o.ooo =. n.c.. a. 49,
E' ta'A1oau eiosseo IL oe1ofo Iao WIZ ntuc
town existed here IN Jaet, but now 1t
only exists in name. However there Ia a
sttown of tents, containing somc twenty
1bo,sn,a ;rhohitar+e al, 1oro1 oh1o hnasas
tnoaea .n ,@0' rI =" A'4o'pooleo y
sons o1 ohclc sam 1eaas 10 st1ake death
blow to t1aitors srherrv er thcy meet them.
The troops here are under the command of
~, ce,r- fnroor,. f.ovor,,. ~ r.,...
~ 49, ,,N, eeuaas
Ael1aeff' lucy comprise tae tol9o division
Of the twelfth army corps commanded by
] Gen Hooker. Bridgeport Is now q yery iM-
portant 1,oinf- ns It has becn made tho bose
nf eurn1;os fnr thc Cnmtor1ord ornv dur;n,
tnll'l'Ns.,s: e1pr 49, 1'A4' 0uA'ns
'ne "pploacn'ns ea1npa'ssH. .-..
WHAT TIE GOVERNMENT has DONE.
Togiye some idea Of what the government
has done at this point, within the past three
n,o,+1,e T on1,,c- +bo r,11o,r,rr ~. f.o,,
4aoa.' u.e",1,a 4't..s ''om .
elfca1at 1ssaea ~ zap It Duc, cn1e1 quar-
termastcr at tMs post, On being relieved from
duty lere. With land transportation Of
hundred teams, m average Of three hundred
snd fifty employees, and an average Of two
supplies from Nashville were transportci
from the depot to the steamboat for the army
in the front. Two stea1nboats have been
built and equipped, one hull dccked aud
1ncrn efcan,boats Ere now being Init. seV.
eTo1 rcrv ex4eneiro ,ynra}onses fnr ora~to--
master and other stores are now IN fbe nro.
| .ccss If ru.cfion. Two nf fbrse hn;Id3n1a H..
| Gated on the banks OF the river arc designed
| dred and thece hundred f;'et lono rasnect;ra.
r. hy INV fect wide. Another hui1;tinr for
nr14nanre stores. one hnnt]re5 and fffy G.et
1nnr hy INV wide and fro other hn;id;n~a
for 1nartcriuastcrs guDplIes. eacl three INN
dred feet long bg ninety ieet wide. nr;, a1so
| btinc built. These buildincs ard bn1lt Of
| stronr framed timber. and Will comnare w.Ii
| with fhe storc housce Of ChIca9o. Dt.a,des
| these improvements, four saw mills are al
ready N operation, and another nearly compile
TED. A side r!1lfoad Track from the main
Zinc, one and haH miles long, la been bniltl
Leading along these new depots for supplies.
also 1oar large Hnme workshops for the re-
palr OF wagons, narness, ho1se-shoeing, &c.
OF the capacity to hold sirtttn millions of army
tatlons, anu otacr Stores IN proportion, and
are now fast being filled. Thus, when these
buildings are illed In compliance with the
instructions OF government, onr army will
not slalse snould Gun means OF tfansporta.
Eae1~;,1a nekraI ,.1st .ta..n .s S.1; IL. Iii Iii
subsist a la,re a1mv for SONS tine. whila
1uikhIpg The destruction Of Jefr Davis, r.
bellion,
As said, all this has been ACCOMPLISHED in
less than three manths. Il shows the i,,er
laustible resources and ability of tIle Goy
ernment to completely accomplish the task
it undertook better than two aud half wears
since.
HEADQUARTERS
r.. Aa.-. - -
Tcnncsscr are now al HuntsriI1e Ala s,me
scysnty.fiye miles further dawn s H. 1nr r;rer
frorn l;cre, and is unicr Tho commoni If cen
Shcr,nf,n, ~1>'N''~S-1 - - '-1
GEN. THOMAS.
Can Thomas ~ +1e dcn,r+mon+ ~ .ho
r,,mhcr1and Is It Th,ftsnoo1s ani - " at;..e ;a
n nara;nns fnr ~, e.rty o1d a3,,otai 40
s,,r!nr - r,n,nc;17 AsA '' s1'tJ "no enee1aa'
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IN, Gcnar"1 Fnsfa. uast stSna Set nIsn ;naa aae
- nm. an,+ - 5;e1a9s"e5 - oooA5i5 Ao1tlneos
anT T,asa es,nnor ora oe sansn n1elo4 H. .,e
.;+- @ *iis 1870, -. 5a;,.1 - ttans -
.s st..ton Iaal5, .gea WIZ
"a xa+crnns NAAe '1ae' t"'se4,
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