The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-01-31
southern Correspondence.
COLUMBIA, TENN., Jan. 22nd, 1888.

COLUMBIA, TENN, Jan. 22nd, 1888.
To the Editor of the Exrxxrn1sr.
Since my last, 1 have visited the county
seat of Williamson county, Franklin, some
twenty miles south of Nashville 1t is
quite pleasantly located within what seems
to be the center of a large circle of high,
round-topped hills. The battle of Frank
lin was fought there, Dec. 18th, 1854. The
rebel forces, on this sanguinary occasion,
were commanded by Gen. Hood, who with
large force was trying to divert Gen.
Sherman from his march to the sea, and
possibly replete his scanty supplies from
the Federal storehouses, which he knew
over the battle field by former rebel off,
Ger, and was shown a spot where twenty
nine men were said TO have been killed by
one Yankee shell, and another spot where
the bodies of the rebels literally covered
the ground. "Oh," said he, "the slaugh-
ces assisted much in closing the war. If
Hoods campaign had been successful, the
war would have been prolonged perhaps
year or two longer. 1t was all for the
best. we accept the results"
The outer line of breastworks where the
terrible onslaught occurred can still be
traced in many places. Fort Figures, on
the river bank, still remains much as our
boys in blue left il on that memorable
night when they, all that were left, accept
ed an invitation to go to Nashville. The
walls are still eight to ten feet high, but
the timbers which supported the bomb
proofs over the magazines have decayed
and fallen in. The once deep ditch out
side the outer walls is gradually filling up
trees and bushes are growing here land
there, and the whole area has an air of de,
cay and desolation.
But love to walk in and about the old
fort, to scale the walls, to look at the EN-
brasures, from which once thundered
forth those death dealing dogs of war
whose voices spoke for union for all, and
for freedom for the slave. This old spot
has for me another tie, for an only brother
assisted TO build this fort, and shortly after
ward gave up his young life for the coun
try he loved so we'll. Many buildings still
show the marks of shot and shell, while
the recollection of that terrible struggle
still wildly remains in the minds of the
citizens.
Columbia, my present location, is by
rail AZ miles south of Nashville, and is 10
Gated amid extensive cotton fields, tha
being the staple crop here. Most of las
years crop has been picked, ginned an6
marketed, bringing about nine and one
half cents per pound; an average yield ],
$50 pounds per acre. A few fields are ye
grade. Corn and wheat are also grown tC
a considerable extent and generally yielC
well.
The face of the country is rough anC
hilly, with more than sufficient fossilifer
Gus limestone on the surface to build al
the crock fence" needed. These "rocl
fences as they are here called, are usual
ly built along the highways and present
neat as well as permanent appearance
Columbia has, with the rest of her siste
towns, its war reminder in the form of tn
remains of fort which was built upon
high, mountain like elevation, short dis
tance to the northwest of town. / fel
well repaid for the tedious climb TO tn
summit of this knob, for there 1 had fin
view for miles of the surrounding country
The climate is warm, and we have seel
neither ice nor snow this month, but tn
rain fall has been excessive. Rolf.