Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-09

and industry. AS we approach Nash
vile, We see the Cumberland river and
cross it shortly after entering the city.
A stop oyer Sunday is made in Tennes-
sees capital it is built on a succession of
hills and the capitol building occupies
a prominent position in the center
of the city. The streets are narrow
and with the exception of the remains
of Fort Negley and a view Of the
battle field just beyond it, where
on December Is, 1864, Pap" Thomas
completely annihllated Hoods army
in it's chosen position and thence
forth eliminated it from the problem
of the war, there is little of interest.
Hoods losses here were $4,000 men
and Thomas 5000. Eight miles from
the city is the largest National 10
terry IN the country, containing the
graves of over 5000 Union soldiers.
From Nashville further South the
name of almost every place we pass is
associated:with some important event of
the war. Near M~urfreesboro the road
crosses the battle field of Stones River
where on the 18th Of December, 1862,
and the lst of January, 1868, Bragg and
Rosecrans fought a fierce battle, both
armies occupying the field after the
battle, but Bragg retreating to Tulla-
hOma the next day. In the National
cemetery here rest the remains of 3 900
Union soldiers and many fine monu-
ments on the battle field mark the po-
sitions of the Union troops. Murtrees-
boro is quite a smart and growing city,
claiming 10,U00 inhabitants, and a CON-
rade on the depot platform who has
lived there for the past seven years, was
quite enthusiastic in his praise OF the
city, the country Its soil climate and fut-
ure possibilities, Murtreesboro has as
pirations to have the battle field of
Stones River made a government reser-
walton as Chickamauga is now, and is
making an effort in hat direction. The
towns generally along the line are but
poor, Anticipated specimens with old,
broken down buildings and no evil
dences of growth and prosperity,
but there are notable exceptions,
such as Murfreesboro, Tullahoma,
Decherd and others. The country
is more billy than through Ken
lucky, the Cumberland mountains
with their branches being within short
distance and dividing east Tennessee
from middle Tennessee as the Tennes-
see river divides the latter from west
Tennessee. Alongthe line many cotton
are now seen with the bolls just
bursting open ready for the picking,
and presenting to Northern eyes a
novel and interesting sight. 1t seems
4 mvstery-how anything can be raised
this seemingly miserable soil, and
there are evidently thousands upon
of acres, rough and stony,
nothing but scrubby trees will
ever grow; but on the other hand there
are numerous fertile valleys, we'll wa
tered and productive, where any kind
of crop with proper cultivation and
fertilization can be raised, and apples,
pears, peaches, grapes. ETC., are raised
abundance. The population along
the line evidently had found out that
something was going on, for nearly
every platform was crowded, the
1arkies of course in the majority,
cheering and waving handkerchiefs,
with bunting. The Younger popula-
ion was peddling apples, immense
at five.cents apiece, sand
Tiches, souvenirs ofthe war in shape of
ETC., dug up on the battle fields,
other articles, ven flowers and
wine. On the return trip
he youngsters had robbed cotton fields
were peddling armsful of growing !
cotton plants. At Bridgeport, Alabama.
where Rosecrans, after skillfully
Bragg out of Tennessee a.
,er the battle Of Murfreesboro, crossed
river preparatory to occupying
the railroad crosses the
Tennessee and passing through a rough /
billy country we are soon in sight
If Lookout mountain and the city of
Chattanooga. w. T. r.