| From the Clarksville, Tenn. Jeffersonian |
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| February 15, 1862 |
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| The Tennessee River Bridge {Memphis,
Clarksville & Louisville RR} has not been destroyed by the
Federals as was reported, nor is it injured. A gentleman arrived here
on Thursday, who crossed it on a hand car, and states that it is all
right. He came through from Memphis to Paris, on the railroad and took
a hand car from Paris to the bridge. At the bridge he found that a
portion of the tressle work on the south side of the Tennessee river,
had been torn away, to prevent the passage of trains, but the bridge
was uninjured. He then got another hand car on this side of the break,
and come on here. The fact that the Federals permitted the bridge to
stand, when they could have destroyed it, shows the confidence they
have in their ability to obtain possession of the country the road.
They may possibly find themselves gloriously deceived, and their
faith, like Dead Sea fruit "turn to ashes on their lips." |
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