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asaP. xvIi.] RECONNAISSANCE TO FORT HENRY, TENN.
erence to the future. I know nothing about the course of operations to
be pursued, but if Union City (which I have always thought to be a
strong strategic point) is to be occupied, the most feasible means of
supplying our troops there at this period of the year is from here by
rail to the State line. Place good engines and wood cars on our road,
repair the road as we go, and guard the whole line with a strong force.
The distance from the end of the railway to the Columbus road is but
8 miles to be marched, or we can march the 35 miles to Union City from
the terminus of the road. I speak of this on account of the extreme
difficulty of sending wagon trains for a large force at this period of the
year.
I send herewith a rather meager itinerary of the march.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. F. SMITH,
Brigadier- General, Commanding.
The ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,
Headquarters District of Cairo, Cairo, ill.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES,
Paducah, Ky., January 28, 1862.
SIR: I transmit herewith an itinerary of the recent march of this
command, which ought to have accompanied my report of yesterday. I
spoke of the march from Fulton-the terminus of the railway from this
place to the State line-to Union City as 35 miles. It is only 11 miles.
From Fulton to the Mobile and Ohio Railway by the State line is 8
miles. It is the same distance from Fulton to the Nashville and North-
western Railway.
See accompanying sketch.*
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. F. SMITH,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
The ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,
Headquarters District of Cairo, Cairo, Ill.
[Inclosure.]
Journal of the march of the First and Second Brigades of the United
States forces from Paducah, Ky., to Callaway, on the Tennessee River,
and back.
January 21.-Road towards Callaway bad; Callaway-a small place
of three or four houses and one mill, not running now-has got a poor
landing place. We found here the gunboat Lexington and the steamer
Wilson, with forage and provisions. The gunboat Lexington went up
river towards Fort Henry; chased a small rebel gunboat with two 12-
pounder rifled guns, but the rebel escaped; then threw twelve shells
into Fort Henry. During the night, frost. Four miles north is Aurora,
a small place, with a landing and ferry on the Tennessee River.
January 22.-Brigadier-general commanding, C. F. Smith, Brigade
Surgeon Dr. Hewitt, and Capt. John Rziha went up the river on the
gunboat Lexington to reconnoiter Fort Henry. When our gunboat
* Omitted as unimportant.73
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