Show i I JUST HISTORY j i t By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS PI J I S fr 9 If It the Eastern arty was waa astonIshed astonished aston aston- at the m metal tal mining camps they were more so when they hay m made d the tour tout of ot the coal miring region of ot the stat state When told that th the geologists of ot the United St States tes geolOgical geological geo geo- logical survey y that the workable coal coat aggregate o of ot the state covered miles mlles that since the mining of or c coal l in la Utah Was begun In in 1870 that the output I had been tip up to July 1 or of the current current current cur curI I rent year approximately ely seventy seventy- five million tons tons with a value of oC that the bl black bick ck diamonds dia dla- monds shipped out from the state brought back mOte more than and na that Ute the surface of ot the coal deposits de do- posits had only been scratched that the coal stored in tho In Utah was sufficient to keep the United d States in fuel tuel for tor two and a half halt centuries It was more than a revelation The p party wa was Used to o figuring In itt millions but when it came to billions and that ex expressed the cat i mate of oC the coal deposits inthe Inthe in lii the state they became lo lott Then Theil the visit was wa m made de to Sunny bunny side id ad the great plant o of or coking ovens W was s Seen it W was wae s like tho tour of ot the S bH lt Lake valley The rhe party vart could not nest find words t to express themselves The colonel who Is chaperoning the party was In a reminiscent mood in itt the evening and tho the party Were Vere delighted When he responded to a a. request for tor further tiOn regarding the forts torts and forti- forti of ot the cOUntr country MOno NOno of the party y was pacifist but ut all ail ll believed be be- be In preparation so that war Wot WoUld ld always lw ys be averted because the country was always ready The colonel recalled the Civil Chit war ES It was VIliS vason on the morning t C February ary 5 1862 when Commod Commodore r l Foote With a fleet of seven gunboats four CoUf of th them m 1 It n lad reamed r up the Cumb Cumberland rland river toward lien lien- ry and began th the bombardment o dt 61 what wits was one Ond Of lit tile the key forts totts to I the he confederate forces s In tn he said Orders for tho the attack been issued by by General Halleck cOmmander of C the department of ot and lind a. a t land lahd force Under the command of ot Brigadier G General ner l JJ U cr b Gr Grant nt embracing 1000 men Had been landed four miles from the tott fOtt totton on the tho night of February 4 1862 Fort Henry was oi ot the e eastern stern bank of the river and anti was near the cent cen cen- t ter r r rot of ot the lino line of Cite Confederate for fortes forces es the line ext from Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus Kj Ky to the 1 t river r to the CUmb Cumberland mountains In East Tennessee Fort H nry mounted mount mount- I ed d seventeen gurs ana and was garrisoned garri garri- I zoned by 2724 men under command of ot Brigadier General tal n. n The gunboats were to do 0 make the I attack seconded by the land forces I and nd Commodore Toot Foot began th the tho bombardment before betor the arrival of oC Gen General Gentral ral Grant whose march was I delayed by muddy roads and streams The SOrt replied p to the t lr g i attack for one bout houf u ard I minutes and then surrendered unconditionally un- un unI I f conditionally However the greater grealer greal- greal greaLi i er cr part of oC the garrison had escaped d to ge Fr Tort Fort DonelsOn O t twelve rn miles up the rivet river t Jeneral l Grant t arrived i half halt an hour After fter tHe He ie battle and the fort tort was turned oVer to him lh The garrison that surre surrendered deed consi consisted consisted con- con i si ted of oC sixty five able bodied inert mer and Sixty invalids The loss Joss to the I w was s twenty twenty one one killed I Ind and nd W wounded and to o the Union forces torn elgh killed On I iary bt i 15 President Abraham Abraham Abraham Abra- Abra ham Lincoln through ills His s secretary of oC war Edwin 21 M. Starton and nd his his' secretary 0 of the navy Wells Gle expressed r his thanks 9 to the e I I cers and men for gallant achievements achieve achieve- achieve I ments ment In th the capo capture ure of Fort Tort Henry and andRo Ito noke island In the message mes- mes mesi I I i Sage the two officials said The Th late achievements of oC the tile navy pavy sho show that the flag of oC the Union o oice e borne in proud glory the World by naval tf heroes s. s will td s' s soon again agan float over every r rebel be city I I and Stronghold that i It shall fOrever be Jie respected and honored as the er em- em j I lil blem m of liberty and nd union tinion in every land and upon every sea I 1 I COVERED nED Iii mo lUG The fall of cit Fort Bent Henry meant I an advance on Fort Donelson and the r reduction of oC th the works there Th The fort tort which h cov covered red acres II w was s located on a bluff f feet et abole e the Cumberland riVer near Dover Tenn and was I miles s from front Nashville It mounted sixty five guns and anti was s gartl garrisoned oneil by m men n under tinder of ot General John B B Floyd General llor had been secretary tary of l war ii h. h the C cabinet of ot President James Buchanan Buchanan Bu flu- chanan and was one of the first to Join the rebellion In which ne lie was made a a. brigadier general The movement upon Fort J DonElsOn Don Don- on- on lsOn ElsOn by land forces was begun by y Gen General ral Grant on February 12 his route by the wa way of or the tOad roads leadIng lead lead- Ing from F Fort rt Henr Henry and While he Was placing I g his troops ro In position J Commodore Foote t arrived d ih iii the river of the fort his fleet con con- of C sir gunboats foUr of ot them ironclads and ad on February 14 he ope opened ed fire on tile the works but the el elevation of the fort was too high to be bO silenced from the Wat Water r leV level l ari arid the result w was s that after alter a desper desper- ate ato Rt attack t ck he w was s compelled to withdraw two of oC his vessels being disabled with a loss toss of ot tour fifty foUr men Meanwhile l lie General I ew Wallace arrived with r reinforcements which swelled the forcie torce under Grant to men February 15 16 Floyd at attempted at- at tempted to his w v ay y through I the federal lines I and the battle battlO continued continued con con- till all ll of oC the day The weather Was Ir l cold tensely and In the evenIng even- even ln Ing Ig f the confederates withdrew to their works Meanwhile 1 Floyd had turned tho the c command ov over r to General General Gen Con eral Pillow and he to General Buck c nero ncr and the two former escaped that night by way of the river and on the morning of February 16 BucKner BucK BucK- ner ncr surrendered ally to General Grant Sixty five guns I small arms and prisoners prisoners pris pris- w were r turned over to Grant I The losses to Lo the Union forces were 2832 killed wound wounded d and missing while the confederate loss w was n s 2500 2100 i in killed and wo woUnded nd d. d Tomorrow cot concluded the colonel colonel colo cob nel aol we we will visit some sohie of ot tho the other collieries rles in this section We AVe h have hite e only ony begun the tour of the coal re regions re- re re- re gions 2 t I |