The latter, however, will be reduced to the smallest quantity possible, as it is supposed the country west of Bayou Macon can furnish a good supply of the substantials.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAS. B. McPHERSON,

Major-General.

Railroad bridges and tunnels.

BRIDGEPORT TO CHATTANOOGA (29 MILES).

Over what. Miles from At or near Length, in Height from

first place. what place. feet. water to

track.

Tennessee - Bridgeport 1,450 40

Do 1 - 800 40

Lowland 1 1/2 - 300 25

Do 6 - 150 25

Nickajack 6 1/2 - 200 30

Creek

Dry Creek 7 - 250 30

Wagon road 9 1/2 - 250 20

Running Water 13 1/2 22 - 300 107

Creek - 7 6

Lookout Creek 25 - 300 30

Chattanooga 27 1/2 - 200 30

Creek

Over what. Spans. Kind of Remarks.

bridge.

Tennessee 9 Howe truss Partially burned; track on

top of truss.

Do 5 do Track below; draw on

eastern end.

Lowland - Trestle Outlet for high water.

Do - do Do.

Nickajack 3 Howe truss

Creek (covered).

Dry Creek - Trestle

Wagon road - do

Running Water 5 Wooden arches

Creek - Stone

culvert.

Lookout Creek - Trestle Trestles rest on piles.

Chattanooga

Creek

CHATTANOOGA TO CLEVELAND (27 MILES).

Citico 2 - 50 15 - Stone culvert

4 Tunnel a - - - -

Chickamauga 6 - 150 20 3 Wooden arches

10 Tyner's 25 8 - Stone

Station culvert.

Ooltewah 16 - 50 18 - Wooden arch.

Creek

Canty's 20 - 50 18 - Stone

Creek culvert.

Black Fox 21 1/2 - 50 18 - do

Mill Pond 23 - 50 10 - do

a Stone wall, 7 feet at base, 4 1/2 at top; brick arch from 5 feet to 2 feet 6 inches thick; through dirt; no shafts.

CLEVELAND TO KNOXVILLE (81 MILES).

Hiwassee 11 Charleston 500 30 3 Howe Track

truss on top.

Sweet 33 Reagan's 20 12 - do Do.

Water

Do. 36 Sweet Water 20 12 - do Do.

Do. 37 Johnson's 25 15 - do Do.

1/2

Do. - Sneed's 20 10 - do Do.

Do. - Cleveland's 20 15 - do Do.

Do. - Cleveland's 20 15 - do Do.

Mill

Do. 45 Bakeham's 20 20 - do Do.

Do. - Chesnut's 20 20 - do Do.

Tennessee 52 Loudon a 900 60 (?) do Has a

draw.

a Five or six small bridges between Loudon and Knoxville.