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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
ing rebels to take--one by railroad almost directly North to Nashville, and one in a Western direction, toward Fort Donelson. They first began to evacuate the place about a week ago to-day, when Floyd and his division marched out, apparently to the latter good. After these had gone there was not a very great force remaining — certainly not over ten thousand men. These as ... The rebel evacuation of Bowling Green was a "military necessity." The flank movements of Generals Thomas and Crittenden, and the rear operations of Commodore Foote and General Grant, rendered the place untenable. A few days more, and the rebels would have been taken in their stronghold.--It is unfortunate that they have been allowed to escape. But from General Buell's reticence, and his interdiction upon the telegraph, it looks as though he was carrying out some plan to prevent their rallying again at any other point, if not of overtaking them. This evacuation is certainly a very lame and impotent conclu