one on the Cumberland,

一个在坎伯兰河沿岸
one on the Tennessee River.

另一个在田纳西河沿岸
These rivers were terribly important for transportation now,

这两条河对于物资运输具有不可替代的作用
especially military transportation.

特别是对于军用物资运输
They flowed down to Nashville, one of them.

两条河中一条河流流入纳什维尔州
The other flowed southward and then into Northern Georgia.

另一条流向南流入北乔治亚州
These rivers would be invasion corridors, if you like,

这两条河可以用来作为入侵通道
invasion paths for the Northern armies.

这两条河就可以成为北方军入侵的路径
They were extremely important for supply and transportation, for the South.

这两条河对南方的物资供给至关重要
And hence these relatively small forts that

因此南方军为保卫河流
guarded these two rivers

而建造的小型堡垒
suddenly became the focal point by February 1862.

在1862年二月突然成为了焦点