The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-18
aRSY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE FIR EEMA.N
8 O'CLOCK, a. NJ
FROM FORT DONbLSO\ !!
Particulars

particulars
ST. LOUIS, Feb II. Fort Donelson sYrr.o
deled at O'Clock Sunday morning to the Io,,d
forces. The gunboats We're present at the ,,n,,
Au immense amount OF war material is am,,,
the trophies of victory. Floyd skulked ay,r
the night before the surrender. The gunbn,.
Carondelet, Capt. Walker, has arrived at Car
A large number Of our wounded have baa,
brought 10 the Paducah and Cairo tosrifa,s
This city is wild with excitement and Inv
The news was received at the Union Mercbny'>,
The Star Spangled Banner, Flag OF our Union
and Red, White and Blue, were Sung bv all
present The people then marched to the bIeod.
quarters. 1900 strong, where three rousjnr
cheers were given for Halleck and Foot, (,nn
1Ialleck appeared at a window and thanking
the people for their hearty demonstrations, he
said:
II promised when came here, with your aid
to drive the enemy flag from your State THIS
has been done, and it is now virtually OUT Of
Kentucky, and will soon be out Of Tennessee. y
Cheers for the Union.
The Star Spanged Banner was played ard
the crowd dispersed,
news. Many of the stores are closed, and the
city is being decorated with flags Gov. Yates
Secretary Hatch, and Auditor Du Bos Of Ilh.
nois. lett for For. Donelson this morning to look
after the wounded of the Illinois troops,
reouisiton has been made for ali the steamboat,
in this vicinity to hold themselves In l2adiues,
TROOPS.
CHICAGO, II. The following is special des
patch 10 the Times
Fort DoNE1soN, Feb. l6. Fort Dorelsop
surrendered at daylight this morning untond
,ionally. We have Gen. Buckner, Johnston
and Buscherod and Is 600 prisoners, and 5000
brigades, ran away on steamers without leting
Buckner know their intention. Gen Smith led
the charge on the lower end of the works and
was first inside of the fertilization. The Fort
Henry runaways were bagged here. The rrs
oners are loading on the steamers for Cairo -
Our loss is heavy, probably 300 killed and SVl
among them Col. IRWIN of the Doth Hines
White of the 3lst and S,ui,h OF the 3Sth Illinois
Col. 8 Logan, Sawyer and Ransom are wcund.d.
Maj Post Of the Sth H., with 100 lryates
are prisoners, and have gone to Nashville LAYING
r.. L
enemy's loss was heavy but not so large as ours
! rs they fought behind entertainments. We shCud
| have taken them by sorrning Saturday, if o..
ammunition had not given out in the night.
Netherlands division suffered terribly They
were composed of the o9th, 18th, lStn, 4olh,
Goth, 30th, 3lst, 45th, 4Sth and 49th lllios
regiments Gen. Lewis Wallace with the llth
Indiana, Sth Missouri, and some Ohio regiments
| ~, M cod C,,lor'c WilI.rL,,
Schwartz's and Decesses batteries were in TIE
fight from the commencement.
The enemy turned our right for half an hour,
but our lost ground was more than reganed.
Lanman's brigade of Smith Division, was first
IN the corner end OF the enemy's works, which
was done by Il bayonet charge. As rne. tenths
Of the rebels were pitted against our Regiment
our forces on the right were ready all night to
re-commence the attack. On Sunday morning
they were met on their approach bya wAlte lag
Buckner having sent early in the mOrninga
despatch to Gen. Grant, surrendering.
The works Of the Fort extend some I've miles
on the outside. The rebels lose 4S field pieces
II heavy guns, 10000 stand of arms, besides
large quantity of commissary stores. The rebe
trOops are completely demorallzed, and have u
confidence in their leaders, as they charge Pr
low and Floyd with deserving them. Our troop,
from the moment of the Investment Of the Fort
GU Wednesday, lay on their arms night ana
day, h III the time without provisions, and all
the time without tents. A portion of the time
there was heavy storm of rain and snow.
CHICAGO, Feb. H. A private dispatch from
Cairo this evening to the Sanitary Commsslon
says there are 800 killed, COZ wounded, and
100 missing at Fort Donelson.
A special dispatch from Fort Donelson says.
the forces were about equal in numbers, but the
rebels had all the advantage of position, being
well fortified on two hills, with their fort near
. the river, on lower piece of ground From
; the foot of their entertainments, rifle pits and
an abatts extended up the river behind the town
of Dover.
Their fertilization on the land side, back from
| the river, were at least miles in length Their
water battery was in the centre of the forthca.
ton, where it came down to the river, and
mounted heavy guns. The rebels were sure
, OF success In any other cause and against less
5 brave troops, they could easily have held the
position against 100 900 men,
The business of getting the different brigadeS
INTO position for attacking, and the new ART
walls to the different brigades, took up the great
er portion OF Friday night. AT daylight Sat
urday, the enemy opened on the 18th Illinois
Regiment, when Col. Oglcsby's brigade was
soon engaged, and was soon followed by Wal
b. iare's and McArthurs brgades, the latter act
ing under McClernand, as the position Of the
troops had been changed during the night, and
Gen. Grant had been called away to the gun
boats. The movements of all the troops except
y those attached to Netherlands division, were