The New York herald., 1862-02-21

and bore the brunt Of the battle Tho enemy co6cen-
traiet his main force right TO turn It, which
done by getting out OF ammunition and the
fusion created in getting up rcnforcemens Tne diy
sion retreated about hall mile.
As soon AZ Mc' Demands division. who had stood their
ground so naniuly for three hours retired 10 procure
ammunition, the enemy occupied the Held
AZ tins time General Grant ordered General smith u
move Forward his DIVISION and storm the enemys works
on our left This order obeyed with great aacrty
and soon the cheers daring sodery We're heard
ana the Old nag displayed from within the enemys III
General Grant then word 10 Generals Mcclernand
and Lewis Wallace thai General Smith was within the
ehemys mt encLcnts and orders their forces TO move
forward and renew the attack on tho right.
one ol General H. Wallace brigadcs, the Eleventh In
osna, Eighth Missouri, and some ohio regiments, were
rapidly thrown in position, and Com 1any A, Chicago
Light artillery, Lentonant Wood IN command planted in
eat, came yeung out OF their works into the road the
Chicago boys pored hastorm Of grape and canister
iato them saughtering dozens Of them.
SimGl aneously with this. the infantry commenced
nrng at VIII, ana the rebels pei nell back into
their works. our men advancing and taking Of
the ground lost, and a h in advance besides
Tho fresh troops, who mad not been action during
the battle thrown forward the shades OF night
drew they in Strong position and ready to par
cpate IN the Simultaneous attack TO DC made on sunday
morning.
Tie three biigades The rght-Oglesby's Wallaces
and Nc Ar hur sid the hardest Gghtng They stood
itr three hours UNDER calling le and have suffered
rbly as their cecmqted ranks SHOW. They would have
held their position until ordered 10 storm the fort II their
ammunition had held ont. The ammunition wagt ms re
at scme distance off. the hills preventm. their ling
moved rapidly. Some OF our bos officers and men have
gone 10 their long homes Our officers have suffered the
heaviest loss We lost three lieutenant coonels and
oast one quarter Of all other officers woundcd or
kjsed Tho enemy when we retired for want OF anms-
nnlo&; took possession Of temporary spitas aud
General NcHaernends quarters, which were rcaken in
half an hSnr
When Jeaan a. Logans regiment run out OF ann, ani-
tion he approached Lieutenant Colonel Ransom, of the
Eleventh Illinois, and askod sWha shall dog havonot
another cartridge" Ransom replied You have the best
position file out and will take ycur place. This was
mnicdaey done, and the Eleventh. fred he balance OF
their snois.
Dring saturday night contraction of all our lines
was made for simultaneous assault from every point,
and orders were cn by Gen. Grant to take the enemy
at the point or the bay ,olet fl
I'D" next morning every haan vas at his Tost--the
fifty-seventh, Cc BALDWIN on The extreme right AT
daylight the advance made aud when the full light
OF day broke forth white flags hung in many places
on the enemys works.
Union officer approached convenient point and was
informed that they hc rebesl had stacked their arms
and surrendered.
given passed between Generals Grant and Buckner
After the surrender the whole Union force soon
In the enemys works. and the rebel officer gave up their
swords The bulk OF tho rebels knew OF the surrender
long before our men were apprised of 1t.
Pillow and Floyd planned and executed their escape
during the night, taking with them Flayds brigade and
few favorites occupying what few small the
rebels had At first the prisoners loud in their do
nunciatons Of the runaways.
The rebel officers very mute about their killed 1t
is impossible TO get list of killed and wounded,
the killed have not all been brought in, and mixed
with rebel killed; and the wounded arc in half dozen
hospitals and steamboats, five and miles apart Iato
on Friday afternoon when our men retired for ammuni
ton prisoners and all worndej, in ambulances
and temporary hospitals, wero taken by the enemy.
About two hundred prisoners taken in this
and among them Major Post, Of the Eighth Illinois They
sent TO Nashville.
General Hunter and the Fort Donelson
Victory.
. Sr LOUIS, Feb. 20, 1862.
The following despatch sent from headquarters
yesterday
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or MISSOURI,
Sr. Loris, Feb. 10, 1852. I
Major General d. HUNTER, commanding Department OF
Kansas, at Fort Leavenworth:--
To you moro than any other man out OF this depart
ment indebted FOR Fort Donel son.
In my strait for troops reinforce General Grant
applied to you.
You responded nobly, placing your forces at my dspo-
sition.
This enabled us TO win the victory.
Receive my most heartfelt thanks
II. W. HAI.LECK, Major General.