Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-02-20
SEVENTEEN HEAVY GUNS.
20, 600 Stand. Of Arms.
An Immense lot of Army Stores.
OUR LOSS IS 300 KILLED, 600
WOUNDED and 100 MISSING.
CHIcAGo. Feb. Is

CHICAGO, Feb. Is.
A special to the journal says: Two
miles from Fort Donelson, l4ih. An at
tack commenced at Z ] o'clock yesterday
morning by the land forces under Grant,
Smith and McClcrnand. The fort is sur
rounded by high steep hills heavily wood
ed and protected by two redoubts, trenches
and rifle pits. The rebels gave battle from
their Entertainments outside of the FORT
Our loss is probably about forty five killed,
and one hundred and fifty or two hundred
wounded. -H rr-t
CHICAGO, Feb. II.
A special dispatch to the Times says
Fort Donelson surrendered at daylight
this morning unconditionally. We have
Generals Buckner, johnson and BushroG,
$4,000 prisoners, 5000 horses.
Pillow and Floyd, with their brigades,
ran away on steamers without letting
Buckner know their intentions. yls
Gen. Smith led the charge on the lower
end of the works and was first inside the
Notifications. The Fort Henry men were
bagged here. '.ta uH -.i
The prisoners are being loaded on steam
ers for Cairo.
Our loss is heavy, probably four hundred
killed and eight hundred wounded. rs
Maj. Post of tho 9Th Illinois, with 200
privates are prisoners and gone to Nash
vile, being taken the night before the sur
render. at 3 3 5r
The enemy's loss heavy, but not as great
as ours, as they fought behind entrench
ments. We should have taken them by
storming on Saturday if our ammunition
had not given out in the night.
Lanman's Brigade, of Smiths Division,
was first in the lower ende Of the enefhy's
works, which was done by charge of
bayonets. Nine-tenths of the rebels were
pitted against our right. Our forces on
the right were ready all night. Recon-
menced the attack Sunday morning, and
were met on their approach by a white flag,
Buckner having sent early in the morning
n dispatch 10 Gen. Grant, surrendering.
The works of the Fort extended some
five miles on the outside. The rebels lose
5s field pieces and II heavy guns, 10000
stand of arms, besides large quantity of
army stores. They are completely demor-
allied, and have no confidence in their
leaders, as they charge Pillow and Floyd
with deserting them.
Our troops, from the moment of the in
vestment of the Fort on Wednesday, lay
on their arme all night and day, half the
time without provisions, all the time with
out tents, aud portien of the time in rain
and snow.
CHICAGO, Feb. II,
A special dispatch from Fort Donelson
to the Times says: The forces were about
equal in number but the rebels had all
the advantage of position, being well for
titled on immense hills, with their Fort
near the river: on lower peice of ground
from the Fort their entrenchment, rifle
pits and abattis extended up the rever be-
hind the town of Dover Their fortifca-
lions on the land side, back from the rives
were at least four miles in length. Their
water battery, in the centre Of the forti.
fications where it came down the rivers
mounted heavy guns. aaT ar s
The rebels were sure of success, and in
any cause against less brave troops, could
easily have eldposession against 100, 1000
men. boss .f= I'd
The business of getting the different
brigades in position, and attaching new
arrivals to different commands, took up the
greater portion of Friday night. AT day
light on Saturday the enemy opened fire
on the Sth Illinois, when all of Oglesby's
brigade soon engaged, which was soon
followed by Wsllace and McArthur's brig
ades, the latter acting under McClernand /
as the position of the troops had. been
changed during the night, and Gen. Grant
had been called away during the night
to the gunboats. ...I
. The three brigades compose McCler.
nands division bore the burnt of the bat
tie. 1t was found that the enemy were
concentrating their main force to turn our
right, which was done by our men getting
out of ammunition, and confusion in get.
ting up reinforcements retreating about
one half mile. AS soon as the division
which had stood their ground manfully
for three hours retired; the enemy occupied
the field, when Gen. Grant ordered Gen.
Smith to move forward his division and
storm the enemy's works on our left. This |
order was obeyed with great alacrity; soon
the cheers of our daring soldiers was heard
and the old flag was displayed from with
in the enemy's entertainments. .i e7
Gen. Grant sent word to Generals Nc
Clernand and Wallace that Con. Smith
was within the enemy's entertainments,
and ordering their forces to move forward
and renew the attact on the right. One
of the outside brigades, the 1lth Indiana,
Sd Missouri, and some Ohio regiments
were rapidly thrown in position, and COM
pany A, Chicago, Light Artillery, planted
in the road, as therebels suposing we were
on the retreat, came yelling out of their
works into the road. The Chicago boys
poured hails,orm of grape canister into
their ranks, slaughtcring dozens Of them.
simultaneously with this, the infantry
commenced firing at will, and the rebels
went pell nell back into their works, our
men advancing and taking possession of
the ground at last and hill besides.--
Fresh troops who had not been in action,
were thrown forward, and as the shades of
night drew on, were in strong positions
ready to participate in simultaneous at
tack to be made on Sunday morning.
Ogesby's, Walace's and McArthurs Brig
AIDES did the hardest fighting They have
suffered terribly, aud would undoubtedly