Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-18
Federal loss 400 Killed
and 800 Wounded.
200 of our Men Prisoners.
FLOYD, THE THIEF, AND PILLOW,
THE DITCH-DIGGER, RAN AWAY.

FoRT DoNELsoN, Feb. 16.-Fort Donelson
was surrendered this morning at daylight,
Internationally. We have Generals Buckner,
Johnston, Busherd, and $4,000 prisoners. and
5000 horses. Generals Pillow and Floyd, with
their brigades, ran away on steamers, without
letting Buckner know their intentions. Gen.
Smith led the charge on the lower end of the
works, and was first inside the Notifications.
The fort Henry rGnaways were bagged here.
The prisoners are being loaded on the steam
ers for Cairo.
Our loss is heavy, probably 400 killed, and
800 wounded. We lose "a large percentage OF
officers, among them Lieut.. Coils. Euwen of
the 10th Illinois, White OF the 31st, and Smith
of the 4Sth. Coils. John A. Logan, Sawyer
and Ransome, are wounded. Major Post, of
the 9th Illinois, with 200 privates, are prison
ers, and have gone to Nashville, having been
taken the night before the surrender. The
enemy's loss is heavy, but not SO large as ours,
as they fought behind entertainments.
We should have taken them by storming,
Saturday, if our ammunition had not given
out in the night. Netherlands division,
composed of Ogleby's, Wallace's, and Near
thurs brigades, suffered terribly. They were
composed of the. 9Th, 9th, 18th, 18th, 10th,
9th, Both, 31st, 45th, 48th, and 49th Illinois.
Gen. Lew Wallace, with the 18th Indiana,
9th Missouri, and some Ohio regiments, par.
ticipated. Taylor's Wizards, McAlister's,
Schwartz's, and Decesse's batteries were in
the fight from the commencement. The enc.
my turned our right for half an hour, but our
lost ground more than regained. Lam
mann's brigade, of Smiths division, was first
in the lower end of the enemy's works, which
was done by charge of bayonets.
AS nine-tenths of the rebels were pitted
against our right, our forces on the right we're
ready all night to recommence the attack. On
Sunday morning they were met on their ap
proach by a white flag, Buckner having sent
early III the morning a dispatch to Gen. Grant
surrendering. The works of the tort extend
some miles on the outside. The rebels lose
forty eight field pieces, seventeen heavy guns,
and twenty thousand stand of arms, besides
a large quantity of commissary stores
The rebel troops are comparatively demon!
allied, and have no confidence in their lead
ers, as they charge Pillow and Floyd with
deserving them Our troops from the moment
of the investment of the fort Wednesday, lay
on their arms night and day, half the time
without provisions, all the time without tents
and portion of the time in heavy storm of
rain and snow.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l7-Fort DoneIson sur
rendered at o'clock Sunday morning, to the
land forces. An immense amount of war ma
terals were among the trophies of the victory
CAIRO, Feb 17.-T'o Major General Nc Clel-
Ian THE Union flag floats over fort Donal.
son. The Runboat Carondelet, Capt. Walker,
brings the glorious intelligence. The fort sur
rendered at o'clock yesterday, Sunday
morning. Gen. A S. Johnston and Gen.
Buckner, and $4,000 men, were taken pris-
oners, and large amount of materials of war
are the trophies Of the victory. The loss was
heavy On both Sides Floyd, the thief, stole
away during the night previous, with 5000
men, and is denounced by rebels as a traitor.
am happy to inform you that flag officer
Foote, though suffering with his wounded
foot, with the noble characteristics of our navy,
Notwithstanding his inability, will take up inn
mediately the two gunboats, and, with the
eight mortar batteries which he will overtake,
will make an immediate attack on Clarksvie
if the state of the weather will permit. We
are now firing national salute from the forts
of Cairo, Gen. Grants late post in honor Of
the glorious achievement
ISignedl GEO W. GILLIAN, Brig. Gen.
CAIRO, Feb. II.
To Hon Gideon Welles The Carondelet
has lust arrived fiom Fort Donelson. She
brings information of the capture of that fort,
by the land forces, yesterday morning, with
$4,000 prisoners, including Generals Buckner
and Johnston. The loss is heavy on both
sides. Floyd escaped with 5000 men during
the night l shall go up with the gunboats as
soon as possible, and will proceed up to Clarks'
ville Eight mortar boats are on the way,
with which hope to attack Clarksvllle. MY
foot is painful, but not dangerous. The army
has behaved goriously. l shall be able to
take but two iron clad gunboats with me, as
the others are disabled. The trophies are inn
mense, and particulars will soon be given
(Signed) A. IL. FooTE, Flag Officer
ST.. LOUIS, Feb 17.-Further official dis.
patches from fort Donelson say that Gen.
Floyd escaped during the night and the reb-
els in the fort denounce him as a black-hearted
traitor and coward The rebels are known to
have had 10000 troops, $4,000 of whom are
prisoners, 5000 escaped, and the balance are
reported killed and wounded, or otherwise dis
abled. Our loss is not stated, but the slaugh-
ter in our ranks is mentioned as terribly Sc
we're. Dispatches from General Granite Gen.
Halleck, announce the surrender of fort Do.
nelson, with 10 900 prisoners, including Gems.
Pillow, Buckner and Johnston.
CHICAGO, Feb ia private message, this
evening, to the sanitary commission from
Cairo, says there are 800 killed, 600 wounded,
and 100 missing, at fort Donelson.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 17.-All the wounded on
both sides at fort Donelson, will be brought
here and placed in the hospitals. dozen or
more surgeons, with corps Of hospital
nurses, lett this afternoon for the battle field,
to assist in their transportation.