The weekly sun., 1862-03-01
The Capture Of Fort DonelsOn.

Cincinnati FEB. 1S The following IL an ac-
count OF Saturday, Gshting 1t Fort Donels,n
On Saturday morning the hatNe was resumed
with unusual yigur and determination. TIE 5 o ,
18th, 2Oth and slst Illinois occupied position abo
the fort. Thcy were about preparing little fuOi
When the rebels opened ON them iite Of muskstry.
The line Of battle was at once formed, ami the
storm of lealen hail returned percepthly thinning
the rehsl ranks. The rebels frpm their aiNiu.
tagenus position, ,howered upon onr ranks most
murieruus voileys " musketry, grape and canni--
ter, killiT x and wounling cur men almost by com.
paniee. At every 'ound, yet every man stood his
ground
Tatsefi irc tments held their ground, deali ng
death, dying AMI hshtiug against appalling odds,
aud in the face uf every dissdvAntAge. the 18th
Regime mt H. have resisted the seyerest storm
Against their ranks the r,bes directed tneir heay-
est ere, but instead uf falling back they advanced
" the very face Of the enemy, aud there stood In
the very Jaws Of death, with scarcely prospect
that single one would escape. For three huuts
these regiments, numbering scarcely 5000 men,
held their ground against ths whole garrison.
AZ one time the 18th, partially HWkd, wueN
posed g. cross Il e Of beth musketry aud artil-
lery, but our right wing securing the rebes' lef,,
At once relieved them. Al this critical moment,
~ Lawler fell. Capt Bush acting Leutenaut
Colonel, ,asaumed mmRnd,but was soon wounded.
Capt Crane shot dead, Capt. LNwlcr was
mnriAlly wounded, Lieuts. Mara'ord and Thomp-
son killed, Cspts. Dillon and Wi son, and Lieuts.
Kelley ard Sstnlon wounded, 80 that the daring
Egy pIian reg ment sto't tet're an overwhelming <
frs aim, II without ofhc RS They fell In heaps,
Captains hnd Lieutenant Captains almost beret
Of oonpsi =.
The o,her three reg r.snts dli their duty molly.
Colonel Oglesly, Marsh and Llgan dashed az" x
the ranks, waving their hats and cheering their
men T. tie coailiCt "S liiet death men," cried ID
gan, "hut diagthce never" "Spni n M" and wei
they tecd'd him. Many fell de,d and wound.
| 81. Among the Latter were Col. Logan and
! l. eut.n1nt Colonel White. Ogleshy's and MTah',
| reg neuts fought dcspei ately losing Ike Other
regiments an undue proportion Of on 'ers
4 vN.aFaa A WNauH cunt HfNa
| has a more bloody battle ben fought An oth 81
| Who participated, and was wounded In tie dght
says the srone begsars des 'tiptipn. g. thicky wa
the h,tti. Il id streNn wish dead and wounded. tha
! he could have ttsyersed acres of II, nsiog tmos
every step upn PROSTATE boty. The reh-l'
! fought with desperate N, their artlleii~ts usin.
| their picy,s with uost fearful ei'st, Ga Othe
side could he heard TIE voices ui t iHe In clmmand
! cheering on q cir men.
The four nois regiments hold their GROUND
| hi three hours. Nearly onetaird had Dcen kiS
or WOUNDED, 1T the balance st.se hfn. Finally, Td
in'otcenents arrived, sLl 'or hour the sllrghte
continued. A,out o'cock our right wing tntne,
their left ard the rebels fell back ntn the fbrtih' a
| ii, MS and our flag plai ted upun the position
! occupied by their len wing, and fur the time tb
| HAug liter ceased. Drazseis ami Schwariz's bate
ties we're captured during the acti m, but tho 1851
inuis, with cubDed muHkets, ne sverod Dresser 4
White iht 3lrt recovered q hSartl's.
When evening came the luion troops had beet
Vi 'toripus NJ every point Our troops held their pp
ston dt ring the night, repelling tue rope.tei A.
|
SURF nder, showed Low terribly the rebBl garrison
! h,d suGrrd. Evrty~here were lying frag nents q
shells and rpuLd Shot hall bu-rr,d IN the earth
Te1ts wrre torn " pres, qua carr Agesbfukou an
bl al fcat,rrci around. In the efl rcdouht, wher
tho asH uli had taken place, the dead bodies Ia
ihickv and Rbunc ant evidence ~ stern resistanc
md gallan, attack visible on the extreme right
half , mile distant where the desperate sortie W.
made 10y the st1isons, simil u scenes were visible
As the fee, approached the fort this morning
salute was fired, ami three cheers went mp wher
! American flags were visible.
N, OH 'ers In tho army had an idea of Furt Don
olsons dofences until they ld been gained an
! eX .minsd
81. Louis, FEB. ls.-The DTNocR,T's For, Don
elsun cotr,sppndent, under date ~ the iith, says
The rebel and federal officers fratefuils with tn
hest feslng Yesterdays dispatch resspectng th
Union sentiment prevailing among the prisoner
here is much stronsthcgod by subsequent inter
course with them.
Gen. Grant has snargetictlly issued orders FOR
Gpe,dy forward movement 10 still greater Vi tUrc'
| The rebel Wrgelns place tNer loss N hotwe
30C and 400 killed, and double that number wound
ed.
A. Font n nelson the most extensive rrepAi
atoms are bcug made 10 celebrate Washington
birthday.