The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-22


flags were seen hung in many places on
the enemy's works, An officer at
convenient point was informed that
they had stacked their arms, and sur.
rendered. Early in the morning, the
following pithy correspondence passed
between the commander:
HEADQUARTERS FoRr DoSELsox
February IL, 1862.
SIR I'm consideration of all the
circumstances governing the present
situation of affairs at this station, pro-
pose to the commanding officer of the
Federal forces the appointment of a
Commissioner to agree upon terms of
capitulation of the forces ut this post
under my command. In that view /
suggest an armistice until IL o'clock TO-
day. ,..f
am very respectfully, your obi sery't
Brigadier- General, c. s. A.
To Brigadier-G General U. S. Grant, commanding
U. S. forces near Fort Donelssn.
HEADouARTMRs IN THE FIELD,
FoRf DoNDLsoN, Feb. 16, 1862
General s. B. BucKNER: 49,, so .o = ..t..F
SIR:-Yonrs of this date, proposing
AN armistice and the appointment of
commissioners to settle terms of capt.,
ulation is just received. No terms ex-
cept unconditional, Immediate surren-
der can be accepted. l propose to
move Immediately upon your works.
am sir, very respectfully your obi serv't,
Brigadier-Genera Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS. Dover, Tenn,
-aa- February Is. 1922
Brigader- General, U. S. Government
SIR:-The distribution of forces
under my command, incident to an IN
expected change of commanders, and
the overwhelming force nndcr your
command, compel me, notwithstanding
the brilliant success of the Confederate
arms, yesterday, to accept the ungener-
Gus, unchiYarous terms which you pro.
pose. -.....: .r-s
| am, sir. your obedient servant,
(Signed,) S. b. BUCKNER.
Brigadier-G General, e. S. A.
cncmy's works. The rebel officers
gave up their swords. The bulk of the
rebels were chagrined, as they had
known of the surrender long before our
men were appraised of it, as Pillow and
Floyd had planned and executed their
escape during the night, taking with
them Floyd's brigade and few favo.
rites, occupying what few small steam
ers they had. AT first the prisoners were
loud in their demonstrations of the run
Always, but many of them acknowl-
edged the hopelessness of their cause,
and intimated willingness to take the
oath of allegiance and return 10 their
homes. 70 question put to an officer
as to how many prisoners we had, he
replied: "You have all out of %, 900
who were not killed and did not make
their escape" 1t is impossible to get
list of the killed and wounded, rs the
killed have not all been brought in, and
are mixed in with the rebels killed.
As far as can be ascertained, the fol
lowing is the list of killed and wound
ed: sa 10 boz .l,a $3.50. st -sseS
Eighth Illinois-Capt. Wilson, Lieut..
thesis, Lieut.. Marsh, killed; Captain
Hannah, wounded. reg '-' 9-- ~
Ninth Illinois-Wounded, Captains
Robinson and Becker, and Lientenants
Fulton and Leber; Capt. Shaw, Lieuts.
Boyce, Churchill, Kenyon, Violin and
Duncan, and Orderly Sergeant Bal
leard. 700 7a. 10 i7'2 aal ~
Eleventh Illinois,. G.. Park, Rich
ard woodward, Milton Boggs, James
Nc Castlin, Simeon Sloan, Caleb Crit
fifth, E. Morris, all Of Co. G, killed or
wounded; Lieutenant Colonel Ransom,
Captains Rose, Andrews and Mckee,
Lieuts. Dean. Wilcox, Murray, Black
stone, and Capt. Garter. slightly
Eighteenth ,,Illinois-Killed, Lieut.
Manseur, Capt. Craig, Sergeant Pashil
wounded, Col Lawler,, in the arm,
Captain Lawlcr, Capt. Wilson,, Lieut..
Toole. '''' p - ''r 'si -, 80 -
Twentieth Illinois - Killed, Lieut..
Colonel Erwin; wounded, Capt. Ken
nand, Lieuts, Archdeacon. and King.
Thirtieth aIllinois-Killed,o Adjutant
Kirkpatrick. i,sr oil O. nissi szai ~ ia
Thirty-frst ~ Killed, Lieut.. Colonel
White, Capt. Williamson; : wounded,
Colonel Logan, ball through the should
err, Adjutant Capehartd Capts. McC Cook,
Summerfeid, DIR. McCoek.9 asi' 70
Forty-eighthlKilled, Lieut.. Colonel
Smith. -ssiA t7o's TO 4'a 9h' Boz
Forty-firstH-Killed, . Captain True.
The composition of the rebel forces
are as follows - Tennessee llregiments,
Missippi 8, Texasal, Kentucky 2, Ar.
kansas l,oVirginia I, one battalion and
cavalry each from Alabama, bTennes
sees and Mississippi boon ye6i iad@
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