, 1862-02-27
The Donaldson Ffght.
From the 18th Illin0is-Their
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Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribuue.1
FogT DoSE1soS, Feb. ., 1867 ;
en able to send you list Of the casualties ;
in our regiment 9th Qlinols,) brought down ):
to the 21st instant. One Of the wound /
cd Is. s. speneer) is reported dead, the +:
most Of the Others as far Is we know q large
part Of them bave been sent to hospitals at
Paducah ard Cai7o or Mound City, are in fair
way TO recover, though several have lost limbs.
All these casualties occurred in oHe day, the
memorable Saturday, the 18th inst.
It is well known that the battle Tas fierce
ard bloody. One ofthe Illinois regiments (the
11th) buried On the evening Of the
surrender, Sunday Enty-four in one
grave To the hospital in which I assisted,
there were brought On Saturday 249 wounded,
ard On the two previous days 80, from about
20 different regiments. OF these, 2 have died
already. This Was only one Of several hos
pita1s, bnt from the otaers I have no reliable
statistics.
Cur troops went into ti.a battle with spirit
Of determined braye1E. before which the Fort
must have fallen, even if 1t had held ont many
days longer: Some who did this now sleep
their last sleep. We have Laid them to their
rest, in the hope, which in some cases is strong
to certainty, that they were soldiers Of Christ,
as we'll is Of their country, and that their last
sEeat sacrifice will enhance their eternal felic-
its.
OR regiment vas commanded BY L!ent.
Col Chetlain, our Colonel, Macarthur, having
command Of the brigade, and nobly and wisely
/ did he discharge the duty, and with equal ar
! dor lid the whole regiment second him.
| The lot Of the soldier was hard during those
| e7ertnl days. nain, snow, ice and mud, were
| added to limited clothing, and short Tations !;
except tie days had been shortened many would
have faEca victims to exposure. When the
regiment encsmPed it was not safe to kindle
| for lis shells. Friday nigh: seemed to be an
Importation Of E no.thsrn December, and
| raught hut dsaRslasa- courage enabled the
troops to meet Rt1es On the succeeding Sat
! n1day-:hat day Of horrors, and Of dearly
bought but glorious victory. Companies i
| SID E, arc rsain:: from Chicago.
In most of our companies there is scarcely
q man whose ridd1ed garments do not testify
how near he was to DEATH. A Amercifnl Proyi.
dence protected them for other service, while
the dead will lirc in the memory Of grateful
country.
| 1sT CT CASUALTIES In TIE 121H REGIMENT
| huE0.-Tho=- F. White, Co. 4; Wm- H1oe
nsan, Co. a; JOHN Patton. CO. 4; Walte'
Lee. sergeant Co B: Chss.. Irwin corporal Co. B
| It. Il. A1~ocd, Co. B: WI Culver. Co. 3; YIN.
| CCGpEton, Co. B: .Hc1rT DOYLE. Co. e; John
Nlsey. Co D: 3; F. Parks, sergeant Co; g; Vim
Roy. Co G; Hm. n Brown. Co. G. John Hackztt
! Co. &; Wa C. Carpenter, Co. K
| N0uIDED--ueIman kn1ameEt, Co. 4 jackson
Budd, Co. A; DOS GTcenhut. seTg.t, CO: \: ]. L
| Wilson, corp Co. i; John A. Sheriff. Co. 4
Thomas HenegeT, Co. A: David kinsz, ,sesg't, Co. a
Wn. S. Mcmillan, Co. 4; Stephen s. Spence:, Co
B: Dan:el Wilbur, CORP Co. B; IL F. Blodgett
CORP Co B: 9. K harrington, corp. Co. B: Hen
t Daniel Bandier. Co Z; John Clover, Co. B: s
Pea=e. Co. 3; Geo. 6tefnbaugb: Co. 8; Rober
Donne5leE, Co. Z; James Mc,ian1es+ Co. 3; 2
4 fsr DSzf Eswd e e. s. Jsee5 ae5F ste9tns c. e.
G. C1ink- Co, 3; Mortimer Messenger, Co, s; J
: | @. Aanning. Co. 3; Sidney =. Drake, Co B; q
7sa b ,s' 1s1gtGR: 1g &C. B Rsa5i Tsst G C.
, Ckesley, capt, Co e: Henry Johns, corp, CO:
Wm L. Jolne. Co. c; Thomas Dunn. Co. e; int
IJEch- Co. G; Ikos. Jones, CO. G, John SKarel
. ss1gf. Gee: 1el.1 Sa!liH.e. Co. s. Loaas4aa J
Iey. Co. D; Andrew Lewis, Co D; Theo. Sig
n | Eune, Co. D: Geo Rzuner, Co. D AndEew u
;, GInness, Co; D; L y. Townsend: CO. E; $.
- f:nS E: Easeel 1. williams, Company i
- lohn Rogers. Co. z; Vim Ginett, Go. F; Hem
e Weeks, g. F; J@mes kEnnedy, CO: G: LaEren
L. HoIiQue, Co. &; Wm- Merriam, Go. &; Henry
Mansex 60. x; Jules Dusal, Co. &
~ N1ssxG r. Moore, Co. G; Martin Ale
= &c. D John Wi1scn, Co. F.