Washington telegraph., 1862-02-26

Memphis, Feb. 81. The
this morning has the following: W
managed to obtain an AUTHENTIC lis, - "a \.
troops engaged in the battle Of FL, n
elson on the 18th inst, al Of who ~
the exception of escaped s,ragslss-sa
rendered with Gen. Buckner ths Al. - 4
lowing Gen Pillows division in.f
Gen Floyi's Brigade, and was csra
as follows: 1--WE give them as thev fN
located 10 the entertainments from - ~
right.) Col Baldwin's : command c,n,.
of the 20ih Miss. regiment, Major r.
26th Miss. regiment, Col Reynold o. 4
Tenn. regiment, Col. Liilard. Cd
sie's command, consisting Of ths
Va regiment, Captain Davis; 50tb
regiment, Col. Wharton; 5Ist Va :, !. !.
ment, Col. Massie- Col Sinontoo's At
mand consisting Of the 1st Miss. II. III
ment, Col. Sim 1nton; 9Th Kentuckv -
meut, Lieut.. Col. Lyon; 18th Texas =
meDt, Col Gregg; 81 Miss. rerinss
Lieut.. Col. Wells. and Green's aFtina.
Col. Brakes command, consisting aF !.
Sd Alabama regiment, Major G,,r
18th Ark, regiment. Col. Gee; 4tb Nj
regiment, Col Drake. Col. Hen
command, consisting of the 18th Tss
regiment, Col Held; 18th Tenn. rar;p,s
Iol VOorhees; SD Tenn. regiment 4
Winston; 42d Tenn regiment. C1|
Qlarles; aud 10th Tenn. regiment. q,
Hei man. Gen. Buckner's comma
constituted our right wing, and was cor
posed of the following regiments al
Tenn. regiment, 14th Miss regimen, 4
Tenn. regiment, 18th Tenn. regimeat al
32d Tenn. regiment. Capt. Fra4A H,n
uey's Tenn. battery was also engaged !,
the fight, but We are not advised as to i,
position.
Brig Gen. b. r. johnson Of Kentacl,
assisted Gen Pillow in the commaad n
his division on the day of the battle
Oar total loss will thus be seen to !.
twenty-three regiments Of infantry, an
two batteries of light artillery, Of whie
there were nine from Tennessee, SIX froul
Mississippi, three from Virginia, TWO fl. /.
Kentucky, one from Texas, one from All
ALBANIA, and one from Arkansas. All al
coInis concur iu establishing the fact thu
no battle that ever transpired on IA
American continent was more terri6s
more fruitful of deeds Of daring and "a.
or, or morr hardly contested than that !,
Fort Donelson, On Saturday the 18th II
February, 1862. This statement da,s M
embrace Col. Forests cavalry, Tennes.
see regiment which was in the battle, bu,
cut its way through the enemy with 4 lgs
Of about one hundred killed
1t is rumored, and generally believed
that two federal gunbosts and serers
transports passed Hamburg, on the Tea
nessce river, last night, bound for sous
place near the Memphis and Chlr!estc
r.ilroad. A private dispatch receive
mere yesterday states that three faden
gnntoats made their appearance at ClarE,
vile at 1 o'clock p m. on w ed 8esiay :
, We presume they will not attempt to "a.
Fort u .licoffer, even if the river i hs
enough TO permit their passage up ou
barpeth Shoa.s.
The Ohio State Journal Of the II
says the railroads are all busy AZ WI
getting ears ready 10 bring tr, ps--fft
thousand it is said, from the east. boaa
westward but where from or where to, O.
informant could not tell.
One of the federal prisoners. a membs
of an Illinois regiment, who was c. uture
Il Fort DonelSon and arrived I'D the cir
yesterlny, asserts that bat forty eight /
his regiment escaped nainjureG in tn
f2ht. all lie rest being killed Or woaadei
the Legislature met yesterday, b
their b,in[ 10 quorum in either llou4
ad journed until eleven o'clyck to- iav.
a special dispatch e. the Appell, Re-
mond = b lib branches or Tile Coniai
erIre Cungre-. were orr ,nizad 10 dlv. Il
the House of Representatives, Mr B.
cock, Uf Virginia, Was elected Speaker b
unanimous Voter Emmet Dixon u
'rror.il. cho.en clerk on third ballot, ari
Mr. Wilma, don keeper. Ia the Senate
X. VI. i Hunter, Of Virginia. was choseu
temporary president, and X u Nash II
South Carolina, secretary Five cpnG>
dates were nominated for the secretary
snlp Both branches determined TO dis
pcnse with the office Of sergeant at arms
Nineteen senators we're present a ID eight
cen members of the House of Represen
,atIves.
Memphis, Feb. 21.-Telegraphic con
munlcation with Nashvill. ceased yesle
day, and tie operators are reported
have removed tl.eir instruments and i
the place The irnnressinn now nreraI
taat Gen. Johnston will not make star
ai that city, derming il under the clrcu
sranc' impossible, but vii fall back /
wards Murfr esbpro. Y ithing H osa
the exact whereabouts of Buell's ara
It Is within .roiu five to tSenty-fire nil
of Nashville and perhaps occupies Ms
vile to-lax.
rsA- \ Richmond correspondent sa
the chamber of congress is situated in .
norih-elst corner of the Virginia capi.
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