, 1862-02-24
:TN6I Ifz6f1Ro ABD DoHELsoH.
.;:EFrom our own Correspondent ]

In the;piresent excitement at this point 1t is
almost 10 inposstbility to obtain authentic IN:
formation CONCERNING the part borne by the
several ls reaatme1 :1n the battle and siege at
Fort Donelsos, and several days must neces-
EARLY elspse before anything IKE correct list
Of the-ks1ied and wounded can be had; L an
compelled, therefore, to content myself with |
such accounts as can gather rom spazttici--
pants aud witnesses, without any attempt at
classification or correction in the record.
When an of1cfal report Is mnde, the readers Of t
the TRIBUNE will be early remembered
It was my fortune last evening to come III
contact with Major. Brayman. Assistant 81 Aaju-
tant General, and Aid to Gen. McClernana, !
and from him learned Of Some facts relative
TO the distinguished part bad in that engage
ment by the 1th and 31st Illinois. The I
bravery exhlb1tedby these regiments, and the
terrible havoc made tn their ranks are almost
without parallel in the history Of battles.
The list Of casualties, imperfect and incom- 1
p1ete, shows TINT they fully deserve this COM
mendat;on. A sing1eststemen derived from
Major Brayman may be mentioned. The 11th
went into the engagement with five hundred
and seventy men, and retired with one hun
dred and sas'en. Company G was reduced
from fu company to sixteen effective men.
The rest e ere Killed, wounded and missing.
The 11th vas under command Of Lieut.. Col.
Ransom, Col. Wallace being In charge Of
the second brigade, as acting Brigadier Gene
"a, and posted to the left of the S1st, command
ed BY Col. John A Logan: This regiment
was in the engagement at an early period, and
for four mortal hours sustained the brunt Of
the battle. Their loss in killed, wounded and
missing, exceeds four hundred and fifty. Ear
II in the engagement Col Ransom was wound
cd in the shoulder By. I musket ball, and
though repeatedly urged to surrender his COM
n'and, positively refused to leave his regiment
until victory Was achieved. > Previous to the
battle, Col Ransom and Col Logan mutually
agreed never to Withdraw their forces, unless
IN ooeolence 10 otoeis' 80 Long as company
1enla'l1eo u soS''s.n :. lnea' II was tn1s heroic
ue'ef'nlla'ion' 4eellls s''ltea =, ny al Lie ON
eels .nu ln.n u .uen fespesAse commands
"nicA conatApaieu eo oAlAtefiaus 10 Lie acme'e-
nent VI 1n4s slollous stceols. A1ter Hsauns
a.eis 'oi some tlnie' LIZ anlnumuon
~ Nv oAes oeean eA1"uoteo' auo d. Tue 7us7
ees'lon u Gol. hansoln, taeS rellfeo lof anew
supply WINE 1ac ltne u t.le II. LII WIS extend
eu ~ as " oscups Liz position tecently oceu-
paeo os 'i,e ele1' onal'ef tae LIN nseo .aeif
1st round OF Ammunition and retired Alter
little delay, the enemy evidently mistaking
th;s movemant for rotre,t fo11ouad ;nyo,,T.
49,. 80 0e.4 ~ ~ -o9"e A1ae9
snlt, pnI denefal Lew Hallace, OIL INDIANA,
quickly brought up his reserve and formed a
new line of battle, md while the l1th and 3lst
ga'Aeu noaneh' ts8., ensageu ene onens'
lhcy soon He'd, and Gen- wallace quietly
awaited the showing Of Gen Smiths hand be-
Inv and +hen nnrs1cd the e,vinp enemy viii.
> ,.1.N-t - ~. -. '.
LIS reserve and Inc remnant OF the 11th and
3lst.
Tic casualties among the officers Of the uth
r.,,~--
a1e sS 1ono"s'
KuLED-Capt. Fred ". Shaw, Co. B, shot
through the heart. His hodv vas niorced
.-;+1, - h.1,, - xa.:s,, 49, 80,
VIII 4out otae' "i5 oAe VI WHICH "as 1io1lA.
lie was discovered On the field, stripped OF
his clothing and his pockets rif1ed of all vain.
| oh1es I3an+ W., + Rovca Co. ~ - - rae sha+
aoAee' AAeu' IL o. oosce, w. ", NUS euo1
IN the forehead and instantly killed.
The missing are: First Lieutenant Einyon.
~ II or5 E;re+ r ;o,,+o,,o,+ y7o,o ,F ~ =
~. - N,Ia ~ e' .1eu'uens 10y " W, =" -
.n me "ounoea are: second Lieut. Chafch-
L. T
| ant Wilcex, Co. R. shot thronn}, the checks
So. ' T:1.t. - 80 60 Nv .s. -
oeeoHu A1euleAaat Saln .. Dean' snot III
| the forehead-not dangerously. Captain An
dTews, Co. D., wounded in the thigh by q
| spent cannon ball-{this company supported
| 1ay1of's BatteTy.) First <Ifeutenant Duncan,
| Co. II, shot through the cheek and in both
/ legs; and Second Lieutenant Blackstone, Co.
| /, slightly wounded in the back from the
cross pin.
| am not able to give the casualties Of the
| 3lst further than that Col. Logan was some
what seriously wounded in the arm, and Lieut..
Colonel ], G. White was killed by musket
ball in the head The body Of the latter Off
| Ger was brought from Fort bonelson last even
| ing and will be forwarded to his friends to-
night. His pockets were cut, and eycrythinr :
of value taken, even to the cutting of the
| buttons from his cont.
In the early part Of the engagement, Major
Post OF the Sth Illinois, Col. Oglesby, was
captured with three hundred Of the 11tb and
Slsl, and sent to Nashyllle. This lorce vas
snAen ~ 1911 d M;.nh = " teuel casals
| a1ii unabie 10 ootan any poslLiVe 1nlortaa-
lon concefnlng me ON lilnols, except that 1t
VAS badly cut mp, and suffered terribly !,
an1 n ,of
Uur informant ~ M stafes That when 2 he lelt'
aTa}rina hnr;aI Theae xora ,ratcre - m ~
tie Mu1iIe t1e1d m Nnndav T6c dov affer T the h,a
baftie he stood unon 1it{ia b;1inc heTe the t
| strife r,,eed the fiercest and connted within a
| c;rrIe ~ twenty faef snTantnan ;laa5 hn5;ae
ard he conld reach viii, Tie mint of his s~ord
n ~ Sr;t}n,,+ .aor;1 n1'i -. patt; ~. 19 ~
serihps tl1e eio},t as fnarfnr ona e w
JndiyidnaI ;nstances n hrayerv xxara 70.
connte1 to rs INT When al1 d;d a. nbroyo1c onI,
80 well II world he invidions tn narticnior;za
! II il sofd that nnc iniiana mn Tl;nn;s md
one Kentucky regiment hehaved had1v am
withont further 1iarficn1ars N''
| The Second Gir,ionn Ar+,11erv orr;vad NJ
| this ritr Ills rnnrn;n5 rom Ranton Rarrsctu a.
| a1,fi viii 70 ;nfn camn herr nrenar,tor.- - =
Southern moyemente ~
:1umcs Frieiemon' 81 member If comranVn n
8tl Wisconsin. was hnried tn-dav NJ R;rd,a
| Point. His disease wos nnenrnonio
| Nonermits for ,isi.i,v Forf Dnno1eo, or,
iss1,ed ro-iIav ond IroTn that ~ hoa4a Iii =;
leave for t1,e Gnmharlan5 1or sarar,,, d...e ~
Th.tTo11o1r;nosnr1ar ,rae * ;ee,1oS - sas ~
bc,dnTartera - ""e t'eueo lo-uas HUH
| ...-..-..-
i srEc1A1 ORDER NO. H.
CA1Ro, Feb. 20, 1862
Br1gadle5 General Paine, commanding at Cairo
ano aependehcles VII not give passcs TO any per:
,there nP sns ~ gl9 t1ver untl
to join their regiments ''''>< 9o''1Ae'0 "-' so
By order Of Major General HAL1EcK.
CIV CuLLoa1
bl1g. zen. VOL. U. >. 4. Chief OF Stah and Eng.
The press Of public business causes the
| Transmission of information by tclearaph tn
be very much curtai1ed, and my reports are
consequently 1ueagre. Important information
is excluded from the wires and from corres.
| Dpndence Mnftnrs will imnrnyn in dnv n,