Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-21

Q Will either Dc In possession OIL the Fort this
noon, or suffer the most bloody defeat that
ever befell an army. 1t is now SIX o'clock,
yet, have heard no firing Of account. This
morning there appears to be y lull that is not
understood. sss...ss -- ssygsss ssaess.ss9
the f flowing are among the killed. .r
Killed. LIT. Col. Smith 4Sth Illinois It.
Gil Conway, goth Illinois L. Col. White,
3lst Illinois.
Wounded. - Col. John A. Logan, alst H.
LIMOS, slightly Col. M. K. Lauler, 18th
Illinois, slightly; Col. G. Carroll Marsh,
Goth illinois, slightly Col. w. R. Morrison,
4sth lilipeis, slightly 1t. Col. Rausau, IL tn
Illinois, slightly. M 'TN% &tI &'H
SECOND DISPATCH.
Fr. DoNELsoN, Feb 16.
Fl. Donelson IS ou,s! The garrison, con-
sisting of 900 men, with Gems. Buckner
ana johnson, surrendered to Gen. Grant this
morning
Our troops now occupy the fort
Floyd anu Pillow escaped. Some say that
Floyd was shot by his own men in attempting
to do so.
The number of cannons captured is 4S
fieli piec' and II heavy guns in position !;
also, an ipcalcnlable amount or, quartermas
ters and eomlnissaries' stores I.'.I 3.t
THIRD DISPATCH.
| FT. DoNELsoN, Feb. 16.
| The force Of the rebels quartered here, &C
cording to the statement of their Adjntant
General, was $4,000. his whole force. with
the exception OF regiments. which escaped
last night, and those lost in the action, nave
fall n into our hands.
| The Gen. johnson taken is D. b. johnson,
Of Tennessee.
| The los of the rebels in yesterdays fight,
according to their own accounts, ranged from
5000 to 10000. 4.4 sF g..
AS many of the risoners as can be carried
will be sent to Cairo, in charge of w. S. Hill
ger, aid to Gen. Grant.
In the correspondence which passed be-
tween Gen. Grant and Gen. S, B. Buckncr,
the latter proposed an armstice till 2 o'clock.
and the appointment of Commissioners to
agree UPON the terms of captulatOn, to
which Gen. Grant replied that no terms ex.
would be acc pied.
Gen. Buckners letter of surrender was as
follows:
Headquarters, Dover.-Brig. Gen. Grant, U
Is. A.-Drar Sir: The distribution of forces
under my command, incident to an unexpect
I'd change of commanders, and the overwhelm
nng force VI der your command, compel me
Notwithstanding the brilliant succe IS of tn.
onted rate arms yesterday, to accept tn.
very ungrnerous and unchivalrous terms
which you propose.
am, dear Sir, your very cbedient servan:
S. B. BUrKNsR,
i Brig. Gen. y. S. A.
Special to the Chicago Tribune. .l.sst
i CAIRO, Feb. II.
Dispatches from Gen Grant Say the for
surrendered uncond tionally or Sunday night
Our caval are in hot pursuit of the grea
rest OF tiyi' 6 rebels.
This great victory gives US Tennessee, ant
within week the old Str Spangled 5annrl
Will float over Memphis, Nashville and Knox
lille. The back bone of he rebel ion is bro
, ken, the Union is sound, and the llllnoi.
, troops are entitled to the chief share of tn,
glory.
Col G. G Marsh, of the Goth Illinois, for
merly of the Chicago Light Guard, was mad,
Il Brigad er on The field for exh. bitlons of dcs
; perate Va Or ,.s---- t.5.
Tribune's Special.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
! 1t is reported tonight, up n the authority
I OF telegram from Gen. Banks, that M
Faulkner has within a day or two made
, speech at Martinsburg, in Which, he expressed
the opinion that the rebellion was a failure
and advises his hearers to make the be-
terms possible for themselves with the United
States.
SIX hundred and six sailors, volunteer
from the Mass achus, It's and Maine Regiment.
rave started for Cairo today, 10 man thu
istt iron-clad gun boats which have beer
waiting for them two weeks. Every seat.
ing man in the regiments from which the,
were detailed was anxious to be one OF them
ST. LOUIS, Feb. Is.
The Republican'sFt. Done son correspond
mt g ives the following account of the fightin,
III Saturday:
Yesterday morning, just at daylight,
heavy sortie was made by the garrison from
he left portion OF tn, ir works. This att ,cl
vas made upon the extreme right wing of tn
Union army, where it was weakest Part o
zen. Neck rnands division, under Col. OgleS
oy, consisting of his Dr gade, was stationed
there-also, Schwartz and McAllistcrs batter
les. The point was upon a ridge leading int
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the main fort ---
During the night the enemy could be heart
Justly at work, but what at it was impossib
20 tell, as the thirkets and wood encnmpasset
the Union troops on every side, rendering tn
view in any direction almost impossible.
At day light large ody of the enemy sud
!e ly appeared on the extreme right of Col
Oselsby's command, and opened terrible
ire, with cannon, from their redoubts, play
ng at the same time upon our forces from
nrs placed in pos; ion the night previous
The camp Of the Goth and 3lSt linols wa.
most exposed, and the whole brigade was a
nee formed into line, as follows: The 1871
Illinois held the extreme right; the 9th Hi
nois next; the Goth Illinois next; the 29tl
limos su porting the right of Schwartz
battery the 3l>t Illinois, defending the ar
| .llery on the left.
From the firing of the first gun until !
o'clock the battle ragged unremittingly, and
With fearful loss on both sides. Again anc
tgain our troops drove tne enemy back, but
hey were often reinforced, while our troops
lai, owing to the extended lines of the arm.
md also their position on the extreme right
to fight unassis,ed. More gallant fighting
never tork place than that of the Union
troops exposed to the terrible firing Of double
heir number.
| They stood their ground until in some reg
ncntS every officer was killed or wounded
vt last, and rcluct 'ntly, regiment by regi-
neut, they slowly fell back, leaving Schwarz S
ttery and three Of McAllistcr's guns in the
rebels hands Ret ring a few hundred yards,
they again made stand, and Gen. Smith,
who arrived with rcinforcements, at once
lrove the enemy again into their works.
In the first of the battle was also Wallace's
3rigadc-l2th, 1lth and 17th-also, COL
NcArthur's Brigade, all of which troops suf-
tered severely. opposed to thtm were IL :
900 rebels supported by guns placed care.