The New York herald., 1862-02-18
ADDITIONAL DElAlls OF THE FIGHT.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. IT, 1852.
AL the wounded on both sides az Fort Doneson will be
brought here and placed in the hospitals. dozen or
surgeons with corps of hospital nurses, left this
afternoon for the battlefield in their transpora
tton.
CHICAGO, Feb. II, 1862.
special despatch from Fort Doneson ssys Tho
0rces about equal in numbers but the rebels had
all the advantage of position, being we'll fortified
immense hills with their fort the rt<er a lower
Dscs Of ground From the foot Of their sntrenchmens
rife pits and abatts extended up the river behind
she town OF Dover Their fortacations on the
side back from the river ~ least four miles in
Iengh The battery in the OF the fortil
cations, whrs il came down to the river mounted nine
heavy guns.
a private message this evening, to the Sanitary Com
ssion, from Cairo says that there three hundred
killed, six hundred wounded and one hundred missing
q Fort Donsson.
Ne rebels were sure Of success. In any other cause
end against less brave troops they could easily have held
Ne position against hundred thousand men.
Tie business Of getting the different brgsdes In posi-
m for attacking the arrivals up the greater
portion OF Friday night.
Al daylight Saturday the enemy opened the Egh-
sssash illinois, when Colonel oslssoys brigade was soon
engaged, and followed by wsilacss and McAr
thurs brigaAss the latter acting under General McClsr
tag the night and General Grant had been called away
during the night 10 the gunbosts The Of all
- troops except those attached Gen McCernands d
vision were made without thing except general orders
~ suggestion from General McCsrnand General Wal
acs sent W four regiments TO support 1s division who
we're nearly out Of ammunition.
Prom the commencement sri near ten O'Clock The asht
~ We terrihe The troops right dis
pessd folews-NcArthurs brigade, imposed OF tbs
EiasA, ryslfth FortyAr Seventeenth and Nineteenth
nisols regiments; next General ogissby's brigade,
slsss Of the Eighth fhrsesnth Twenty NINTH Thrtisth
- Thirty first Illinois regiments; schrsrtzs and Dres
ssrS batteries; General wslscs's brigade or
ths Eleventh. twentieth, Fortyh.th and Forty eishih
@iaos regiments. These three srigades composed Gen
1eClernands division, and bore the erunt Of The battle
n was found that the sneny was soncsn,rstiug his
main force 10 turn our right which dons NJ
ssttng out Of ammunition and in lie confusion OF get
sn0 up reinforcsmsns retrsatng about half mile As
-An. :. Tia dviaion which had stood Us ground msnfgy
Tor three svurs fetrsd. the enemy occupied the bed
when Gepsral Grant ordered General Smith TO for
ward his division and storm TIE ensruys works on
eur left.
TAM order was obeysd With grss. aiacriiy, and soon
the cheers Of daring sodsy heard and the old
Aas displayed from within the eneny's sn;rsnchmenis
General Grant then sent word 10 General McCernsnd
ond General wallace that 6snerni snith ~as Vthb INC
sasmys entrsnchmsnts ordering their forces 10 move
Forward and renew the ATTACK the right One Of Gen
srai wallaces brgades-ths Eleventh Indiana, Eighth
Missouri and some Ohio reg inents--ers rapidly
thrown into position, and Company A, OF
Ne Chicago Light Artillery, vas planted
n the road and the rsbsls supposng were in re
Gsat, yelling Of their works into the road The
Chsago boys poured hail o. grape and canister
into their ranks, saughisring dozsns Of them.
simultaneously with this the infantry commencsi
arnsa will, and The rebels vent pell mel back into
tAsir works. advancing and taking possession of
sAs ground lost, aud bill besides Trssb troops, Who
Aad not been in tbs action were then thrown forward
snd the shades Of nigh. drew on. were ia asIrong
position participate in simultaneous a,tac. bs
aade o. Sunday morning.
Generals Ogiosby, wallace ssd MOArshur's brssdes
did the hardest fighting, and have suffered terribly
Tey would undoubtedly have hs,d their arst position
but for the failure OF their ammunition The ammuni.
sheir being moved
some Of best onacsrs ssi have gone 70 their
long homs.
hardly man that over ths 1sld after the battle
But discovered some eomrais who had fallen.
We lost three lieutenant colJnss, and Q. least one
quarter Of all tbs other officers wounded or killed.
During Saturday night Of oil cur lines vas
made for Simultaneous ssssu, from every point, and
orders given BY General Grant 10 tas. the enemy
- the point Of the bayonst Every man wAs at s post
shs FIFTY seventh Illinois on the sxwems right,