New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-29
sURRRNDER OF CLARKsvILLK.
Stn,c,ucns Of Company Officers.

We publish with pleasure the following statement
of the company ofieers of the force Which surren'
dered 10 tue Rebels At Clsrksvlle. 1t purs an en-
rrely different face upon that event from the reports
already published, and reflects credit upon tbos-
Who suffered this mere handful Of men 10 be ex'
posed 70 certain captures
The undsrsirn,d commissioned officers OF the line,
who were Ii. slksvlIe. Tenn, on ~ at tle time
of the lie SURRENDER, have read with deep rrgre, Il
tceg raphic dlspi ell puTponiug 10 come from Rus-
sellville, nnd comments thereon. giving basri!
lie report of the action. To toe ends vf obfaiin
SIM justice, we submit faithful statement VI tue
iaclr:
About ten days after the battle of Shiloh, our regi-
meut was srui thence TO x srri, Oh and hold For
Donel.on aud Clsrksv lie. Four companies We're
stationed at the former place, under Lieut.. Co.
Andrews the other Fix at Claikrvile, under Col
Mason. We had lost lT men in the battle vi Shiloh
out of 5lO-balance Il regiment being sick IN hoe
,,ai at tie lime. We We're DIVIDED 10 garrison sne
above places.
Atef sending back 10 Ohio the sick, we did NOT
all told, numer 800 men fir for d1'y; still, both
places rave lern held for moie than TIRE n.onths.
Ouf number for du's Nat never, IT ClhIksylie, num-
bered 30. Col. Macon conslauily called on shpe.
rior Ulcers for Ie-'nforcemens and i'r artillery,
but becr-e Of tuppo-ed greater Loo ssity at other
pisces, neither were rent.
IumOr. Of designed attacks upon us were received
for seyriai DAYS, ana hy Col. NJ aons orier several
tenn orary Ifl,-llts eere Constructed lew day.
before the attack Lieu.-Col. Andrew. came ~ from
Dvnelson, is ulil-s els aut,l and MAJOR Hart wac
sent 10 lake hs place 1T the Fort. Uu the morning
If q attack Col. Mason Was near the rvef aitco"
ing 10 TIE duties Oi Tie post ard nj Oh tesing o.
the eneuy's approach, made his way 10 tie yau'p
Upon the al{oa,b of "a. enemy, LIeut.-Col. Al
drows inmeIi teiy placed ali eu IN camp Ia lne o
bal, le D.Iachu.euts had been seat 10 guard seaIn
err WIN Government s.orcB Oh the way to Nshh
vile, others OH Telegraph bnc, ana hliii olber- to
guard Government scores or Tie snoiug; 20 i'iss q,
lie ,iuc not more than l@J men were IN ne A.
Col. Audrvw- WAS preparing TO oien fire uIOn tnr
enemy, Col. Muon hEu, by a eircntous iVatc aid
| rupln Increment, reached the 6 up. Al that mo-
meat d Htg oI truce approached from tho enemy.
! OF course all movements we've hailed, iJid the
uivereDter was stut 10 Col Alason. He iDmcdlaI ~
.uuImJhed us IA his quarters III cOuf eil. lie NEE
songor stated tbAi he was svht 10 ueDani ssfien.
aer Win tie cnucIon THAT private prVi erty should
I re /, speced aud oLc force allowed 10 retain Its
colOis. The true clifton of oiisirs was, TOT mo
ment, cauvasecC. IL wac certain ,Ls, orce OF from
s0U 10 600 was Drawn ny beiofr H. supported ~
two batteries of .Iuiler,-tb- m-sreuoer -aid u
ereaer numttr. Col " ooow ard, cou,ni.ndi, 4. cou
/ pnntly wi Col. a. X. J'hurOn, tie euru.y, war
caliru, and L.eut.-LUl. Andr, VS. srkrd o. he YER
nhtttd ,a.r hvug tie linrs 10 ascertain the tTu-
number; alter rom. lsFl'ymg The request wa,
granted. He tanned aI.d felVr I'd that H. lie
IL line 40 yasds distant; Oh, company afiAod
with new ld-sacpier Iihe,, Que cODipauy With csr
blurs ssteIs; balance wish oOuble-Dar Ell ,hot
suus: d. tue lett aid rear were CTawh up a. out 100
iniantry; III othrr Ioius al rtrect-orossiuys were
stationed probably 80 nrn. Boside there, about
Isl cavalry had dashed through the city W lie land
/ ny
This was Col Al rep H. But several oihs's bsd
recobuOitcod ind discovered two battle lea Vi sdi.
irIy planted wilnn i've hundred yard. OF u.-'he
d ND a.. s..f-
tanning "a, l. ast lhour ..d hghtng m.n w.'c MS
/ ins AID taiuing out aincd-iLcro vrie but five Or
six Union lain iIes IL tie city. We had
of artillery bus a ltilc b-ll mnlzl-d prco Col.
Andrews Lad pWchei up ht Douel.on ana ugh
rlons-a graz esbot eOud not he put IN iis chamber.
We have No AMMUNITION ior thatt ludrr ibrss cir
1 cuuriai,e, We though II uiinLc TO nod GU, Md
We u hnImuu,ly adNltcd Col " sOu To sure DR..
y. J. hst- LII Lieut.. 90 Ilss I'aac Mason "a Lout
Co. Ira l.. houi-. ls LIr. o. ouitl h. ,Is .it
60 u J. H. oofsAd tsTt.. ca. q i W. b'~,E tspt
Go. sol J. Ioscs. ,sg, Co L. Z d hisam. tsfs 90
ms T. More AcJgtsHt, " IA. ". trlslorf, '.Dt.. 90
h.; Ii 81 Diuiy, Li.Us. 60 l. W. b.eh.E, Lieut. Co. y.