Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-02-14
Glorious Victory in Tennessee
Capture of Fort Henry.

Fort Henry, on the Tennessee River,
was captured on Thursday last week, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The fight lasted
an hour and twenty minutes, and was en-
tirely naval victory, the battle being con-
Quoted by the gunboats Cincinnati, Essex
and St. Louis. The Cincinnati fired one
hundred and twenty rounds, and received
81 shots from the rebel guns, but only one
man on board was killed The St. Louis
fired ITO rounds but received no damage
The Essex was disabled at the tenth round,
by ball striking her boiler. Several Of
her men were killed, being scalded to death.
Capt Porter was badly Scalded, but not
dangerously. Two rebel generals, one
colonel, two captains, and 100 privates were
taken prisoners. The first fort mounted IL
guns.
The land forces did not reach the scene
Of action till two hours after the surrender.
The Memphis and Ohio railroad bridge, Is
miles above the fort, has been taken possess
sion of by our troops.
The following was announced from Gen.
Halleck's headquarters at st. Louis on Fri
day =" Fort Henry is ours The flag of
the Union is re-established on the soil of
Tennessee 1t will never be removed !
BY command of Major General Halleck
w. w. SMITH, captain and aid-de-camp."
A dispatch from Chicago also says Fort
Henry is taken.
Later accounts give the following pariic-
ulars of the bombardment:
Thursday, at half past II o'clock. the
gunboais Cincinnati, St. Louis, Carondoiet
and Essex, the Conestoga and Lexington
bringing up the rear, advanced boldly
against the rebel works, going to the right
of Painter Creek Island, Immediately
above where, on the east shore of the river
stand the Notifications. and keeping out Of
range till al the head of the island, and
within mile OF the enemy, passing the
island in full view of the rebel guns. We
steadily advanced, every msn at quarters
every ear strained TO catch the flag officers
action. Our line of battle was on the left
the ST. Louis next, the Carondolet next, the
Cincinnati (for the time being the flag ship
having on board Flag Officer Foote) and
the next the Essex. We advanced in line
the Cincinnati boats length ahead, wher
at 1890 p. M, the Cincinnati opened the
ball, ard Immediately the accompanying
boats followed suit. The enemy was no
backward, and gave an admirable response
; and the fight ragged furiously for half al
, hour. We steadily advanced, reeeivin.
and returning the storms of shot and shell
when getting within three hundred yards 0
the enemys works. we came to a stand an,
poured into him right and left.
In the meantime, the Essx had been dis
abled, and drifted away from the scene o
: action, leaving tile Cincinnati, Carondole
: and 81. Louis alone engaged. At precisely
| forty minutes past one, the enemy strucl
his eolors. and such cheering. such wild ex
element as seized the threats, arms or cap
l OF the four OF five hundred sailors of III,
: gunboais, can be imagined. After the sur
render which was made to flag officer Foot,
BY Gen Lloyd Tilghman. who defended hi
!, fort in most determined manner, we foun,
that the rebel infmiry encamped ouisid,
the fort, numbering four or five thousand
had cut and run, leaving the rebel artiller,
company in command nf the fort. TIL,
fort mounted seventeen guns. most of then
- and 81 Founders, one beiag magnifi
cent ten inch Columbiad. Our shots dis
mounted two Of their guns driving the enc
my into the embra>ures. One of their ri
fled 32-pcunders burst during the engage
ment, wounding one Of their gunnsrs. The