Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-18
rHE FORT pONELsON INvESrIGArION.


TIE FORT DONELsoN INVESTIGATION.
A the public are informed the special committee to
uhen was referred this matter, have made report to
the House. declining present 20 announce the consll
sous Of the nmittse owing to the mass Of testimony
ye: to be accumulated but submitting that already oo-
IGned and asking tAct be printed for the use Of men,
bsp.
Ia addition 10 this report, two Of the committee
Mesa TOoss and Brucs), asked leave TO present N.
uOrty report expressing opinion upon come Of the
sub e nVOVsi in the s1AminAtior but the consent Of
TIE House not having bsen granted it was not present.
Cd Some portions Of it, however, have been published
uad Il IL dSsmSd proper 70 Publ.h the following extract.
touching the sans points, from report prepared in
response thereto BY another member OF the committee,
hr. BaiksdLle, Of Mississippi Toe reception Of the
latter vas nos aksd by is author after the rsaAAl sy
he House uader GhS rules, to receive the former.
I1rRAcr
The uodsrsgn sol .naly protests agAinS. the concu
so1s enuneSed in that repcr In relation to the conduct
ofGener pyd aud Plos IN the matter Of tn, Sdrrsn
sr OF Hert D5nsson. He protests that |! VAS not the
province OF the committee and that iI uAs no part .!
as intention Of the House, 10 n erfsre with the 60 nj
tutious prsrcgaive OF toe Pfssideu Who deemed the
saspe sen Of Ia0ss o ,e be proper until al inVes
iESiua OF their oondact cogli % Instituted.
SSIuoaous TO do Injustice, the undersigned de.
cues express any dShne iilol in reItiol 10 the
&C Of those Generals the oaeAol referred TO, until
ful Information uPon the sabj ct shall have been re-
seivcd.
IL il due to c.n6o- hoSeV r TO cav, that with the
shs IOE teose he Committee, the Undersigned has
ao bee abs arrive at the eoccus:ol stated IN tie
sepo.t 5sretcSre mentioned that all the erQliriss pro
pounded IN, War Department " those Generals have
sea sat sise,oriy answered by them IL painful
t.c thSs while Ea. port expresses an identical opn
oa on the conduct OF b0h OF those officers their on
dal 2, pers ccohci Sh and eoaradict, each her II
csz-ulla and important particulars. Both can o. be
isit
"a he reports Of one Of tlese on,ers (Gen Floyd i,
a:ed TIA. IN the ecu lo,l Of ed a
non OF tic ,hAt he Eould take aSAy lis or
,AGs by cutting through tbs lines Of the enemy o.
,.herase The undersigned esacoi coaeeve Why si-
se brigade thOugsS os quail 10 such an un5erAk
T. uhea il o. deemed aEEAnAble by the entirv
| force ulGe, bis command.
Tie undersigned deems It due TO the Safe OF Ai'si.
spy sad 10 the g,aCt men OF the ~ AsslssFp ktE
neg declare, tlAG uuul soma more sails acsory e'-
lr.s, lie prosu I'd 10 justly abAnGoum \: Of that
regiment 10 CAPTIVITY b. The neral whose fer II
1d oEsd wi toe other reg meuts OF bis comnsnd
rIse in hi, neiIhoorbood. we're tno-ded facility
fr seipiag o. the onlt slsIn5oisAs tie FJr be eAU
IL, a. no suc1 yort nc sneis Of the IN qlss
{ o. have ,sDeG /; their duty 20 submit
10 hIs Sup l.leltA report General Floyd has stated
hAt no oae OF ghe regiments composing as command
Sas usOuy taVsd uholly lsf;' bat Il q within
80 kuos,edge Of tho Committee thai ihe Tseunstn
- -s'ppi IL exception 20 the r,usk-not exceed
rS 81 members VI that regiment hayiag escaped Wi.h
neral F,oyi Tue "tbrce baodrsd" members OF the
--sueut reported BY lin 70 have bssl "ssved." 1t 90
ilpoeus for the most part absent fron the ior
Sa,a babe fou ,ht AZ hcue o. IN hospitals, Ca
frlo1shs SICK leave, - OF the enLre nuabsr (aoout
I've Eund, ed il ths battle, mems esmpars-
vely -ers saved II the boats which tooS aWSy be
ain portions cf the regiments conpesi.g Gen.
| oyls b:ig.d. A ies eegped ty and after 'he de-
oArtare Of zoe bcss sllhoui nolstatOu by the enemy
The uuiers gn, ,mits Ia; l. CURED the 4rese
o. more than ordinary ngsLuy 10 coIsau., az the sign
sss Of The Aboss nau trp1lt have done tle u-orc Al
.yter II he lAneHWd G'n 5 Johnston, dated hTSb
IS "A 40 CIprescn Of BIS spproT Il the susI DIR Of
PJt DolJis0u IL spirit Of magnaninty, be speaks
10 general ssrs Of oon6d ,rcs E the sa-nrJ, easrgy
a a devotion to the couSe Of the Coa!edsrasy" OF as
Flovd A. Pillow bat he r.irsias iron aby expression
utlyng Ia, approval OF Iheir coaduO! 10 tha' sG'r
DTs oon;rsry he del red thst events subs qlsng 10
I've f Of Fort Dolelsop shss hat hs iSvs' tn:ni
NJ eV1gisis AS:r 'HfOTnaHfio" frsm th'T 'eSGI
isi iAsLa % b.iGss.
h-.s UPON tas insorn,dpu thus pronounced 10 be
s.ruusors b. the Gsaefl in conmInd OF the depart
% n thst the e Al Surrender vas mad condgoing to
.n,s;y TIE "a snt army who, Aeeo ding to testimony
by the Com nittee we're able and eager 70 cot their
sGy, II nsed be, out Of tbs lines OF the enemy.
Ia the sAms ulchi M letter Of ~ JJhns t)n be
tie iclpung language which certainly Forbes The
rueion placed upon the words nco' pO aWd In the
rt, TO Sheh th il Response Re says when tie
rec Wa desSshed" (iOr the defence Of D1nssO4,) Il
: in hopes that sUcn dispo lions would have be-
made a. would have enabled fire to def the iert
~ hirss e tAoat sacrificing the army. % tbs IL h,
order, Geo. GOyd bT telegram ~ he IOss tia fITf
% o.tGs j,rcss back o N4.hVrHs"
Whistler g m - ins.ol found IN the circumstances
attending the b6ir ct Donelsol, sufficient reason for
Aivr, OF the Gen raj 10 conn md to cue this or
l. rOs stated hiI letter. Il, preferred 20 await
s1e opportunity o. o5linias all the facts AID 10 weigh
ten iapGr.iaily s-fEe ,xptsssins an opinion
Tae und rs gued imbuses improper motives 70 tie
authors q be repor but his oUu senss OF euy ppes
n 10 protest againt their lclu aOls Dig kpp o'ed
~ this House, hni,r crCutnsu nos sc err dnny ~
Ioss v .lch he h,s detailed. BAkIsDALI.