The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-21
The Rebellion Squelched
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CHICAGO, Feb. IT "A ept ciaI Ia
the Times states that Fort Donelson
surrendered at daylight this morn
ing unconditionaIly. We have Con.
erals Buckner, johnson and Buah'
rod, with 15 900 prisoners aud 3 O00
/ horses.
Pillow and Floyd, with their brig.
AIDES, ran away on steamers without
letting Buckner know their desiina
tion.
Gen. Smith led the charge on the
lower end of the works, and was first
inside the Notifications.
The Fort Henry men were blgged
here The prisoners arc loading
steamers for Cairo.
Our loss is heavy, probably 400
killed and 500 wounded. We lost
lage per een,age OF officers, among
who are Lieut.. Co'onels Erwin, oI
the Goth Illinois, White, OF tho 3lst,
and Smith Of the 4Sth
Colonels John A. Logan. Lawler
and Kassam are wounded.
Maj Post, ofthe Sth Illinois, with
200 privates, are prisoners, aud
gone to Nashville, having been ia
ken the night before the surrender.
The enemys' loss is heavy but no,
as great as ours, as they fought be.
hind entertainments.
We should have taken them by
storm Saturday ii our ammunition
had not given ont in the night.
McClernard's division, Oglcsby'a
Walters and McAr:hur's brigade.
suffered terribly; they were compos
cd Of the S,h, 9th, 1lth, 18Th, Goth
Goth, Both, 3lst, 4ath, 4Sih, 49ih
Illinois.
D., Gen. Lewis Wallace with the IN
Ia Llama. Sth Missouri and SON,
Ohio regiments participated.
i Tay!os's, Wlilard's, ilcA lister s
/ Schw-iz'@ snl Dreas,r's hatfcric
were in til, fight from the commence
mtnt.
Tic enemy turned our right 70
half an hour, buS our lost grpun,
was more than rcgain,d. Lanman
Brigade. of Smi'l's Division, wa
lir,t in the lower end OF the en-, IN ;
works. when was done by ar,
Of bayonets at nine tenths OF the rcb
ella, which were piitei against u
r ght. Our icrCes on the right wer
ready al night to r,commeuce III
attack. On Sunday morning the,
wtre met on their approach BY
white flag, Buckner sent early l.
tho morning, dispatch to Genera
Grant, eurrcnderin,. The works o
the fort extend soiHa three miles OF
the outside.
The rebels lost IS field pieces. II
heavy guns, 10000 stand of arms
besides large quantity Of commits
sary stors. They are completed,
dcmoraliz ID, aud have no contidenc,
in their lead RS, ns they charge PHI
low and Floyd with deserting them
Our troops, from the moment Of the
investment Of the tort on Wcdnes'
day, lay on their arms night ana
day, h9lf the time, without provi
sions, al the time without tents
and u portion of tho time in heavy
rain and snow.
A private msssage this evening to
the Sanitary Committee from Cairo
says there are 800 killed, 600
wounded, and 100 missing at Fort
Donelson.
! CHICAGO, Feb. 17th.- Special
to the Chicago Times:
The forces were about eqI.l in
Numbers, but the rebels had all the
advantage OF position, being well
fortified on two immcnsc hills, with
their tort near the river. OC the
lower piece of ground from tho fort
their entertainments, rifle. pits and
abattis extended up the river, behind
the town OF DJvor. Iueir iortifica
tions on land. the side back from the
river, were at least four miles in
length. Their water battery in the
centre Of the Notifications, where il
came down 10 che ii, er, mounted
nine heavy guns.
The rebels were sure o! success. -
In any other cause, and against lese
brave troops, they coud easily have
held position against 100, 900.
The business OF getting different
brigades in position, and attaching
new arrivals to different commands
took mp the greater portion of Fri
day night. At daylight on Satur.
day the enemy opened ON tho 18Th
Illinois, when all oi O1lesby's bri.
gade were soon engaged, which was
soon followed by Wallace's and Nc
Arther's brigades, the latter acting
under McClernant.
As the position OF the troops had
been changed during the night, and
as Gen. Grant had been called away
during the night to the gunboats,
the movements OF all the troops, OK
cept those attached 70 McClernard' =
division, acted without anything ex
cept General orders. At II suggestion
rom McCiernand, Gen. Wallace
sent tour regiments to support his
division who wero nearl J out OF an.
munition.
From the commencement until