The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-02-19

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,.. (Signed,) Il 81. D. G.. BUELL.,
T.. 81. $780,. -. .... Major General
.-'~s ~CEMBERLAND, Md, Feb. Is,
General Lander made forward march
on Thursday night, surprising and breaking
up rebel camp at Blooming Gap, killing
Is, capturing II commissioned officers and
IS privates and losing but two men and six
horses: General Lander led on the attack
in person at the head Of the cavalry. This
opens the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
Hancock again. Gen. Lander having clear.
ed the country Of the enemy, renews has
request to be relieved of his command on
account of i'll health. @1.=z=zr=e=ss>sasassee=
Colonel Dunning has occupied Moerefeld
and captured 225 beef cattle.
=, -. . BosToN, Feb IS.
Hon. William Appleton died this morning.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. IS.
By flag of truce to day We learn that
yesterday. Generals PILLOW, johnson and
Buckner were taken with $4,000 other pris-
oners. We are also informed fighting has
been going on near Savannah, and that city
has probably been captured. .~,,.
ST. LOUIS, Feb: It, =
Further official advice from Fort Donelson
say that Floyed escaped during the night, and
the rebels in the Fort denounced him as q
black hearted traitor and coward. B.. 49,,
The enemy are known TO have bad 10000
troops, Is 900 Of whom are our prisoners.
5000 escaped, and the balance are reported
killed wounded, or otherwise disabled.
Our loss is not stated but the slaughter in
our ranks is mentioned as terribly severe.
The casualties on the gunboats at Fort
Donelson are as follows
St. Louis, 3 killed, including NJ r. Riley.
Of Cincinnati; 2 wounded, among them,
Lieut. Kendall, slightly. Louisville, 5 sail
ors killed and four slightly wounded and two
severely, each having both arms shot away.
Carondolet, killed and badly wounded :,
including WIN. Hunter, pilot; 2 severely.
Pittsburg, wounded. 80,
The force en- route for Donelson had most,
lv come up, and were located on the left
Gen. Wallace Of Missouri, and ltb Indiana
arrived on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Feb II.
HoUsE.-Mr. ColEax asked and readily
obtained permission to make statement
relative to Fort Donclson. - 'es"@
Amid profound silence Mr.. ColCax said
that Gen. Mcclellan had authorized him to
inform the House that he had just received
IA dispatch from Cairo, inf'rmrng him Of tho
arrival Of the gunboat Carondolet at that
place, bringing news Of the capture, Of Fort
Donclson, by the land forces of the United
States. together with 15,DaO prisoners, in
Guiding Generals Sidney "A. johnson and
Buckncr. Gen. Floyd ran and escaped.--
Loss on both sides very heavy. ssIa>s3 81
Great applause grce;ed the dispatch.-1s.,
CHICAGO, Fcb.yl7.l
Especial to Tins. ]-FT. DoNELsoN, Feb.
|16.-Fort Donelson surrendered ct daylight
this morning Internationally. We have
Generals Buckner. Johnson Bnshrod, and
$1,000 prisoners and also 5000 horses
Pillow and Floyd with their br,gades, ran
away on steamers without letting General
Buckner know their intentions.
General Smith led the charge on the low
er end Of the works and was first Inside Of
the rtifjcations .."o,, 9 .. -
The Fort Henry runaways were bagged
here. Prisoners are loading steamers for
Cairo. Our loss is heavy, probably 400
killed and 800 wounded &>5&e - -
The rebels lost 48 field pieces, H. heavy
guns, 10000 stand of arms, besides . largo
quantity OF commissary stores. They are
demoralized, and have. no con-
h1ence in their leaders, as they charge Pill
low and Floyd with deserving them
Our troops from the moment Of the in
vestment'of the Fort on Wednesday, lay Oh
their arms night and day, one half the time
without provisions, and all the time without
tents, = portion OF the time in .besyy Tin
and snow. t--..,.. ........,...,,
SPR1sorlELD, Mo-, Feb. IA Special to
st. Louis Democrat. Our army under COM
mand Of Gen. Curtis marched from Lebsh-
non on the 18th inst, formed in three diyi-
sions. the right under JEFF G. Davis, tho
left under Col. Stmgis, the center under
Siegel. Six miles from Springfield on tho
18th, we attacked the advance party Of rsb-
els in which nine Of the latter were killed
and one Of our men was slightly wounded.
AZ sunset osSl III sssM6 1ay tlises sha6ifN4
0: the enemy STACKED our pickets, but were
driven back with loss Of thirty.
At three O'Clock on the morning Of the
18th our torces advanced IN line OF battle
on Springfield. Ger. Price retreaIed, leav-
ing over 600 Of the sick and large quantitieg
Of forage and wagons behind him. lie had
IL, GOO effective troops and five pieces Of sr-
tillery. Yesterday evening 4 battalion Of
our cavalry csptured 100 wagons Of his.
train, and last night firing OF our pickets.
was heard IN the direction Of the retreasin2
foe. This morniDg as sjx our wf1os force.
followed the enemy. It's reported Price.
Is failing back for Teinlorcements, and that