The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-02-26
Fort DonelsOn
URREN DEREDl
Our flag is There.
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.
Bushrod Johnson and Bucknel
among them.
Gems. Floyd and Pillow Escape,
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.
Gems. Floyd and Pillow Escape,
Our Less 400 Killed, SOC
- - y y Wounded.


l6. says: Fort Donelsou surrendered a,
daylight this morning unconditionally.
We have Generals Buckner, Johnson
and Bushrod, i ), ,000 prisoners. aud three
thousand horses. Pillow and Floyd, with
their brigadss,y ran away on. steamers,
without letting Buckuer know their inten,
tions. 5 ;-51 3zsF er 5sbt 6a
Gen Smith led the charge on the low
er end ofa the works, and was 6rst inside
the forti6catians. 83 = 4a.t as
The Fort Henry runaways were bag
ged here. sa5ts ID sa: u5Rg .A 7gg
The prisoners are being loaded OH
steamers for Cairo s5,s.- 81 iap
Our loss is heavy, probably four hnn
dred killed and eight hundred wounded
We lose large per ceusage of officers,
among them Lieutenant Colonels Erwia
of the 2Oshs Illinois, White. or the 8 st,
Smi.h of the Ash. C,-ionels Johu A.
Logan. Sawler and Ransom, are wound
ed. Il e s94{i' 96F &c ryta .lrfl
Major rost. S;h Illinois, with two hun
ldred gprivales, are prisoners. ard have
,gons to Nashville, being taken the night
before tae surrender. is9D asa.W ,a3
The enemy q loss Is heavy, but not SO
| large as ours.aas they fought behind en-
ytrenchmeuts 6 We should have taken
them by stormingou Saturday. if our am
munition had not given out in the night
81 McClernand's division, Ogleby's, Wal
lace's and McArthur's Brigades suffered
terribly. They were composed of the
tSth, 9th, lth, tSrh goth. 2sth, 30th,
3lst. 45th, 4Sth, aud 49th Illinois.
Gen. Lew Wallace. with eleven Indi.
ana and some Ohio regiments, participa-
Taylors, Wizards. McAllister's,
Schwartz's and Dfissus's batteries were
in the fight from the commencement.
i Tbs enemy turned our right for balf an
hour, but ourslost ground was regained
Louman's Brigade, of Smiths division,
was FIRST in the lower end of the enemy's
works, which was done by a charge bay.
onet. sai5 4e.au affral
l., Nine tenths of the rebels were pitted
oSeiuSe oat isBuSs
le Oar forces con the right were ready all
night to recommeDce the attack on Sun
day morning. They we're met on their
approach by white aag. Buckner having
seat early in the morning dispatch to
General Grant, surrendering.
The works of the fort extend some
Eve miles on the outside. i9
The rebels lost As 6eld pieces, II heavy
tgnns, 10000 stand of arms, beside a
large quantity of commissary stores
They are conpletely demoralizeG, and
hare no confidence in their leaders, AZ
they charge Pillow and Floyd with de
ssrting them s. stF
Onr troops. from the moment of tn.
Investment of the fort on Wednesday, lay
on their arms night and day. half the time
without prOvisioes, all the time withou,
tents. aud portion ofthe time in heavy
| rain and snow 3asa4 lafg
era giss4as daa LATER. a&
"A private message this evening to the
Sanitary committee. from Cairo, says:
Three hundred killed, Elk hundred wound
ed. and one hundred missing at For,
A special from Fort Donelson to the
Times, says the forces were about equa
10 numbers, but the rebels had all the ad
vantage of position. being well fortified
on two immense hills, with their Fort
near tho river. On lower piece OF
ground from the Fort, their entrench
ments, ride pits and abartis extended up
the river behind the town Of Dover
Their Notifications ON the land side, back
from the river, were at least four miles ia
length. Their water battery 10 the cen.
I ter OF their fortifcatiors, where it came
down to the river, mounted nine heavy
ignns.
The rebels we're sure of success In
any cause, against less brave troops, they
icould have easily held their position
sgainst loo. 900 ae
| The business of getting different brig
AIDES into position, and attaching new ar.
rivals to different commands, took up the
greater portion of Friday night. A,
daylight Saturday the enemy opened on
Eighteenth Illinois, when all Ogleby's
brigade sooor engaged. which was soon
followed by Wallace's and McArthur's
brigades the latter acting undsr McClsr-
uanG, as the position Of the troops had
been changed during the night, and Geu
Gran. had been called away to the gua
boats movements T" -
All the troops, except those attached
to McCernan6's division acted withou,
anything except general orders 9's 4.
At the suggestion of McClernaud, Gen.
Wallace sent up four regiments to sup
port his division, who were nearly out o
!ammunition. ~
| From the commencement until 10 o..
|clock, the fighting was terrific. Tue
troops on the right we're disposed as fol,
lows: McArthur's Brigade, 9Th. 18th
Ais, lTh, aud Is h Illinois; next
'Osicby's Brigads. ssh. 18th, 29th, 30tb
and 5lst linois, Schwariz' aud Dres.
sees Is .tter.; next, Wailace's Brigade,
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