The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-21

posed as follows: Mckrther's bfi
sade. 9,b, ~ s. 4lst IT and 10TH
llliuo',. next Ogitsry's briasd 9Th
l3d,. 20 II. Both end 3ist Illinois
and ScbN nr,z's and Dresser batter,
les; next Wallac'4 brigale, 11th,
l2th, 45th aud 4S,h. These three
brig DIS composing McClcrnard's
.livisi"n hOtG the h-unt o. tic hattle
1t wha found .hu enemy w,ra con
ceuir ting their main force tn tnrn
our rig' {, which was done by oar
men getting ont oi ammunition, and
n III" confusion of getting np rein
tore enente, refreshing abont hall NJ
mile. Az so n 50 Ihe division.
which had stood ground man;ully
for three hours, retired. the enemy
occupied the field, when General
Grant ordered General Smith TO-
move forward his division, and
storm tho enemy's works on our left.
This order was obeyed with great AL
acrity. Soon cheers of our daring
soldiers was heard, and our flag wa4
displayed from within the enemy's
entertainments. Gen. Grant then
sent word to McC,rrnsnd and Wal.
lace that Smith was within the enc
my's entertainments. and ordering
their iorcSs to move forward uhl 70
new the attack on the right.
One OF the outside brigades, the
1lth Iniisna, Sh Mi,suuii, and
some Ohio regiments. were rapidly
thrown in position, and Company a, g,
Chicago Light Artillery, planted ia
Tho road. As the rebels, surprising
We were retreating, came yelling
out OF tLeir works into thu road. the
Chicago boys porro1 hnil storm Of
grape and canister into their ranks.
slanghtering dozens ofthem.
simultaneously with this tho in'
fantry commenced firing at will and
the rebels went pell nell back into
their works, onr men advancing,
taking possession OF the ground lost
and hill besides. Fresh troops
who had not been in action, were
thrown forward, ard as tho sha lea
OF night drew on they were in q very
strong position ready to participate
in d simultaneous attack, to be made
on Sunday morning. Oglesbys
Wallace 8. and McArthur's brig
ades did the hardest ii shting, and
have suffered torrlbly. They would
undoubtedly have held their first po-
,ition bnt FOR the failure OF ammu
uition, until ordered to storm. The
ammunition wagons were some dis
tance of, the hills preventing their
cling noycd ~, lilly.
Scme Of our hest officers and men
had goae 10 ,hcir long ZONE, and
hardly - man went over tho Il 81!
after tie battle that did not discover
some comradc who had iallen. We
Lost thr, g Lieutenant Coloncls ~
Ienst one quarter of all the other
/. comm.ss ionod oficyrs were wound
ed or Kill, i. Daring Saturd " nigh
g.. IA contraction OF a.. orr lines W.,
made fer simultaneous ass, ul
from every point, and orders wer,
given by G. neral Grant to take the
eneu y at the point %! the bIyoLct -
Every man was at he post, the 81 !!
Illinois on tho extreme right,
: AT daylightan advance was IN lie
When full hight OF day broke tor b.
, white il!gs were hung in many
,.i.c,s on the enemy i woiks, IN ol.
fctr at convenient point was in
formed that they had stacked th il
rms and surrendered early in ;IC
A.orninS, thi following pithy cgrres
pondcnce having pissed between
til ir culnmHtd dvrs:
Il Headquarters + Rr DcNELscN
February l6, 1862.
u SR:-ln consideration OF ali n,
lc!lcumslaltes governing the prosen
i'uatiun ct giiliis Ut this station.
ropose to the commanding officer
OF the Federal ,olces, tie appoint
ment ofcommissioners to agree upon
terms OF capituletion OF The forces IL,
lthis post under my command ; in
that visw | suggest armistice unit
twelve . 'clc ok to day.
4 am your obedicnt servant.
5. b. BUcKSER,
Brigcdier General G. S. =.
To U. 5 GRANT, Brig. Gen U. S.
A, commanding u. S. forces near
TT Douelson.
HgADQUARTERs IN FIELD, !
Fr, DoNELsoN, Feb 16, 1924
To General 5. b. Buckner-Sir:
Yours OF this date, proposing an
armistice and appointment Of Com.
mission,rs to settle the terms OF ca.
pitulatlon, ia just received. No
terms except unconditional and i'm.
mediate surrender can be accepted.
| propose to move Immediately upon
your works.
l am, sir, very respectfully,
your ODE lent servant,
(Signed) U. s. GRANT,
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS, Dover, Tenn, Il
Feb. IL, 1862.
Brigadier General U. s. Grant, u