Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-25
for any boats or other craft 10 pass the
fort without permission.

IOIt WItOOuL PeIlulU1lOu.
On ether parts OF the Notifications
were mounted guns Of heavy calibre,
from tweuty-fouz to e'ghty'fouF,
with a range commanding the entire
surrounding country, whilst the rav'ne
itself was a natural fort, sfford'ng shcl.
ter to several thousand men, and any OF
the artillery playing upon the fort from
the surrounding bills would be rendered
almost ineffective. As a proof OF ibis,
the aotilla OF gun.boats SO effective
against Fort Henry were on this occa'
sion of little availability. We learn
from Col. Sugg's 50th Tennessee regi'
10 nt, which garrisoned the fort previ-
Gus to and during :the bombardment,
that only two men we're killed and one
gun dismounted by the guns Of the fleet,
whilst the fleet itself was compelled TO
withdraw, and Com. Foote started for
Cairo the evening previous to the sur
render for reinforcements in the shape
Of mortar boats, intending to try the ef-
ficacy Of shells.
The garrison buildings consist OF
about q hundred roughly constructed
cabins Of the most primitive style. now
occupied by the Iowa I'd, 7th and l4th
infantry, Col. Lauman senior officer.
The weather, since our arrival here.
has been very disagreeable, and not hav'
ing had an opportunity to travel over
the battle field, | will have to deter fur.
Their remarks until my next.
We learn from headquarters, that yes
terday the gun boats made reconnois
ance in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE, thirty
five miles above.
The inhabitants made such demon
STATIONS of loyalty, that the officers O
the gun. boats went ashore, and returned
here with such favorable report tina
Gems. Grant and Nc lernand this morn
ing have gone up to accept the surren
der of the town.
From gentleman just from For
Henry, we learn that the extension
railroad bridge on the Nashville 4
Memphis Railroad has been destroye,
by our forces, cutting off transportatio1
between these places. Our regiment j
again under marching orders, and er
this reaches you, will be on its wa
Southwark. The regiment has wen
good reputation for itself, and is spoke
Of in high terms Of praise by all arouu'
US. l am happy to state that the Dav
export battalion, Companies B and {
bore a prominent part in the charge
being in the left wing and the first (
scale the breastworks.
Our sick and wounded have been sen
to Cairo, and the regiment now number
FIVE hundred and fifty men fit for duty
and eager for the fray. From the bes
evidence, the Federal loss is ascertalne
to he about 25O killed, and near 10
wounded. That Of the rebels is abou
as heavy.
The farther away We 60, the NOR
desirable are your papers. Please direc
regular copies to Fort Donelson.
Al. A. BARNES.
MOUND CRY, Feb. Is, 1862,
-Four miles above Cairo, III.
DEAR PARENrs:-I am here in til
brigade hospital. came down her
among the wounded. Our regimen
was 10 the fight at Fort Donelson. Tn
10th and we made a gallant charg
against the fort last Saturday afternoo
with the bayonet, and drove the rebe
from the breastworks on the left Of til
Notifications. We did not fire q gu
until we got on the trenches then v
gave them fits-but they gave US I'll
before we 60. to them. They kille
Captain Slaymaker, and broke Holme
leg above the knee, and put two bucl
shot through my right arm. One wer
through the diamond Of my cheverol
through the inside Of my arm, just mis-.
ing the bone; the other just outside
the bone and not very deep, maxim
only one hole-so l will have thre
marks to show tor nv part of the figh
After was shot, fired four shots au
loaded sixteen more with my left hant
and Sergeant Mcneil fired them for m
Doolittle was hit three times once j
lower bowels or groin, but is out
danger. think the doctor said we ha
about six Of our company killed and ovt
twelve wounded. Mite are mere fest
wounds, but l will not be able to handl
a musket for a month; 80 l will have
chance for farlough. l will writ
again 10 a few days.
got on the wrong boat-that i
with the wounded of some other reg
ments, and got down before our reg
ment's sick. They will be down to-da
l think. got down last night.
l send you a Tennessee paper tha
one Of the boys got out of the for
Give it to Sanders after you read it.
gives the price-current of Nashville, an
may be later Southern news than he hi
got.
There had been some fighting at tn
fort two days before we got there.
was in it on Saturday, tho 18th. The
surrendered on Sunday, 10th, abou
$4,000 prisoners. Floyd and Pillo,
and some Of the secesh ran away o
Saturday night, but We have got Bucl
ner aud Pope.
The notifications extended abou
three miles up and down the river an
from one to one and q half miles bacl
and was so large q place that the gu,
boats could not hurt them,
have very good quarters here, an
you must not get uneasy, for my wound
are slight, being merely flesh wound,
You need not write until | write agail
for if they take our reg ment's sick I
| auy other place | will 90 with them.