The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-19
PsRTICI LARS OF THE FORT DON
EPSON VICTORY.
tURT DUNEhsuN, Tennessee, !
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Sunday nighl Feb. lG.
The rebels surrendered at daylight this
morning. Their generals, Floyd, Pillow,
Buckner and Bushrod Johnson. held COIN
Gil Of war last night, at which this course was
decided upon.
Floyd immcdi ,teIy took the three Virginia
regiments he brought here, and escaped up
the river on transport, under cover of the
night
Pillow also escaped, and a part OF Forests
cavalry brigade
All the rest are our prisoners including
Buckncr and Johnston
We have taken 10000 prisoners, l. heavy
guns, field batteries about thousand
horses and mules, and other military property
to the value Of $4,000
The main battle was fought on Saturday,
at daylight The rebels made an attempt to
cut ther wav through the right of our line.
One regiment, the Kentucky 25th, fell back,
but the Southern Illinois troops threw them.
selves into the breach aud drove the enemy
back into their entertainments. The battle
ragged furiou>ly all day, the enemy making
frequent sorties, and attempted To break
through our lines, but being rs often driven
back They would not stand before the gal
LIANT western volunteers in fair open fight
but blazcd away furiously from their trenches
and rifle pits upon the latter, in front Of
which parapet of logs had been placed
with loop holes for musketry.
Aoout p m Gen, G. F. Smiths brigade
charged upon the brcastwork of the enemy's
right, and drove them back, The Iowa I'd
and Illinois 7th were the first regiments to
enter the enemy's works. The advantage
thus gained was held, aud this was the turn
ing point of the battle.
Both armies ceased fighting ut night, and
slept upon their arms. Sunday morning the
gun boats threw a few shells into the fort but
received no reply. A flag was then sent up
with hag Of truce, and returned with intel,
Iigeucc OF the surrender,
Our troops Immediately took possession of
the works.
The damage done to the rebel works by the
guubuats on Friday was not SO great as first
reported. Only one gun was dismounted in
battery Of etgn. 30 FOUNDERS, and one To-
inch she'll gun Of Richmond make
The total loss Of the feierals in the battle
or series Of battles. will not exceed 300 killed
and 900 wounded
The rebel loss in killed Is about the same
but their wounded are not SO many.
Onr troops fought at disadvantage, having
no breastwork to protect them from the en-
emy'> fire
The rebel force is yariously estimated at
from $4,000 to 2j 900; probably Il 900 is not
far from the correct number. They were
from Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas,
Virginia and Kentucky, and were nearly all
picked troops,
Four ftths OF the troops engaged on our
side were from Illinois.
Among our officers killed and wounded are
the following:
klLLEn-2Uth Illinois. Col Irwin; eth lii.
inois, Capt. Meudall Sth Illinois, Capt. Viii
son, Lieut.. Sheats Lieut. Marsby, Major Post
missing, supposed to be taken prisoner; llth
Illinois, Capt Shaw. Co. b. Lieut.. Nohr,
Lieut.. Boice; 18th Illinois, Capt. Craig, Lieut..
Manson, Sergt. Peshee; 30th Illinois Adt.
Kirkpatrick 3lst Illinois, Lieut. Col. White,
Captain Williams 4lst illinois, Capt Truce
4Sth Illinois Lieut. Col. L. II. Smith Tay-