The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-06
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Fort Donetsos Battles.
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CHATTANOOGA, TIM, Feb. n. lsSe.
The desperate and determined struggle at
"Eosaf' hear Fort Donslsun. = still the
principal topic In tn, the section: rIonaoiy
the bearing and Casualties Of the ''t6th Viz
gtnia" and othsr items Of interest, By one,
who was An actor In that terrible conAiot:
the battle Asld was made. with an alaSTty
and pronptAso worthy Of all 'graAse-sAe
..Ssth" responded 70 the call, and WITH one
At nrst Ne were placed on the right wing
Of our army bat later In the day were ~.
moved to de left where . positioa was a.
signed n. We then 1ellsd tes surrounding
logs ana dirt We worked III Wednesday
nigat without sleep Or rest, and - toe next
day daWned upon u comnenced IN tnCeooAnt
s5s on n: :: oas t
rinc fury and swtfmeee, MAKING the very ar
and earth resound with their appalling ma.
sic, which though commanding more ailsnes
music q an H.oii.n harp. Again on Thlrs.
day night and Friday, ALI day and all night,
We were mp without sleep or rest, amid cold
and snow receiving ana retarninS TIE nres
forces surprised the enemy BY An early attack
and repulsed them with great slaugh'er at
almost every point, contrasting every inch OF
ground with an qndaantsa vstot Ing c9sIsse
DAYS might have envled. Towards night We
return ed to our breastworks undispa ted VIC
tors Of the feld-ne rIy every man bring.
CAMPS. That night the General hearing Of
the large reinforcemsnts OF the enemy. and
our troops being almost exhausted from cold,
exposure, and need Of rest, decided to retreat,
and the remnant OF the "00t0" came up on q
steam boat to Nashville.
The loss of the Fitty-gixth In killed and
wounded was II; taken prisoners, 90 men. be.
sioes Li:utenan,s: r1 in Captain boawslrs
oners. In Captain Dayis's Company, "B,"
2 Nere killed, and Lieutenants Turner and
Moseley and 20 priyatss taken prisoners. In
Captain Taylor's Company, E." Lieuten.
t. ken prisoners. In Captain T. d. Jetfress's
Uompany, g." from Charlotte county, +.
N. Cole and j. II. Jefress we're killed. mon
and one officer wounded, prisoners poae: In
Captain ID. q. Harrison was killed, aud Lieu
tenants p. II. Ulopton and q. w. Hay and all
except men prisoners. In other companies
there were killed and wounded, but cannot
inform definitely ~ to the number.
All of our held officers we've absent sick,
and the senior Captain present commanded
the reg ment.
Itwould be impossible TO single out any in.
stances Of particular distinction, when ali
officers and men conducted themselves with
such determined GOODNESS and unflincoing
bravery. General Floyd, after the battle,
highly complim ented the kifty-sixth Vir-
GINA. Prior to being sent to Donelson, we
were stationed under the command OF Cen
| eral Floyd at Bowling Green and RUSSELL
vile, Kentucky.
compared to the enemys-thsirs. NO doubt,
four times as great as ours. Floyd's brigade
| Is now ordered to this place, and will be here
| In a day or two. Our sick are sent to Atlanta
and Rome, Ga.
The principal fighting at Donelson was
| done by Virginians, Mississippians, Texans,
| ana Ksntuckians. The troops from eaoh
| State won unfading laurels in that contest.
The men from all the South place implicit
confidence in the GOODNESS and resoluts cour-
| age of Virginians; and, whether at home or
upon the soil of a sister State. the men have
| proved themselves worthy sons OF the "Old
We have suffered terrible disaster; but
let us not despond, but make anited, repeated,
and determined efforts to repsl the vandal
hordes of the North and, II necessary. let
fore the foot of the fanatical invader shall
again pollute the soil OF the Confederate
States. SYLvAIIA.
In addition to the foregoing, the editors Of
the Dis,s.ch have received q letter from lst
Lieutenant James H. Mason, company K.
ssth Regiment, giving the following state.
ment Of casualties In lis company:
Killed-Captain Dabney Carr Harrison.
Woundsd-Prtvats John Tucker; not
m rally.
TAKEN prisoners-Lieuts Olopton and
Geo W Hay; Privaes II = Earnest = +
| shall, 4 AGREE, Jno Adams, D W Ander-
| son, b Basket, VIM Bailey, L W Heath. VIM
Ingram, A J Jenkins: Thos Jackson, e "
Kelley, p Kelley, Jno McGhee, 30 p
WIN Truman, VIM White. p Woody, and
VIM II Peace. The balance Of the men are
safe and accounted for.
Tho editor Of the Lynchbure Republican,
communicates to his paper the list Of killed
| and wounded in Floyd's brigade. which We
| although to some extent 1t Is . repetition Of
| the facts furnished BY our correspondents:
| IITTY-sIxrH VIRGINIA REaInE1r-cAPr. DAVIS
ooHAAEDIg0.
Company A-Killed-Nons. wounded
| Private b Elloxen, Daniel, John r
Brooks, ID ID Doggstt, and Charles Throck'
| morton.
i
| Jones, Madison L RaiDsy, and n A Bacy.
| Woundsd-Private Thomas Burton.
COMPANY AKilled-None: Woundsd-
Bsnjamin Hall, James p Keeton, William
Leaks, Edward Poindexter, and A L Tries.
| Company D-Killed-None. Wounded
L. Ttndall Roberts, - Barton. and J. n.
| Doing.
| Company E-Killed-Nons woundsl-
| Privat's Vines Turner, Richard Short. Thos:
Company F-Killed-None. Wounded
Privates g Tahsy. " F Waldrop. and D J
| Spicer.
Company 0-Knled-Thomas II Cole and
James w Jefrress. Wounded-Lieut L
Hsskin, and privates Thomas COLLINS, q J
w Roberts, and W u. Dickerson.
Company H-Killed-Private Ben McAllis.
| ter. Wounded-Private n Steuart.
COMPANY I.-Killed-Pri ID = Thomas.
Wounded-PrivatesW Morrison, A p Steel.
q Company k.-Kinsd-Uapt O Harrison.
Wounded-Privats John + tucker.
RI1fY.YIRsr VIRGINIA R1aIHHHf-LIIuF. COL.
NV. MAssIE. conxANDIHa.
Company A.-Killed-Privat L D Cole
Wounded-PrivAtes q l. Han. 4 Jones, q =
Oarrico. William Farmer, Troy Busick, b
sRR.a dad PAuss sSy1 kos.rt
| son and Phipps. Wounded-Privats ia
| raid. -.s. -. ..-.,
| Company C.-Killed-Privato u Hail.
Wounded-Privates X Woolwine, J Akers,
N u Akers, b Il Wall, J d Oartsr, AID d
| Thorn.
| Company D.-Killed-Privats Halnsy.
| Observation-Disclosures q Brewer, Hugh Hash.
| Els Hash, and John Young.
Company E-Killed-Private 4 Cfigger.-
| Wouuded-Privates James suit, MORALLY; ]
Kinser, MORALLY; Sergeant Price, Corporal
| N Perkins, Il Puckett, u 0ahony, W Pat
| tsrson and Slagle.
| Company F.-Killed-None. Wounded
| Private r Burrou1hs.
| Oompany 0,-Ktlled-None. Wourded-