The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-25

their position until ordered TO storm the
fort, ii their ammunition had held out.
The ammunition wagons were at some
distance off, the hills preventing their
being moved rapidly.
Some of our best officers and men have
: gone to their long homes. Hardly a
man went over the field after the battle
and came away with dry eyes. Every
one discovered some comrade who had
fallen. Our officers have suffered the
heaviest loss. We lost three Lieutenant
; Coils and at least one quarter of all other
Ulcers are wounded or killed
The enemy, when we retired for want
+, OF ammunition, took possession of our
temporary hospitals and Gen. McCern
and's quarters, which were retaken in
: half an hour.
: When John A. Logan's regiment run
out of ammunition, he approached Lieu
tenant Colonel Ransom, Of the 18th Him
, OILS, and asked "What shall | do
have not another cartridge" Ransom
replied: "You have the best position.
File out, and will take your place -
This was Immediately done, and the
Eleventh fired the balance of their shots.
j During Saturday night, contraction
of all our lines was made for simultane.
Gus assault from every point, and orders
given by Gen. Grant {, take the enemy
at the point OF the bayonet.
The next morning every man was al
his post-the Fit,y seventh, Col. Bald.
win, on the extreme right. At daylight,
the advance was made, and when the full
light of day broke forth white flags were
hung in many places on the enemy,
works.
A Federal officer approached con.
venient point, and was informed thai
they (the rebels) had stacked their arms
and surrendered.
Early in the morning. the following
plthy correspondence passed between
, the respective commanders
THE PROPOSAL.
HEADQUARTERS, FoRT DoSELsoN1
February lG, 1862.
"SIR-In consideration of all the cir
cumstances governing the present situa
ton of affairs at this station, propose tc
; the commanding officer of the Fedora
: forces the appointment of commissioners
TO agree upon terms of capitalization o
, the forces at the post under my com
mand, and in that view suggest an arm
: istice until II O'Clock to day.
a. am, very respectfully, your obedient ser.
: want
IS. B. BUCKNER, Brig Gen. c. s. A."
% To Brig. General U. S. GRANT.
) " Commanding U. S forces near Fort Donel
: SON"
THE reilly.
, HEADQUARTERS IS THE FiELD,l
q "FoRT DoNELsoN, Feb. l6. 1862
To Gen. S. B. BUcKSER, Confederate Army
"SrR-Yours OF this date, proposing
an armis!ice and the appointment OF com
> missioners 10 settle terms Of capiiulalion
is just received. No terms except uncon-
clnioaoi and immediate surrender can b.
> accepted PROPOSE TO MOVE IMMEDIATE
; LY UPON YOUR WORKS.
81 am, sir. very respectfully, your obedient
q servant,
j ~. S. GRANT, Brig. Gen. Com'g.'
4 AND THE RESPONSE.
4 "HEApQuARTERs, DOVER, Tenn !
Feb. 10, 1862
g To Brig General U. S. GRANT, U. S. A:
SIR-The distribution OF the force,
under my command, incident to an unex
> pected change OF commanders, and The
overwhelming force under your com
mand, compel me, Notwithstanding lii,
brilliant success of the Confederate arms
Yesterday, to accept the ungenerous anc
unchivalriG terms which you propose.
) 81 am. sir, your ooedient servant
IS. b. BUCKNER, Brig. Gen. G. A. S
e Our whole force was SOON in the en-
/ emy's works, and the rebel officers CAV,
up their swords.
q The bulk Of the rebels knew Of tn
surrender long before our men were ap
: prised of it,
j Pillow and Floyd planned and execut
e ed their escape during the night. takin:
: with them Floyd's brigade and fe,
J. favoriies. occupying what few small
d steamers the rebels had.
d At first the prisoners were loud il
+ their denunciations of the runaways
h Many OF them acknowledged the hope
> essness of their case, and iutimalet
their Willingness TO take the oath OF allie
glance and return TO their homes. To
u question put 10 one oil their officers as t,
q bow many prisoners we had, he replied
t. You have all out of $4,000 who wer
II not killed and did not escape
Il The rebel officers were very NUT,
about their killed.
1t is impossible to get list Of on
J. killed and wounded, rs the killed hav,
y not all been brought in, and were mixed
l. with the rebel killed and the wounded
are in hall a dozen hospitals and steam
! boats five and six miles apart.
Late on Friday afternoon, when oul
men retired for ammunition, some pris
oners and all our wounded in ambulances
+ and temporary hospitals were taken b,
) the enemy.
T. About 200 prisoners were taken il
this manner. aud among them Majo
J. Post OF the Eight Illinois. They were
J. sent to Nashville.
: Our loss will probably be 400 killed
e and 500 wounded.
g We have 1900 to $1,000 prisoners
among them Buckner and Bushrod John
0 son also 5000 horses, 48 field pieces
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