Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-27

llth li1nols--killed, IL wounueu, lou.
18th 1llinois--Killed As; wounded, 90.
18th lllinois-Killed..4 wounded 70.
18th Iowa-Killed, 3: wounded, "a.
6Sth Ohio-wounded, 8.
l4th Iowa-Killed, 6 wounded, %.
18th Iowa-Killed, 1 wounded, 10.
I'd lowa-Killed, 80 wounded. 100.
9th Illinois-Killed, 35; wounded, 100.
41st lllinois-Killed, IL; wounded, $50.
goth Illinois-Killed, 81 wounded, lis.
3Oth lllinois-Killed, 10; wounded. a.
9Th Illinois-Killed. Sc wounded, 1876.
3lst Illinois-Kilied. 40; wounded. 400.
18th lllinOis-Killed, So ; wounded, 100.
Col. Lauman's brigade were first in.
side the breast works at Fort Donel-
son. The casualties of the 7th Iowa
are light. Only one man, M. G. Stew.
art, company D., is know to be killed.
No more than fifteen are wounded,
none dangerously. The I'd Iowa is
badly cut up. Two of their Captains
are killed-one is Captain Cloutman.
Major Chapman is wounded in the
thigh.
The following officers were killed
and wounded in rcpcIIing the sortie of
the enemy on Saturday:
KILLED = Lieut.. Col. Smith, Forty.
Eight Illinois Lieut.. Col. Cowan,
Twentieth Illinois Lieut.. Col. White,
Thirty-First Illinois.
WoUNDED-Col John A. Logan, Thir.
ty-First Illinois, slightly Col. G. Car.
roll Marsh, Twentieth Illinois, slight
ly Col. NJ. X. Lawler, Eighteenth llli-
nois, slightly; Col. w. X. Morrison,
Forty-ninth Illinois, slightly Lieut..
Col. Ransom, Eleventh Illinois, slight
ly.
Everything at Donclson is progress
in satisfactorily. Our army, encamp-
ed in the captured works, have good
quarters in the huts and tents of the
late garrison. The soldiers are very
enthusiastic, and are anxious to march
at once against Nashville.
Only sixteen remain of Company G.,
18th Illinois regiment, who are not
killed, wounded or taken prisoners.
Three thousand rebel prisoners at
Fort Donclson have asked to be allow.
cd their arms and be enrolled in the
army of the Union.
The number Of field pieces taken is
much larger than heretofore reported.
We have at least 20 guns. Among
them are bronze and iron rifed pieces,
Of English manufacture.
The great fire which was seen up
the river from Fort Donclson on the
night Of the 18th, was the burning of
the Tennessee Rolling Mills, some four
miles from that place, by our gunboats.
The works have beer used by the reb.
els in the manufacture of shot and
shell, and other material of war. 1t
was an extensive concern.
Our troops we're engaged on the 10th.
in burying the dead on the battle field
The rebel dead, az well as our own,
were decently inferred. The specta.
\ che ON the field was q horrible one.
/ When FIoyds brigade ran away
from Fort Donelson they threw thei
arms into the river to prevent then
falling into our hands, as they expec,
ed to be caught by our gunboats
The arms are Mimic rifles of the bcs
kind. The crews Of our gunboats fish
ed them out Of the river.
The gunboat St. Louis, Capt. Paal
ding, proceeded up the Cumberland I
GAINESVILLE, aud found the enemy abal
: doning that place in a panic. Tw
e large fats laden with munitions {
war were captured at the rolling mil
Just below GAINESVILLE.
The whole number of killed on III,
part Of the Federal troops at the bat
tic Of Fort Donelson is about 800, an,
Of killed, wounded, prisoners and mis-
sing, the number will reach 1000
! This is reliable.
On the 10Th Gen. Halleck receive,
despatch from Fort Donelson Stain.
that one thousand more rebel prison
ers had been taken. They came dowl
the river to reinforce the fort, no
knowing it had surrendered, and wer,
bagged by our troops.
Monday, the 18th, was employed b,
the Union forces at Fl. Donelson, il
the cmbarking Of prisoners and tn.
collection Of arms, munitions of wa
and stores.
i Two thousand barrels of -four ant
twelve hundred boxes of beef were
found, and large amount Of other
provisions.
Taylor's (Chicago) battery fired
seventeen hundred rounds during the
three days. 1t was charged npon five
times on Saturday. The enemy each
time was was repulsed with grea;
slaughter.
Major Post, of the Eighth Illinois,
was wounded, and while on the
field was stripped. Others of oul
wounded were treated with the same
brutality.
Brigadier-Gencral S. A. Hurlbut has
arrived at Fort Donclson. He is as.
signed brigade in the district of
West Tennessee.
Tay'or's Battery captured q bcauti.
full rihed piece, an imitation Of the
Parrot, made in England, and two
bronze rifle peices.
The prisoners will amount to full
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