Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-19
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More Particulars of the Rattle al
Fort DonelsOn
CiNciSSAri. FEB. iB-Tbs fo,,o,-;,,,, :.
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On Saturday morning the hattie 1,ss -.
s1med With renewed vigor and ,ieterI5;1,s
ton. Tue sth, 18th, 20tIand SlstilIiNois
occupied a position RboYe the f5Ff. TbSr
were Nbons preparing = little good- yThsg
the rebels opened upon them with Il firs AZ
lnnsketrS. ~ =.
ms line OF battle Eaa N once former,
aud the storm of leadcn7hRil returned nt =.
ceptibly thinning the rebel ranks IN.
rebels, from their advantageous I,ositions
.showered upon our raul ! most mur,lrr,,,,l
rollsys of musketry, grape and canister
Killing and wounding Onr men iilmosi In.
computes at every round yep eTery maj
stood his ground, IBravely, Determine III,
AMI without hinching, these four regiments
held their ground, dealing death, diving aud
lighting against appalling odds, and #, tl,e
face of every disadvantage.
Tie 18th Illinois seems 10 have resistefi
tue seEsrelt storm, Against their ran,s
the rebels directed their heaviest FIRE. hut
instead Of falling back they advanced ~
ihe very lace OF the enemy, and ithers stoi,d
IN the very jaws OF death, with scarcely i
prospect thai = single one would. escSpe.
toT three hours these Regiments, number
lnS scarcely hfee thOnsapd ,nsn, held
their ground against the whole rebel gsr.
rlson. AZ one time the 18th, being pat-
tlNlt tlSnked, WAS exposed. to a cross ira
of both musketry aud SftiIlery. bllf nST
right wing scouting the rebels left, al once
relieved them.
~ this tltiehl moment Col. Lauiler fell.
Capt. Bush, acting Licut. Col, assumed
commands but WAS soon wounded. Cant.
Cruise was shot dead. Capt. l.aYler was
MORALLY wounded, Lieuts. MuuSfoftl antl
Thompson were killed. CaptE. Dillon and
Wtlsonand Lieuts. Kelly aud Seaman were
wounded, so that the daring Egyptiaf. re,yi.
ment stood before an overwhelming Zoo
almost without officers. They fell in sieans
of dead and wounded. Companies were
bareiL of Captains and Lieutenants and
almost bsreft OF compunies. The
other three regiments did ttieit duties mo-
bly,. G4lenels Oglesbys Marsh. aud Logan
dashed along tue ranks, waving their hats
aud cheering their men-into the conflict.
.Suler death, men," cried Logan, abnt
disgrace, never Stand firm II And wei
they needed him, for many fell dead and
wounded. Among the latter were Logan
and Lieut., Col. White.
0glesby's and NRrsll's regiments fought
desperately, losing, like olLer regiments.
an undue proportion of officers. Colonel
Oglesby displayed cooluesS and courage.
that have ELECTED the highest proiss, aud
served well in stimulating his me1. Ney.
or, perhaps, on the american continent
has !. more bloody battle been fought.
AN officer who participated and was
wounded inthe fight, says the scene beg.
gnrs description. So thirkly Was the liai-
tie field streYn with dead and wounded.
that he could have traverserl acres al. n
taking almost every step on a PROSTATE
body
The rebels fought with desperation.
their Rrttllertsts using their pieces With
most fearful effect.
On either side could be heard tue voices
of those in command cheering their men.
Tue four Illinois regiments held their
ground full three hours. Nearly one-tltird
had 6eSu killed or wounded, yet the bull
dnce stood firm, Finally reiniOrcements
arrived, and for an hour i6e slaughter
continued.
About z o'clock our right wing turned
their left, and tile rebels fell bnck into
their Notifications, and our dag Was
planted npon the position occupied by
their left wing, and for the time, the
slaughter ceased.
Dresser's and Schwartz's batteries were
cAptured during the action, but the 18th
illinois, with dubbed muskets, recovered
Dtezser's, while ihe SIS, also recovered
Sehwartz'sE
.s
ST. Louis, Feb, lS.-Tbe RspuLIieon'y
Fort Donelsona correspondent gives the
following account of the lighting on SAT-
uriay;
q Yesterday morning, just before daylight
q heavy sortte WAS made by the the gdTri-
son from the lettpOrtion of their works
The attack was made upon tue extreme
right wing OF the Union army, where II 4
was the Weakest, consisting of part of Gen.
AlGClernantl's division, under Col Oglesbts
consisting OF his brigade, which was sta.
TONED there, also SchWartzls and Nc Al.
lister Galleries. The point was upon the
ridge leading into the right redouht, aud
was situated Just above, I'm n,Rih t0rt.-l
During the night the fuemy could. be
heard buell. iiIt work, but AT what IL wis
impossible tOftell, rs sIhickels aud woods
the Union troops On every
side, rendering view in any ilirecIion nj
most impossible. AT day light, large
body OF the enemy suddenly appeared on
the extreme right wing OF Col ozleby's
and opened aterri6le fiEls n iii
cannon from their retloubts, playing Mt the
same time upon our forces from guns placed
in position on tue night previous. Tie
camp Of the goth and 3lst WAS most az.
posed, and the whole brigade was at once
formed into line, as folIOws The 18Th
llliuois held the exiremo right; 9th Illinois
next, S0th illinois mex, then the 29tlf Illf-
nois supporting 1.-THE right ut Captain
Sehwart1's battery, the 3lst Illinois de.
Tending the atli!iefy gu the lsft
From the firing VI the first gun until
O'clock, the battle ragged unremitlingly,
andiWith fearful loss to both sides. again
and again our troops drove thu enemy
back, hut they were often reinforcrA. r-hiie