Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-22

was soon wounded Captain Csuse was shot dead Cap
tain Lavlor mortAly wounded; Lieutenants Nuns
ford and Thompson were killed Captains Dillon and
lsOn aud LeutsnAnts Kelly and Seaman wounded so
that the daring EgypiiaH Regiment stood before the
almost overwhelming force without fi,ers. en-. 40
They fell In heaps, dead and wounded. Companies
we're bereit Of CAPTAINS and eutenants and captains
almost beref Of companies the other three reg
ments did their duty noby Many fell dead and wound
ed, Among the latter we're Colonel Logan and Lieu
tenant Colonel White.
Ccllnels 0Slesbys and MArsb's Regiments fought des
perate losing like the other regiments undue proper
ioa Of officer.
Never, perhaps, on the American continent, has a
IN IRE bloody battle been fought.
An ofiser who pa t'c'pated and was wounded in the
Ugh says the scene beggars description. So hickly
the battle field streWn with the dead and wounded that
he c)uld have traversed OF n by taking almost
avery step upon q prostrse body.
Tee Rebels fought with desperation their artileriss
usi z their pieces with the most fearful # ct.
On either side could be heard of those in
mAnd cheering on their men. The four Illinois rsgi.
mems held their ground full three hours Nearly
third rad been Killed or wounded aud yet the bsarce
stood firm. Finally reinforcements arrived ard tor
hour the slaughter was continued.
About -four O'Clock right wing turned the enemy 3
ls the Rebels u back into their Notifications aud
ig paated upon the position occupied by their
left wing for a time the slaughter then ceased.
Dressors and Schvar'Es batteries captured du.
ring the action but the Is Tlinos with dubbed
kst recovered Dresors battery while the Thirty fst
rec 1Versd that OF Captain Schwartz.
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT
ST.. LOUIS h.ls.-Ths Fort Donelson correspondent
OF the Republican gives the following account Of the
Sighting on Slturdays
Y stsrdAy Z saturday, morniag, ist daylight large
body OF the enemy suddenly appeared the extreme
right wing OF Col 0glesby's command, and OF ened Q
{, rribs IRE with from their reioubt playing
the time upon forces from the guns which had
be- placed in position on the night previous
From the firing Of the f5st gun until o'clock, the
ba gsd Inremttngly and with fearful loss both
ST. Again and again our troops drove the enemy
OK, but in some regiments every officer vas killed or
wounded.
At last and reluctantly, regiment by regiment they
so sly fell back leaving SchWArzs battery and three OF
HcAlister's guns in the n, bel hands Raring few
hundred yards they then made stand and Gen. Smith
arrived Wlgh rtinorey menis aud 4. drove the
my again into their WeIk'.
q u Grant having In command OF the division, dnv-
en- the enemy back with reinforcemens and gained the
lost ground a; oLes ordered advance by Gen. Smith
Charging under hot ere up the steep bill on which
uss located the IedoIbL cur troops gained the
high brtastWo,ks, and with hardly pause went over
them pIDtDg the Stars and strips over the WAs uncer
N ,sy CALLING Ere.
The then formed charged and drove the enemy back
until be tel iato a position b,bnd some batteries
When evening came, the Union troops had been vic.
prious At every point, hAViug ghheo oaek the grcunu
lost in the morning, and got within one part Of the enc
/ my's works
Our TROOPS held their position during the night rspel
ling the repeated assaults OF the enemy.
The scene within the captured tort after the surren
der showed how terribly the Rebel garrison had suffered
Rvery shere lying fragments OF shells and round
shot, ks buried in the earth tents torn to pieces
gun clrrisgss broken, and blood scattered srouat.
In the left redoub' whore the assault had taken place
the dead bodies lay thicky, and abundant eydegee oil
a stern resistance and gallant attack visible Ga
the extreme right where the desperate soTtie vas made
| by the rrisOn, similar scenes we're visible.
Toe following are the names of some OF the Rebel or
/ fcers captured
Col CAN'T, Col VOORHEES,, Col. Forrest Col BrOwr
! and Co. A0eInethy.