Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-02-22
FIT. DONELSON TAKEN !
Johnson. BuCkner, Floyd nd
Pillow, Prisoners.
Col. John A. Logan, Killed.
$4,000 Prisoners Taken.
Federal Triumph
Complete!


lowing results: All Of the rebel water bat.
gu" boats. They then retired, all havin.
been more or less damaged. The right
wing Of the ene'nys for,ilica,ions were
stormed, and carried At noon Friday
CHICAGO, Feb. II, 10 A NJ
The iring At For, Donelson commenced
at daybr on .he l4th, and continued
alnos. INCREASINGLY up to I o'clock. No
increment os assault BY the land forces
had been made
A sor,ic was made Thursday nigh.
against Taylors battery OF light artillery
by the re,,eis. They were driven back be-.
yond their entertainments. Our loss in
wounded il c"nsi !-rsble
The gun boats arrived Friday. and com,
men"ed an attack ut noon. The firing
was rapid and severe, aud lasted one hour
aud twenty minutes, when boats retired
somewhat damaged
The four Iron clad boat. went within
800 yards r. Fort D,nelson. and si!ence,i
all n, r"he. wafer batteries guns cxceps
six. The GU" BOAT Loai.vii'e dismounted
a rebel rs ponnder the first FIRE. She
afterward. received two shots, which
passed through her entire length. She is
the only boa, seriously damaged
In consequence Of the height Of the
bluffs on which the febel Notifications aye
built, our shot cannUt have rs much effect
on them MS ut For, Henry. and therefore
will require much more time 10 reduce
them.
The right wing Of III. federal force com
menced s,oruing the For, about noon on
Saturday. and have taken the right wing
Of the cnemy's forlii"ations, over which
the stars aud stripes float in triumph
The 9Th lava regiment fought bravely
and was badly cut up. The l7,h and 18th
III. also suffered severely.
CA,Ro, Feb. l6
Steamer MinnehahA arrived from Fort
Donelsou this mornins-she left there a,
five o'clock last evening. The upper Fort
was taken at four o'clock Saturday after
noon. Gun boats ST. Louis, Louisville
and Pittsburgh are disabled. Steamer
met the mortar boats q, Paducah on ,heir
way up to Fort Donelson. All the gun
boats except the Conestoga were let up
Cumberland during the action. A riAcd
gun on board the Carondolel bnrs. killing
+ men. Accounts from DoMelson 10 }
o'clock Saturday afternoon say the fight
was still goin: on, and RICH, wing Of enc.
my 5 Notifications had been taken
CHICAGO, Feb. II.
Special dispatches from For, DoueIson
give the following particulars OF the sur.
surrender: For. Donelson surrendered ut
daylight Sunday morning. unconLitionaIly
We have Generals Backner, Johnston
and dashed, Is. 900 prisoners and }, 00d
horses. Pillow and Floyd. ~uuh their
brigades, stole away on steamers Saturday
night, wnhou, letting Backner know IL ir
Intentions
Gea. Smith led charge on lower end Of
enemys work., was first one iusiie OF for.
tifcatians
Prisoners are being sent TO Cairo fast As
they can be ioudel Oh steamers.
The rebels loose - field pieces. II
heavy guns, 10000 stand Of arms, lesides
very large quantities IT cuinnissory stores
Rebels are completely demoralized-have
no conf lence in ti.,r leaders. and charge
Pillow and slovd with deserving them.
Oar troops from moment Of investment
Of Fus: on Wednesday. lay Oh their arms
night aud day, halt OF the time ~ilhvu,
tents, ani portion oi the time ia heavy
snow and rain.
ST.. Louis, Feb II.
Dispatches from Gen. Gran: TO General
Halleck, announce the surrender Of Fort
Donclson, with lj,O0a prisoners. .nclu!.
ing Grner,'s johnson, Pillow and Buck.
uer Gen. Floyd escaped during the night
with j,0Oo troops. the rebels in the For,
deaoHnce Floyd as black hearted traitor
and coward.
The enemy are known to have had So.
1000 escaped, aud the balance reported
killed. wounded, and otherwise disabled.
Our loss not lated, bu, slaughter in our
ranks mentioned as terrible and severe.
Steamer John Wagner left to-day, with
Gen. Hamilton, tho 10th Missou-: reg.
mens aud I'd Mich .aa battery, ior Ten.
nessee river.
A steamer from Louisville, Indiana, re.
ports four OF our Col"ncls Killed, among
them Col. Log } OF Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, No, Feb. II.
Our army under command Of Gen. Cur.
tis marched from Lebanon on the 18th
inst, 10 within miles of Springfield.
On the 18th skirmish took place between
our advance guard and a party Of rebels.
Ni,e q n. latter were killed.
A. .nses the same day 800 Of the enc.
my attacks . our picAets, and were repulscd
with the loss Of 80
During the night a continual firing was
KEEP: up, and at 3 clock on the morning
OF the 18th our army advanced in line OF
battle, and At day break the 4.h Iowa took
full possession Of the town. Price had
left ut 2 o'clock on the same morning,
leaving over six hundred sacks of hour,
aud large quantities Of baggage, wagons,
&c, behind him.
He had twelve thousand effective troops,
aud fifty pieces Of artillery.
On the evening Of the la,h a battalion
Of "ur cavalry captured one hundred Va.
goas OF his train.
Daring the night firing by piekets was
heard in the direction Of tho letyeatng
force.
Thia morning our whoie force followed
u. rnsmv Il ia reported tha. Price 10