The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-19
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FIR EEMAN
8 O'CLOCK, A. N
FROM FORT Observation-Disclosures

| FROM FORT DONElsON-PARTICuI,ps
CINCINNATI, Feb. Is. The FOLLOWING ,,.,
count OF Saturdays fighting at Fort DonsID'~4'
On Saturday morning the battle Was rpsH,
with unusual vigor and determination ~
Sth. 1874, Goth and Dist Illinois reyim.,,. avg
cupied ID position above the fort. rhey w.
about preparing Il little food when the r.N E'S
opened upon them with fire of musketrv
a line of battle was at Cnce formed. ,,,
STERN Of leaden hail returned, perceptioly ,,,'
ming the rebel ranks. The rebels from
advantageous position sbowered upon our ,.,
most muIderous fire OF muSkrtry and c,n,>'
killing and wounding our mcn aImosc ~ 49,,
panles at every POUND, yet every man sg5yl -.
ground brayely and duternIneuly wIi,,,.
llluching These four regiments held -
ground, fighting against appalling odds, ami =,
the face OF every disadvantage.
rhe 18th regiment seclus to have r.sst4,. p,
seyeres5 storm. AgalosJ tuelr ranks III. w.,
directed their heaviest lire, but instead q,
ing back they advanced TO GAe very lace If -.
enelny and 5here scoUd, IN The ycry laws
death with scarcely Prospect tuat j.. >,t.-
man would escape, Ior tAree hours. y.
regiments, numbering scarcely 5000 men. .,,,
their ground against 'he Whole -eor! .,ity,.>,.
AZ one time the loth, being j,.l;luIy An.+.,
Was exposed to cross fire OF DptA uusk,,.t..,,,
artillery, bus our lI8hi Wln5 securing Ltc rsI.
els ieiL at once relieved chem.
At this critical monent, Col. Lawier fell AND
Capt. bush actlng L,eu1. .ol., ASSUMED ,on.
mund but was SOON Wuuuded. Capt. Cruise w..
shot dead. Col. LAwer was morality woLn14,
Ldeuts Mansord and Thompson killed. ,n'
Uapts. Dillon and " olson, and Lieuts k4,I~.
;.uu S,anborn, wouoded, So thar the dar,nr row,
ulun regiment stood before an oyerwI,.10mc
force almost without officers rhey tell III Aea,os
OF dead anu wounded. Companies are G.cr,ft =.
Captains and LleuIenants, and Captains are :.
most berett Of Companies.
The other three regiments did their duty M.
bly,. Coils. Oglcsoy, Marsh, ana Logan, dashed
along the ranks waving their hats and cheering
t'iclr ulen to the conflict. Suffer death men,
cried Logan but disgrace, never Stand firm
and we'll y They needed him, and many were
killed and wounded, and among he latter were
Col. Logan and Lieut.. Col " mite. Oyesbv',
and Marsh s regiments lOugh desperately. losing
Ike other regiments, an undue proportion VI
officers
Col. Oglesby displayed a GOODNESS and courage
that have elected the nlghes. praise and seryea
we'll in stimulating his men.
Never, perhaps, on the American continen,
has a more bloody battle been fought. An off,
Ger who participated and was wounded in III.
fight says the scene beggars description. So
thckly was the battle field strcwn with the
dead and wounded that he could have Travelled
across 1t, stepping 1T almost every step upon
PROSTATE body. The rebels fought with Ges.e
ration. Their artillelists wiclded their ,i,cs.
! with IA st fearful effect. OA either i'd. cJ.M
be heard the voices of those in command cI,e,,
ins on their mon. The Illinois regiment: he'd
! their ground full three h2u,s nearly ONT i4
had been killed or wounded, YET the baIane.
stood firm. Finally, about =! clock, our riga:
wing turned the reoei5' Left aud they fell iac.
into Cher Qualifications and our h4s was iiau,-
ed upon tho position occupied by Their left wn;
and lor II time the slaughter ceased.
Dressers ard Swerzs butt ries wcr. cav
toTcd during the action, but Inc 18th IlIiao>
win dubbed mnSkets, recovered DesaI>,
while the 3lst recovered SNurtzs.
The scene within the captured forts after the
surrender showed how terribly the rebel garri-
son had srfiercd. Everywhere were living lras-
mcnts OF shells, round shot, hall buried in tir
earth, tents were torn to pieces, gun carriage.
oroKen, and blood, scattered around. In the
lett redoubt, where the assault had taken place.
dead bodies lay thickly, AID abundant evidence
o! the stern resistance and gallant attack were
visible. On the extreme right, half mile Dis
tanf, where desperate sortie was made by tie
! garrison, similar scenes were visible
The gallantry of the Union troops has been
we'll and severely tested, and they have proved
more than equal to the task before them.
ST. LOUIS, Feb Is. The Democrats For,
Donelson correspondent, under date of the 1T
says, it is impossible to state the precise extent
OF our captures, everything being in such con
| fus on.
Yesterdays dispatch respecting tie Union
sentiment s1 prevailing among the prisoners is con-
iirmed ny subsequent intercourse with them. -
Especially is this true of the Tennessee regiment
They say that they a~e sick of this unnatural
warfare; were misled by politicians first, and be.
trayed by Generals since. Thew have Lecon!e
most thoroughly disguised with the bogus Con-
ieueracy, and desire to withdraw from 1t at once
zen urant eneigetically orders speedy for
"afd movement to still greater victories. The
reDel officers assert that Gen Johnston will con-
cen.rate every available soldier in his command
at Nashville, and make a desperate attempt to
retrieve the mislortunes of the past The rebel
surgeons placed their loss at between 800 and
7oo Silico, and double that number wouilded
-, rRlcE DRIVEN INTO ARKANSAS