Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-20
FORT DoNELSoN Is OURS (!
$4,000 PRISONERS.
BOwling Green Captured!

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from the St. Louis Democrats latest re-
ports:
Gen. Floyd with five thousand Of his
OF has rebels, escaped during the night.
He was denounced as a black-hearted
traitor and coward by his own friends.
The enemy's force was 10000.
We have $4,000 prisoners.
5000 escaped, and the balance are
killed and wounded.
Our dispatches do not mention the ex-
act number of our killed and wounded,
but they say our loss is tremendous.
The fort was taken by the land forces.
The gunbOats were present at the time
the enemy planted the white flag.
Bowling Green is ours, but the partic-
ulars of the surrender are not given.
The following is from the Carlo Ga
zette Extra, of Sunday, which gives par
t~iculars of the first days fighting.
Yesterday morning intelligence reached
Cairo that a terrible and bloody engage
ment had taken place at Fort Donelson.
On Thursday morning at eight o'clock
the battle opened and was continued du-
ring the day without material advantage
on. either side. About noon the 9Th
and 49th Illinois made a gallant charge
upon one Of the redoubts but the rebels
opening upon them a heavy cross fire Of
artillery and ~musketry they were COM
PEELED them to fall back in both cases.---
Many of our brave nlinoisans fell in this
encounter among them the brave Colonel
of the 49th w. M. Morrison. The to-
tai loss OF these two Regiments is estima-
ted at eighty killed and wounded an I'M
due proportion of them being commission
ed officers.
This was the bloodiest skirmish of the
day. Succeeding this the rebels made a
desperate sally against the 25Ih Indiana
Col James Veatck but were driven back
with great slaughter, Thirteen of the
I~ndianans were killed and several woun-
ded. The rebel loss is said to be much
greater,
Our total loss in killed and wounded
during Thursday is estimated at 225.----
The enemy's loss Is reported somewhat
less owing to their really formi dable de-
lenses. As night approached a heavy
rain set in and as our army was compel
to lie out without tents or blankets they
suffered severely. Courage firmness
and a will to endure never forsook them
however; on the contrary they all seemed
impatient for the morrow not to escape
the seventies of the night as to resume
the battle.
On friday morning the rebels were
greatly reinforced numbering about Isl
600 men. Generals Pillow, Beauregard
and. Hon John Bell were believed to be
in the Fort.
The gunbOats Louisville and St. Louis
opened on the Fort Commodore Foote in
command. Their fire fas rapid and be-
lieved to have been disartrous, but was
returned with great spirit by the rebels
Commodore FoOte was wounded slight
ly.
On Saturday morning the battle was
resumed with unusual vigor and determi'
nation. The sth, 18Th, Goth and 3ls
illinois occupied a position above the Fl
the Sth holding the extreme right, the
18th next, then the 3lst and 10Th. AT
ter another severe night, our men we a.
bout to prepare a little food, when the
rebels opened upon them q fire of mus
kerry that was well calculated to create
the widest confusion, if not panic but
the line of battle was at once formed, and
the storm Of leaden hail returned, per.
ceplsbly thinning the rebel ranks as thew
advanced.
There are many reasons for believing
hat the real object of the rebels was tc
evacuate the Fort, and to cut their way
through Colonel oglesby's command il
doing so; but although they seemed al
an o~verpowering host, and from advan
tageOus positions. showered upon our mer
the most m~urderous volleys of %musketry
grape, and canister, killing and wound
ing our men almost by companies at ev
cry round, yet the stars and stripes NOV