The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-24

forces off from the river. 1--WE arc sur
rounded, exclaimed one Of Grants staff,
;sslVell,n said Grant calmly, s'if that is so
wemust cutour way out as We cut onr way
in!p The enemy was routed again, but
while the undisciplined troops were re.
,embarking and Grant was In the rear, /,
gseeing that the wounded were brought in.I
3the enemy poured ina a shower OF bullets
land the commander barely got aboard hisI
transport by riding bis horse down theI
5sharp embankment, over the gang plank
onto the bolt-almost another Israel Pat
9namls ride. His gunboats oponed iire toI
scover the transports, inllicting severe loss
on the Confederates.
FORT DoSRIsoN.
February 2: After repeated and urgent
tsolicitation, Halleck allowed Grant to pro-
9oeed against Rorts Donelson and Henry.
,Witha land force OF 1900 men and seven
'gunboats under Admiral Foote, he drove
the enemy from Fort Henry after n fire
Of an hour and a half from the gunboats
Fort Donelson lay beyond and high above,
defended by q 900 men. Without blankets
For tonts, resting on their arms, under the
tgalling fire OF the enemy, snow and hail
failing, the Union troops passed the ter
frible night OF the 18th. With the next
sday came reintoroements, and then an.
sother night oi indescrlhahle suffering
STho gray mist Of the morning was Just
Hitting on the 10Th when the seige
soi Donelson was full on. The enemy
smade sortie and were driven back, hut
There was disorder In the Union ranks.
ggdrart was on the flagship. Returning, 20
sbe nearer the scene OF action, the attack.
ding column was started up the steep as
ecent, In the face OF a leaden hail. Night
I closed down OH a victory almost Won.
Floyd and Pillow withdrew with what
forces they could take with them. The
next day Buekner asked for terms. Giant
made his famous Unconditional sur
render" reply-''No terms except anoon-
; ;ditional and immediate surrender can be
accepted. Ipropose to move immetiiate-
Ely upon your works" The Union troops
smarched In, and country rang with praise
sof the splendid soldier OF the West. A.
Major. .9eneralship and command OF the
; military district ofbWest Tennessee was
! the reward. He had taken $4,000 enec-
! tive men and'Rll their munitions oi war.
This success lie followed up 80 Qnickly
land so brilliantly as IA Incur the dlsiRyoE
sof Halleck, who removed him from his
command, being reinstated however March
10, with headquarters at Savannah.
THs ALooDY FIELD or SHILOH.
! Shiloh was fought on April q and I, 1869,
sGrant was OF. .Cru.ches, having been hurt
| by the fall dt his horse, lie had %, ,OO01
sven, tho enemy 40,01a. The Coatedera.es|
opened fire. Tho Union troops were in
I bad condition when Grant arrived. In his
Century magazine article ho saidi "ThreeI
soi the Ave divisions engaged the first day
/ at Shiloh were entirely raw, and many oil
them had only received their arms on theI
way from their S:Ates 10 the leld. Many
! Of them had arrived but day or two bel
lore, and were hardly able to load theirl
muskets according 70 the manual. Their
l0lfCers were equally ignorant ot thelrS
.lVti0s, Under ti,ese circumstances, 1t Isl
I pot astonishing that many OF the regi-!
;ments broke at tho first fire. In two cases,
! as now remember, the ColoUes led their;
I Regiments from the field tst hearing
sths WAlstllng Of tho enGmy's bullets. In
these cases the Oolonels were constitu-
3tional towards, unfit for any military posi,'
stion. But not 40 the officers and men led,
soAt OF danger by them. Better troops,
aever went upon q battle field than many
X d these officers and men afterward proved
themselves to be, who fled, panic stElCken,I
! II tho FIST wllislle OF bullets and shell at
3Shiioh." Grant was everywhere at once,
rallying his troops, fearless Of danger.
4 The battle was won, but tho Union loss
vas l2,O0Q. On the first day the
shyaVe and and ACCOMPLISHED Confederate
commander, Albert Sidney johnson, fell.
"Shiloh," said Grant In the Century,
Twas the most severe battle fought at the
West during the war, and but few In the
Rast eqgsled ities hard, aetcEa,Ined 9ght.
Hing. TWAS an open field la our possession
lon the second day, over which the Con.
liederates hal made repeated charges the
flay before, so covered with dead TINT II
would have bOen possible 10 walk across
3the clearing, IN auy direction, stepping on
lead bodies, without foot touching tho
Ssround. On ono part which had evil
identity not been lplowed for several years,
bushes had grown up, some 10 the height
Nj eight or ten feet. There was not one Of
ltlese LETT standing unnlerCed by bullets,
4 The smaller oneg were all cut down. Con.
trary 10 all my experience up to that time,
and 10 the experience Of tho army was
sthon commanding, we were on the de-
{fensive."
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