The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

troops landed unobstructed at 8
O'clock In a short time 5000 men
were on shore, and the remainder Of
them landed soon after. The next
morning the troops started in three
columns, the center, under General
Foster, composed Of the Twenty-third,
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh Mas
sachusetts and Tenth Connecticut; the
next, or left fanklng column, under
General Reno, consisted of the Twen-
ty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first New
York, Ninth New Jersey and Fifty
first Pennsylvania; the third, or right
fanking column, under General Parke,
consisted Of the Fourth Rhode Island,
First battalion of the Fifth Rhode Is
land and the Ninth New York
The approach to the enemy was by
road through n swamp on each side
Of which was a thick underbrush An
earthwork about thirty-fve yards wide
had been erected across the road for
defense.
The tug Of war came when the sol
diers attempted to carry the swamp
battery. All depended upon that, for
the Union fleet had dispersed the Con-
federate ships, yet were unable to ST
lence the forts. These could not be
stormed from the water side nor reach
sd at all excepting by the road through
The swamp. Hawkins zouaves ninth
New York;, the Fifty-frst New York
and the Twenty-frst Massachusetts
captured the battery by a rush.
The attack was bravely made as it
had been planned upon the enemy's
position, and after a most spirited and
splendid defense, as reported by the
assailants, they were obliged to give
way before this overwhelming force
and, retiring farther up the island,
were overtaken and Colonel Shaw,
their commander, surrendered. Thus
six forts, forty guns. over 1000 pris-
Oners and 5000 stands of arms were
captured. The Union loss was 81 killed
md pa wounded. The Confederate loss
In killed was reported to be 90 killed
md IS wounded. The capture of the
sand forts opened Albemarle sound
o the Federal warships. On the 10th
Commander S. c. Rowan's division at
.acked the Confederate defenders Of |
Elizabeth City and brought about the
Of that post.
" Captain GEORGE [. KILH1ER. Late
U. 5. v.
YAIGHTING at Fort Donelson,
Tennessee, began fifty years
years ago Feb. 13 with the at
tack Of the Federal warships
pom the Confederate water batteries.
t ended on the 18th with a brilliant
barge by Federal infantry which de-
ided the day. The fort stood on high
round, some Of it 100 feet above the
iver, and covered about 100 acres.
JpOn each flank Of the attacking ar
ly's approach there was creek filled
nth backwater Across the gap be-
ween the two streams General U. S.
rant deployed his force Of over $1,000
len in three division. General J. A.
[cClernand held the right with one
vision, General Lew Wallace the cen
n and General c. Il. Smith the left.
The Federal navy under Flag officer
II. Foote was counted upon to re-
eat at Donelson it's effective work at
ort Henry on the 9th. -Four ironclads
ere on hand, the CarondeIet, st.
ouis (hagship), Louisville and Pitts {
lrgh. The army got in position be- .
re the works on the 10Th Of Feb
lary, and on the 18th the Carondelet
)ened the bombardment from the safe {
srth of two and a half miles. Only :
le Of the 200 shots fired damaged the
rt. 1t was next to the last shot fired
at day and entered an embrasure,
sabling one gun and killing the Con-
derate chief of artillery, Captain
ixon. One shot pierced the Caronde-
t, but did but little damage. On the
th the ships steamed up to within
% yards, and the combatants on both
les were bent upon a test Of guns
id mettle. The onslaught by Foote's
ms was terrific, and the gunners in
e water batteries Of the fort began
desert their pieces. Then in an in
ant all was changed. A solid shot
re through the pilot house Of the st.