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The grand struggle at Fort Donelson,
The Telegraph for four days has brought as brief messages relating to a struggle at Fort Donelson between the Confederate forces there and the Federalists endeavoting to make their way up the Cumberland to get in the rear of our army at Bowling Green and cut off its communications with Nashville and the South.
The enemy had the advantage of throwing large reinforcements to the point of combat by way of the Cumberland river from Smithland, Paducah, andFort Donelson between the Confederate forces there and the Federalists endeavoting to make their way up the Cumberland to get in the rear of our army at Bowling Green and cut off its communications with Nashville and the South.
The enemy had the advantage of throwing large reinforcements to the point of combat by way of the Cumberland river from Smithland, Paducah, and Calro, and therefore has steadily outnumbered our forces.
The struggle has been the most prolonged and hotly contested of the war. Our brave soldiers have fought with a constancy and courage never excelled.
Generals Floyd, Pillow, Buckner, and Johnson, (not Sidney,) commanded.
The battle is understood to have raged with great severity on Friday and Saturday, and was continued yesterday.
Both sides were reinforced on Saturday and probably yesterday — with what final result we are not able n
The attack on Fort Donelson.the enemy driven back with great slaughter.gunboats injured.Gen'l Johnston Changes front.Bowlin 14
--Night.--The enemy's gunboats opened fire on Fort Donelson at half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon.
There are on e to pass over to-morrow.
The special dispatch from Fort Donelson to the Nashville Union and American says that Fort DoneFort Donelson was attacked by six gunboats this afternoon.
A terrible fight for nearly two hours. Not a man or gun on our side was hu , Tenn., Feb. 15, 1862.
--An attack was made upon Fort Donelson this morning by the enemy in force.
The Federals were ock A. M.--Dispatches have just been received here from Fort Donelson.
The fight commenced at seven o'clock this morning, an ree Confederates were wounded.
The Federal loss at Fort Donelson on Thursday was 500, while our loss was only 25. Gen. P royed nearly the entire town.
A dispatch, dated at Fort Donelson, February 15, at 10½ o'clock, says one of the flercest
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