...t city, after the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson, which were captured by the Federal forces, in February, 1862. The evacuation of all these points, one after another, and afterward the loss of Island No.10 , on the Mississippi, and New Madrid, were serious blows for us. But our disasters did not end here. The battle of Shiloh followed, in which we were defeated, and compelled to retreat, after we had,...