...d rendered useless, leaving nothing for defense except the ordinary 32-pounders. At this juncture General Tilghman ordered Col. A. Heiman, Tenth Tennessee, the next officer in rank, to retire to Fort Donelson with the entire command, leaving with himself only Capt. Jesse Taylor's artillery company of Tennesseeans, who manned the heavy guns. Captain Taylor's company had fifty men present for duty, with L...