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The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
ere concerned, the battle was over. This last battery was the one that put the finishing stroke to the fleet. One of the one my's shells entered and exploded directly in the pilot-house of the St. Louis, killing the pilot and wounding Flag Officer Foote severely in the leg. Two of the shots entered the Pittsburg below the guards, causing her to leak badly, and it is probable that she will sink before morning. Another entered the Carondelet, killing four men and injuring eight others. By ounders on the hill were playing upon us, and it is universally conceded that if we had ten minutes more time Fort Donelson would have fared the fate of Fort Henry, and the Cumberland river been opened and divested of its rebel embargo. Commodore Foote tells me that he has commanded at the taking of six forts, and has been in several naval engagements; but he never was under so severe a fire before. Fifty seven shots struck his vessel, his upper works were riddled, and his lower decks str
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the United States. (search)
wn closer to his works, with skirmishing all day. The evening of the 13th the gunboats and reinforcements arrived. On the 14th a gallant attest was made by Flag-Officer Foote upon the enemy's works with his fleet. The engagement lasted probably one hour and a half and bid fair to result favorably to the cause of the Union, when ders, no matter what the exposure to themselves. At the hour the attack was made on Gen. McClernand's command I was absent, having received a note from Flag-Officer Foote, requesting me to go and see him, he being unable to call. My personal staff--Col. T. B. Webster, Chief of Staff; Col. J. Riggin, Jr., Volunteer Aid; Cmes: On the appearance of the gunboats the citizens, being alarmed last the village should be bombarded, at least two-thirds of them fled from the spot. Commodore Foote, however, had an interview with the Mayor and the Hon. Cave Johnson, and expressed his views and intentions of not injuring the property of persons of any who