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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
fall of Donelson. We have this morning, through the "Associated Press," some stirring intelligence.--Fort Donelson, in Tennessee, is said to have surrendered to the Federal forces, with 15,000 prisoners, including Gens. Johnston, Buckner and Pillow. The captured fort was made of earth, and was constructed last summer; situated at Dover, on the west bank of the Cumberland, where that river washes an obtuse angle. It is 12 miles southeast of the latter fort, and, it is stated, mounted abay with fifteen thousand prisoners, including Buckner and Johnson. St. Louis, Feb. 17.--Dispatches from General Grant to General Hallock announce the surrender of Fort Donelson, with 15,000 prisoners, including Generals Johnson, Buckner, and Pillow. The Singe--three days fighting--Federal gunboats disabled. St. Louis, Feb. 16. --A special dispatch to the Missouri Democrat, dated Saturday, Feb. 15, P. M., says: Commander Foote reached here at twelve o'clock last night, on
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Charleston. (search)
The truth and rumors of yesterday. A dispatch was received at the War Department yesterday, dated Cleveland, Tenn., Feb. 18th, which states that Generals Johnson, Pillow, and Floyd, with over 25,000 men. were holding Nashville, and that it was intended there to make a determined The Government stores in Nashville were regarded as safe. This report comes from as agent of the Commissariat, who telegraphed the Government, in order to remove all anxiety in relation to the safety of vast quantities of subsistence stores accumulated at Nashville. Later in the day it was reported that the Adjutant General had received dispatches confirmatory of the one above, from Cleveland. Dispatches were also received at the war office which show that our loss by prisoners at Fort Donelson had been unwittingly increased by the addition of a cypher, during transmission over the wires, and instead of 15,000 captured, the Yankees succeeded in taking but 1,500 of our troops. We understan
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Charleston. (search)
cut his way through the Federal lines, and were safe. A dispatch in the Atlanta, Confederacy, of this morning, says that General Buckner is in Nashville. [We hope that the above intelligence is true. It is well enough, however, to state that the safety of Brigadier General Buckner and his brigade is not confirmed by any dispatches received at the War Department up to half-past 9 o'clock, Wednesday night-- Reporter.] [record Dispatch.] Augusta, Feb. 19 --Passengers who reached here from Nashville to-night that Brigadier Generals Pillow, Floyd, and Buckner, after a gallant defence for two days, cut their way through the enemy, and are in the neighborhood of Nashville. General A. S. Johnston was at Gallatin, and had no idea of surrendering Nashville, [The passengers must have left Nashville early on Tuesday morning, provided they made all connections, in order to reach Augusta on Wednesday night. The news they communicate, then is up to Tuesday morning.--Rep.]