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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 191 93 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 185 3 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 182 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 156 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 145 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 128 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 106 18 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 103 3 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 84 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 80 0 Browse Search
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he other always beaten. If a defeat entails no dishonor, if it be a defeat of a weaker by a stronger party, and the defeated nobly put forth all his energies, so that he is only overcome at last from sheer weakness and exhaustion, there can be no cause in such a defeat for shame and discouragement. Such has been the character of every disaster we have suffered during this war. In Roanoke Island we had but twenty-five hundred men against ten thousand of the enemy and a hundred ships, at Fort Donelson, our Spartan band seems to have been literally crushed under the dead weight of enormous superiority of numbers. We may the result, but there is no cause of mortification either in it, or of any emotion but pride in the patriot heroes who so long and resolutely struggled against overwhelming forces, and only gave way at last from the utter physical impossibility of farther resistance. A nation which fights bravely and falls contending to the last against heavy odds, may lose for th
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 understand from good sources that our forces at FFort Donelson fell back, leaving some 1,500 men to cover the retreat, as in the of Fort Henry. The probability is, that this force has surrendered with the fort to a greatly superior force. The aspect of affairs in Hampshire county, in the Western part of this State, is anything but pleasant just now. The Federal force under Gen. Lander at Romney is reported to be advancing upon Winchester, there to form a junction with Gen. Banks, who is said to be preparing to cross at Williamsport. Bl
The great struggle at Fort Donelson--Nashville, &c. The telegraph yesterday very much diminished our losses at Fort Donelson, and showed the Federal reports to have been extravagant, as they usually are. The grand struggle at that point was the most prolonged and hotly contested of the war, and shears lustre upon our arms. Never was there a greater display of bravery and firmness than was made by our army, resisting the overwhelming forces so rapidly thrown upon the field by the steamersFort Donelson, and showed the Federal reports to have been extravagant, as they usually are. The grand struggle at that point was the most prolonged and hotly contested of the war, and shears lustre upon our arms. Never was there a greater display of bravery and firmness than was made by our army, resisting the overwhelming forces so rapidly thrown upon the field by the steamers of the Cumberland river from Paducah and Cairo. Our telegraphs are yet not very clear; but we may feel assured that our loss in prisoner is but a fraction of the large number claimed by the Yankees. We have yet an army at Nashville, which, so far from capital, is to be defended. That every nerve must be exerted by our Government and people, is evident. This is necessary to resist the invasion by the immense Northern horses which threaten us. But there is no reason for despondency.
Latest from the North.surrender of Fort Donelson.Official reports.great losses on both sides. &cress," some stirring intelligence.--Fort Donelson, in Tennessee, is said to have surrendered to thed the U. S. gunboat Conestoga. He stormed Fort Donelson on Friday afternoon. The gunboats St. agement. Later.--A gentleman who left Fort Donelson yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and reacat has a special dispatch from the rear of Fort Donelson, dated on Friday, as follows: The forpecial correspondence is as follows: Fort Donelson, Feb. 15.--Forenoon.--The firing commencedm. Foote. U. S. Flag-Ship St. Louis,Near Fort Donelson, via Paducah, February 15, 1862. To Hon.ward Nashville; as to attempt to reinforce Fort Donelson instead, would be well nigh a hopeless undhe effort of the enemy to continue to hold Fort Donelson. Our troops in possession. Louisville, and one in a Western direction, toward Fort Donelson. They first began to evacuate the place a[9 more...]