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BATTLE UF HOT FH, lEBBLAHV loth.
Memphis, February 25, 18f>2.
Editors A [ppm!: There is so much anxiety
H it by tbe country, so much misapprehen
sion in the public niind as to the results of
tin* battles fought at Fort Donelson, and so
nun h excitement among the friends and rel
atives of those surrendered, that I deem it
proper to lay before the pub)ie my official
report <*f the several conflicts. This I am
aware is irregular, and iu violation of the
usages of the government, but feel tlmt the
extraordinary circumstances of the ease jus
tit) i departure from usages so far as to
publish the report, not doubting but that
tin* government will approve of the motive
which induces its publication.
(iii). J. Pillow, Prig. General.
Columbia, Tenn., Feb. 18, 1862.
(dpt. (//itreine Derrick ,
Assistant Adjutant General:
On tbe Bth inst., Gen. A. S. Johnston
ordeicd me to proceed to Fort Donelsou and
take command of that post. On the 9th
inst. I arrived at that place. In detailing
the operations of the forces under my com
mand at Fort Doitelson ( it is proper to state
the condition of that work, and of the forces
constituting the garrison. When l arrived
1 found tlo* work on the river battery uuflu
i died and wholly too weak to resist the force
of heavy artillery. I found a ten-inch co
lumbiatUthd a thirty-two pound rifle gun had
not been mounted. Deep gloom was hang
ing over the command, and the troops were
greatly depressed and demoralized by the
circumstances attending the surrender of
Fort Henry and the manner of retiring from
that place. Aly first attention was given to
the necessity of strengthening this work, and
mounting the two heavy guus, and to the
construction of defensive works to protect
the rear of the river battery. I imparted to
the work all the energy which it was possible
to do, laboring day and night with the whole
command. The battery was without a com
petent number of artillerists, and those that
were there, were not well instructed in the
of their guus. To provide for this want
I placed the artillery companies under active
course of instruction in the use of their guus.
1 detailed Capt. floss with his company of
artillerists to the command of one of the
river batteries. These heavy guus being
provision made for working
them, and a proper supply of ammunition
having been procured by my orders from
Nashville, 1 felt myself prepared to test the
effect of the tire of the heavy metal against
the enemy’s gunboats, though the work was
much in need of more heavy pieces.
The armament of the batteries consisted
of eight 62-pouuders, three 32-pound carron
aues, one 10 inch Cohunbiad, and one rifle
gun of 132-pound calibre. The selection of
the site for the work wasan unfortunate one.
While its command of the river was favora
ble, the site was commanded by the heights
above and below on the river, and by a con
tinuous range of hills all around the works
to its rear.
A field work of very contracted dimen
sions had been constructed for the garrison
to protect the battery, but this field-work
was commanded by the hills already referred
to, and lay open to a fire of artillery from
every direction except from the hills below.
To guard against the efleets of a fire of artil
lery from these heights a line of defensive
works consisting of rifle pits and a bit tis for
infantry, detached on our right, but contin
uous on our loft, with defenses for our light
artillery, were laid off by Major Gilmer —
Engiueer of Gen. A. S. Johnston’s staff, but
on duty with me at the post —around the
rear of the battery and on tbe heights from
which artillery could reach our battery aud
inner field work, euveloping the inner work
and the town of Dover, where our principal
supplies of quarter and commissary stores
were iu deposit.
These works, pushed with the utmost
possible energy, were not. quite completed,
nor my troops all in position, though nearly
so, when Brig. Gen. Floyd, my senior officer,
reached that station. The works were laid
oft with judgment and skill by Major (iii
liter, were well executed, and designed for
tin* defence of the rear of the work, the only
objection being to the length of the liue,
which, however, from the surroundings, was
unavoidable. Theieugth of tbe liue, and
the inadequacy of the force for its defence,
was a source of embarrassment throughout
the struggle which subsequently ensued in
the defence of the position.
I had placed Brig. Gen. Buckner in com
mand of the right wing, and Brig. Gen.
Johnson in command ot the lett. By ex
traordinary efforts we had barely got the
works in a defensive condition when the en
emy made an advance in force around aud
against the entire liue of outer work.
the BATTLE OF THE TRENCHES.
r l he first assault was commenced by the
enemy s artillery against the ceutre of our
lelt w ing, which was promptly responded to
by Capt. Greeu’s battery of field artillery.
After several hours of tiring between the ar
tillery of the two armies, the enemy’s infan
try advanced to the conflict all along the
line, which was kept up and increased in
volume from one end of the line to the other
tor several hours, when at lust the enemy
made a vigorous assault against the right of
our left wing, the position assaulted being a
height commanded by Col. Heiman, and
, defended by his brigade, consitsing the
MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1862.
10th Tennessee, under command of Lieut
001. McUavock, Col \ oorhies’ Tennessee,
Col. Hughes’ Alabama, and Col. Head’s
Tennessee regimentsof volunteers, and Capt
Maney’s ti*-lJ battery.
This assault was vigorously made, and the
position as vigorously defended, aud resulted
iu the repulse of the enemy here and every
where around the liue. The result of tbe
Jay’s work pretty well tested the strength
of our defensive line, and established, beyond
question, the gallantry of the entire com
mand, all of whom fought well at every por
tiou of the line. The loss sustained by our
forces in this engagement was not large, our
men being mostly under the shelter of the
rifle pits; but we, nevertheless, had quite a
number killed and wounded, but owing to
ihe continued lighting which followed it was
impossible to get any official report of the
casualties of the day. On the same day our
battery on the liver was engaged with one of
the enemy’s gunboats, which occasioned quite
a lively eanonading for more than au hour,
in which the gallant Captaiu Dixon, of the
Engineer corps, was killed instantly at the
battery. This officer had been on duty for
some months at the post, and had shown
great energy and professional skill; and, by
his gallant, bearing on that occasion, while
directing the operations of the day under my
orders, hud justly earned for himself high
distinction. His death was a serious loss to
the service, and was a source of no little
embarrassment in our after operations.
On the 12th we bad quiet, but we saw the
smoke of a large number of gunboats at a
short distance below. We also received re
liable information of the arrival of a large
number of fresh troops, greatly increasing
the strength of the enemy’s forces, already 1
said to be from 20,000 to 30,000 strong.
THE BATTLE WITH THE GUNBOATS.
On the 13th these reinforcements were
seen advancing their position in the line of
and, while this was being done,
six ot the enemy’s iron-cased gunboats were
seen advancing up the river, five of which
were abreast and in line of battle, and the
sixth some distance in the rear. When the
gunboats arrived within a mile and a half of
the foil, they opened fire on the batteries.
My orders to the officers, Capts. Shuster and
Stankovitch, who commanded the lower bat
tery, of eight guns, and ('apt. Ross, the up
per battery, of lour guns, were to hold their
fire until the enemy’s gunboats should come
within point blank range. This they did,
though the ordeal of holding their fire while
the enemy’s shot and shell fell thick around
their position, was a severe restraint upon
their patriotic impulses. But, nevertheless,
our batteries made no response till the gun
boats got within range of their guns. Oar
entire line of batteries then opened fire.—
The guns of both parties were well served
The enemy constantly advanced, delivering
direct fire against our batteries from his line
of five gunboats; while the sixth boat, mov
ing up in the rear, kept, the air filled with
shells, which fell thick and close till around
the position of our batteries. Tbe fight con
tinued, the enemy steadily advancing up the
river, and the shot and shell from fifteen
rifled guns tearing our parapets and pluug
! ing deep into the earth around and over our
i batteries for nearly two hours, and until his
boats bad reached within the distance of one
! hundred and fifty yards of our batteries.—
Having come in such close conflict, I could
distinctly see the effects of our shot upon his
iron-cased boats. We bad given two or
three well directed shots from our heavy
guns to one of his boats, when she instantly
shrunk back and drifted helplessly below
the line. Several shot struck another boat,
tearing her iron ease and making her tim-
crack, and splintering them as by a
stroke of lightning, when the two fell back.
Then a third received several shocks, making
her metal ring and timbers crack, when the
whole liue gave way and fell rapidly back
from our fire until they passed out of lauge.
Thus ended the first severe and close conflict
of our heavy guns and the enemy’s gunboats,
testing their strength and tbe power of heavy
guns to resist them. The shot from our 32-
pound guns produced but little effect; they
struck and rebounded, apparently doing but
little damage ; but I am satisfied from close
observation that the timbers of the frame
work did not, aud could not withstand tbe
shock from the 10-inch cnlumbiad or 32-
pound rifled guns. These gunboats never
renewed the attack. I learn from citizens
living on the river below that one of the in
jured boats was sunk, aud that others had to
be towed to Cairo. This information may
or may not be true, but it is certain that all
of the boats were repulsed and driven back
after a most vigorous aud determined attack,
and that two of the boats were badly dam
aged, and that a third was more or less
injured.
It is difficult to estimate the gallant bear
ing and heroic conduct of the officers aud
men of our batteries, who so well and so
persistently fought our guns until the enemy’s
determined advance brought his bouts and
guns into such close aud desperate conflict.
W here all did their duty so well, it is almost
impossible to discriminate. The captains
already named, and their lieutenants, (whose
names for want of official reports I cannot
give) all deserve the highest commendation.
Lieut. G. 8. Martin, (whose company is
now at Columbus, Ky., but was ordered to
that post by Major General Polk,) com
manded one of the guus, and particularly
attracted ray attention by his energy and the
■ judgment with which he handled his gun.
The wadding having given out, he pulled oft
his coat aud rammed it down as wadding,
and thus kept up the fire till the enemy were
finally repulsed^
On the evening of this day we received
information of the arrival of additional rein
forcements of infantry, cavalry and light
artillery, by steamboat, all of which were
ise{nbarked a short distance below our lo
siticu. r
THE BATTLE OF DGYiIR,
On the 14th inst. the enemy were busy
throwing his forces of every arm around us,
extending his line of investment entirely
around our position, and completely envel
oping us. On the evening of this dav we
ascertained that the enemy hud received ad
ditional reinforcements by steamboat. We
were uow surrounded by au immense force,
said by prisoners to amount to fifty-two regi
ments, aud every road and possible avenue
of departure cut off, with the certainty that
our purees oi supply would soon bo cut off
by the unemy’s batteries placed upon the
river above us.
At a council of the general officers, called
by Gen. Floyd, it was unanimously determ
ined to give the enemy battle next day at
daylight, so as to cut open a route of exit for
our troops to the interior of the country, and
thus save our army. We had knowledge
that the principal portion of the enemy’s
forces were massed in encampment in front
of our extreme left, commanding the two
roads leading into the interior, one of which
we must take in leaving our position. We
knew he had massed iu encampment another
large force on the Union Ferry road, oppo
site the centre of our left wing, and another
in front of the left of our right wing. His
tresh arrival of troops being encamped on the
bank of the river, two and a half miles be
low us, from which latter encampment a
stream of fresh troops was continually pour
ing around ua on his line of investment, and
thus strengthening his general encampment
on the e.qtrenie right. At each of his en
campments, aud on each road he had in po
sition a battery of field artillery, and twenty
four pound iron guus ou siege carriages.—
Betwe.cn these encampments on the roads
was a thick undergrowth of brush and black
jack, making it impossible to advance or
manoeuvre any considerable body of troops.
The plan of attack agreed upon and di
rected by Gen. Floyd to be executed, was,
that with the maiu body of the forces of our
left wing, I should attack the right wing of
the enemy, occupying and resting upon the
heights reaching to the bank of the river,
accompanied by Col. Forrest’s brigade of
cavalry; that Brig. Gen. Buckner, with the
forces under his command, and defending
the right of our line, should strike the ene
my’s encampment and forces on the Winn’s
Ferry road ; that the forces under Col Rei
man, should hold his position, and that each
command snouid leave in the trenches troops
to hold them.
Iu this order of battle it was easy to be
seen that it my attack was successful, and
the enemy routed, that bis retreat would be
along bis line of investment toward the
\\ inn s Ferry road, and thence toward his
reserve at the gunboats below. Iu other
words, my success would roll tbe euemy’s
force in retreat over upon (jeneral Buckner,
when, by his attack in flank and rear, we
could cut up the enemy and put him com
pletely to rout. Accordingly dispositions
were made to attack the enemy. At five o’-
clock A. M., ot the 15th, I moved out of my
position to engage him. In less than one
hall hour our torces were engaged. . He was
prepared to meet me in advance of his en
campment, and he did meet me before I had
assumed liue ot battle and while I was mov
ing against, him without formation for the
engagement. For the first half hour of the
engagement I was much barrassed in getting
the command in position properly to meet
the foe. Having extricated myself from tbe
position and fairly engaged him, we fought
him for nearly two hours before I made any
decided advance upon him. He contested
th is field most stubbornly. The loss of both
armies at this portion of the field was heavy.
The enemy’s particularly, as I discovered by
riding over the field after the battle with
Gen. Floyd. The enemy having been forced
to yield this portion of the field, ictired slow
ly toward the Winns Ferry road, Buckner’s
point of attack. He did not retieat, but fell
back fighting us, contesting every inch of
ground.
The fight was hotly and subbornly con
tested on both sides, and it consumed the
day till 12 o’clock to drive him back as far
as the ceutre where Gen. Buckner’s com
mand was to flank him. While my com
mand was advancing and slowl} T driving him,
I xvas anxiously expecting to hear Gen. Buck
ner’s command open fire in his rear, which
not taking place I feared some misapprehen
sion of orders, aud came from the field of
battle within the works to learn what was
the matter. I there found the command of
| Gen. Buckner massed behind the ridge with
j in the work, taking shelter from the enemy’s
artillery on the Winns road, it having been
forced to retire before the battery, as I learn
ed from him. My force was still slowly ad
vancing, driving tbe enemy towards the bat
ters’. I directed General Buckner immedi
ately to move the command round to the
rear of the battery, turning its left, keeping
iu the hollow aud attack and carry it.
Before the movement was executed, my
force forming the attack party on the right
with Forrest’s regiment (cavalry), gallantly
charged the battery, supported by a body of
infantry driving it and forcing the battery
to retire, taking six pieces of artillery, four
brass and two tweuty-four iron guns. In
pursuing tbe ’enemy falling back from the
position," Gen. Buckner’s forces became uni
ted with miue and engaged the enemy in
hot contest of nearly an hour with large for-
WQfforcsi troops row
This position of the enemy beiug carried
by our joint forces, I called oft further pur
suit seven aud a half hours of eoutiu
uous and bloody conflict. After the troops
were called oft orders were immediately gi*
eu to the diflerent commands to foiiu aud
.a . > i Lei I original puSitiiins iu the iu
trenchments.
The operations of the day had forced the
entile command ot the enemy arouud our
nght wing, and iu tront ot Gen. Buckner's
position iu the iatrenchmenU, uud when his
command reached his positmu he fouud the
tueni) rapidly advancing to tuke possession
of tins portion of his work, lie had a stub
born conflict lasting one and a hall h**urs to
regain it, and the enemy actually got pos
session ol the extreme right ul his position
und held it so firmly that he could uot dis
lodge him. Jhe position thus gained by
the enemy was u most commanding one, be
iug immediately in the rear of our river bat
tery and field work for its protection. From
it he could readily turn the entrenched work
occupied by Gen. Buckner, and attack him
iu reverse or advance under cover of an in
tervening ridge directly upon cur battery
and field work. \\ bile he held this position
i it was innmfiest we could not hold the maiu
; work or battery. Such was the condition of
the armies at uightlall alter nine hours ol
conflict on the 15th inst., in which our loss
was severe, and leaving not less than 5,000
of the enemy dead and wounded on the field.
\\ e lelt upon the field nearly all Lis wound
ed, because we could not. remove them. —
j \\ e left his dead unburied because we could
j not bury them. Such conflict und courage
lias perhaps never before occurred ou this
eoutiuent. \\ e took about 300 prisoners
and a large number of arms. We had
fought this battle to open the way for our
army and relieve us trom an investment
which would necessarily reduce us and the
position by famine. We had occupied the
whole day to accomplish our object, aud be
fore we could prepare to leave after taking
in the wmunded and the dead, the enemy
| had thrown around us again in the uight au
; immense force ot fresh troops, and rt-oceu
pied his original position in the line of in
vestment, thus again cutting off our retreat.
We had only about 12,000 troops, all told.
Os these a large proportion we had lost in
the three battles. The command had been
i in the trenches night and day for five days,
exposed to the snow aud sleet, uiud and ice
! water, without shelter, and without adequate
covering, and without sleep.
In this condition the general officers held
i a consultation to determine what we should
do. Gen. Buckner gave it as his decided
! opinion that he could not hold his position
o*»o Lulf ‘iml Lour aguiaftt all assault ot the
: enemy, and said the enemy would attack
I him next morning ar day light.. The propo
sition then was made by the undersigned to
! again fight through the line and cut
our way out. General Buckner said his
j command was so worn out and cut to pieces
and demoralized, that he could not make an
other fight; that it would cost the command
: three-quarters of its pregeut numbers to cut
its way through, and it was w»ong to siuri
fice three quarters ul a command to save one
quarter; that no officer has a right to cause
such a sacrifice. Gen. Floyd and Major Gil
mer I understood to concur in this opinion.
1 then expressed the opinion that we could
hold out another day, and in that time we
could get steamboats and set the command
over the river, and probably save a large
portion of it. To this Gen. Buckner replied
that tbe enemy would certainly attack him
at daylight, and that he. could not bold bis
position half an hour. The alternative of
the propositions was a surrender of their po
sition and command. Gen. Floyd said that
! he would neither surrender the command,
nor would he surrender himself a prisoner.
1 had taken the aine position. Gen. Buckner
said he was satisfied nothing else could be
done, and that, therefore, he would surren
der, if placed in command. Gen. Floyd
said that he would turn over the command
to him if he could be allowed to withdraw
i his command; to this Gen. Buckner consen
ted. Thereupon Gen. Floyd turned the
command ever to uie, I passing it instantly
to Gen. Buckner, saying 1 would neither
surrender the command nor myself a prison
er. I directed Col. Forrest to cut his way
out. Under these circumstances Gen. Buck
ner accepted the command, and sent a flag
of truce to the enemy for an armistice of six
hours to negotiate for terms of capitulation.
Before this flag and communication was de
livered I rotirfd from the garison.
Before closing my report of the operations
of the army at Donelson, I must, in justicp
to the officers and forces under my immedi
ate command, say that harder fighting or
more gallant conduct in officers and men I
have never witnessed. In tbe absence of
official reports, of brigade and regimental
commanders, (of which I am deprived by
the circumstances detailed in this report,)
I may not be able to do justice to the differ
ent corps. I will say, however, that tbe
forces under my immediate command bore
themselves most gallantly throughout tbe
long and bloody conflict.
1 speak with special commendation of the
brigades commanded by Cols. Baldwib,
Wharton, McCausland, Simonton and Drake,
and Captains Mancy aud Greene, who fought
their guns under the constant and annoying
tire of the enemas sharpffiootcrs, aud the
concentrated fire from his field batteries,
from which both commands suffered severe-
ly. Captain Mancy himself was wounded
and had several lieutenants and many of his
Company killed and wounded; so did Capts.
Porter aud Graves. If I should berealter
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commanders giviug me detailed information
of the conduct and hearing of officers and
men 1 will make a supplemental report
Ihe absence of official reports deprives mo
of the means »*l giving lists of the killed and
wounded of the difaraiit 1 Mb
satisfied that in such u senes wf conflicts eur
loss was heavy. 1 know what the enemy’*
wu* from naming <>v«r the battle field with
Geu. Floyd in the evening immediately after
the battle. His loss iu killed and wonuded
was terrible, exceeding anything 1 have lu r
%eeu on a battle field. Our forces in the
field did not exceed ten-thousand men, while
from what 1 .saw of the enemy’s force ami
from information derived from prisoners, we
are sure he had from thirty to forty thou ami
uu the field.
1 must acknowledge my obligations to
Major Gilmer, engineer, for the e-poeial
and valuable services rendered me in laying
of the works, and energy displayed by him
iu directing their construction, and for hi*
cotmsel and advice. I likewise acknowledge
iny obligations to Col. John C. Burch, my
aid de-camp, to (’apt. Gut. A lienry, Ma
jor Feld, Lieut. Nicholson, Lieut. Chas. F
Martin, and Col. Brundnn, my volunteer
aids-de-camp, to Major Hays, my assistant
commissary, Major Jones, my assistant quar
termaster, for the prompt manner in which
they executed my orders under trying cir
cumstances throughout the long and contin
ued conflicts, ami to Major Gilmer, who ac
companied me throughout the entire day.
Also to Captain Darker, of my stall, w hom
I assigned to the command of Captain Loss'
field battery with new recruits as gunner*,
and who fought and served them well. Col.
Brandon was severely wounded early in tlio
action. Colonel Baldwin’*command consti
tuted th** front of the attacking force, sus
tained immediately by Col. Wharton’s -
These two brigade* deserve especial com
mendation for the manner in which they
sustained the first shock of battle, and under
circumstance* of great embarrassment, threw
themselves into the position and followed up
the conflict throughout the day.
Being mostly with these two brigades, 1
can speak from personal knowledge of their
gallant tearing. I must also acknowledge
my obligations to Brigadier General John
ston, who assisted mein command of the
forces with which I attacked the enemy, and
who bore himself gallantly throughout the
conflict, but having received no ofiicial re
ports from him I cannot give detailed opern
tionsof his command. 1 have pleasure in be
long able to say that Col. Forrest—whose
[command greatly distinguished its command
eras a bold and gallant leader, and reflected
! distinguished honor upon itself pas id • de
-1 ly through the enemy’s line ol investment,
and trust it w ill yet win other honor in and« -
' fence of itur rights and the just cause of our
| country. flip. J. PILLOW,
Brigadier General C. S. A.
( d/imis ol keiiatort.
Alabama —Mr Clay, 2 years; Mr \ tn
fr-y i absent) <i year .
Arkansas--Mr. Johnsuti, 2 year ; Mr.
11, ti year*.
Florida—.Mr. Baker, 2 years; Mr. M u
weill, 4 years.
Georgia—Mr. Toombs, 2 years; Mr Hill,
i #i years.
Kentucky—M Siurms, 2 years; Mr. Bur
nt* 11, t» care.
Louisiana—Mr. Sernmes, 4 years ; Mr.
Sparrow, (i years.
Mississippi—Mr. Phelun, 2 years; Mr.
Bfwown, 4 years.
North Carolina—Mr. Davi#, 2 years ; r.
Dortch, 4 years.
South Carolina—Mr. Barnwell, 4 years ;
Mr. Orr, (i years.
Tennessee —Mr. Henry, 4 years; Mr.
Haynes, 6 years.
Texas—Mr. Wigfall, 4 years; Mr. Old
ham, (i years.
Virginia—Mr. Preston, 4 years; Mr.
Hunter, fi years.
A Specific fok Tvi'itow Fever. — /,.//-
torn uj the XnahiHit- f nion nrnl Atfl(ri< tin :
—The generally received opinion that ty
phoid fever is a self limited disease and runs
h certain course in spite* of treatment—is
jialse. When I say this, I know 1 say if in
opposition to an opinion almost universallv
i received, and believed by j hysician* through
out the civilized world. The lodide of Po
tassium or the lodide of Sodium in from three
to five graiu doses every six or eight hour ,
will always cure typhoid fever in ab* ut one
weeek ; unices tficrc is an iutercurreut dis
ease to protract the fever. Never give Calo
mel in well developed eases; u*e laxative if
necessary. I ofti-n keep the bowels locked
up three, five and sometimes eight and ten
days. When you fail to check hemorrage,
or even the running of the bowels, by
ordinary means, inject cold water; the ad
dition of a little Acetate of lead and Lauda
num wiil make the injection much better.
With the above as a main, and other ap
propriate collateral treatments, I scarcely
ever have much trouble with typhoid fever.
I believe if every surgeon in the Southern
Confederacy would adopt this « .t it
would be the means of saving nrnny sweet
life. S. Hinds, M. D.
Death of Willie Lincoln. —Willie
Lincoln second son of President Lincoln,
died on the evening of the 20th. Iu conse
quence of this event the public buildings
and the private residence*.* of Head* of De
partments in Washington were not illumin
ated on the evening ot the 22d instant, as
previously arranged. r l he koungest sou
was also dangerously ill| it Yiug Karcd
could not roooTOL