The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 9290. THE SIEGE OF FORT DONELSON _ Details of Three Days Despe- rate Vighting. Heavy Loss in Killed and Wounded on Both Sides. Terrific Fire of the Enemy on the Union Gunboats. THE FLOTILLA DISABLED IN THE CONFLICT. COMMODORE FOOTE TWICE WOUNDED, Ganant Conduct of the Soldiers and Sailors. DESPERATE COURAGE OF THE REBELS A Union Battery Lost ana Retaken. The Upper Fort of the Enemy Captured and the Triumph of the Union Forces Rendered Certain. Names of Some of the Heroes in the Fight. Sketches of the Union Generals and Waval Commanders. &o., &e. &e. ‘The attack on Fort Doneleon commenced at half-past seven o’clock on Thursday morning, February 18, by the land forces, under Generals Grant. “crapper ous forty thousand strong. "Tho rebels gave battle from their intrenchments, but they were driven in aftor severe fighting and considera Die lems on both sides. Our troops took two of the enemsy’s batsetios outside the fort, and held them. Only gaa “guaboat, the Carondelet, attacked the fort rer front. ‘The fighting continued uxtil eight o'clock at night, Bight thousand troops and five gunboats arrived the same night to retufoses the Unionists. Second Day. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. €OMMODORE FOOTE’S OFFICIAL REPORY 10 THE @EORETARY OF THE NAVY. ‘Wasmnaton, Feb. 16,1862, ‘The following despatch was this morning received at ‘the Navy Department from Flag Officer Foote:— Usirep Srates FiaG Suir Sr. Lovie, Naaz Fort Dowmsoy, via Paptcan, Feb. 16, 1862. To Hon. Gipson Wain, Seoretary of the Navy:— Imade an attack on Fort Donelson yesterday at three o'clock P. M., with four iron-clad gunboats and two ‘wooden ones, and after one hour anda quarter severe fighting, the latter part of the day within less than one hundred yards of the fort, the wheel of this vessel and the tiller of the Louisville were shot away, rendering the two boats unmanageable. They then drifted down the tiver. The two remaining boats were also greatly da- maged between wind and water. This vessel alone re- osived fifty-mine shots, and the others about half that pumber each. ‘There were fifty-four killed and wounded in this attack, which we have reason te suppose would, in fifteen mi- nutes more, could the action have been continued, have resulted in the capture of the fort bearing upon us, a, the enemy was running from his batteries when the two gunboats drifted helplessly down the river from disabled steering apparatus, as the relieving tackles could not steer the vessels in the strong current. ‘When the fiesing enemy returned to the river Dattery guns, from which they had been driven, they again hotly poured fire upon us. The enemy must have brought over twenty guns to bear upon our Doate from the water battery and the main fort upon the Bi), while we only could return the fire with twelve oat guns from the four boats. One rifled gun, aboard the Carondelet, burst during the action. ‘The officers and men in this hotly contested, Dut unequal fight, behaved with the greatest gallantry and determination, sll deploring the accident whieh rendered two of our gunboats sud. denly helpless in the narrow river and swift current, On consultation with General Grant and my own offi- eors—ae my services here until we can repair damages, vy bringing up a competent force frgm Cairo to attack ‘the fort, are much less required than they are at Cairo— I shall proceed to that place. Thave sent the Tyler to the Tennessee river to render the railroad bridge impassable. A. H. FOOTE, Fiag Officer commanding Naval Force of Western Division. ‘The following i# @ special despatch to the Missouri Demecrat:— Camo, Feb. 16—P. M. Commodore Foote reached here at twelve o'clock last night, on board the gunboat Conestezn. He stormed Fort Donelson Friday afternoon with the gunboats St. Louis Loulsville, Pittsburg, Carondelet, Tyler and Conestoga, and, after fighting a lithe more than an hour, be with- drew. Fifty-four were killed and wounded on our gunboats, pilote Riley and Hinten, of the St. Louis, being among the latter. Commodore Foote, while standing on thy pilot house of the St. Louie, his flagship, was slightly ‘wounded. ‘The St. Lonts was hit sixty-one times. Two gunboats ‘were disabled, the Tyler and the Conestoga, and remain- ed out of range of the enemy’s gunr, ‘Tho [ine of battle was as follows:—The St, Louis on the right, next the Louisville, chon the Pitteburg and the Ca- rondelet on the left. ‘The enemy's fring was very acourate. They had three patierio#, ono nese the water, oue fifty feet above this, "nd a third fifty fees Above the second. The upper one monnted four eighteon Younders, This one was held in reserve until our boats got within four hundred yards of the fort, Our fire was directed principally at the water battery. One of the enemy’s guns burst, and a number were dismounted. The enemy could be seen carrying the dead out of the trenches, All the gunboats were left up the Cumberland except ‘he Concstoga, She left there yesterday morning. Arifled gun on the Carondelet burst, killing six men. ‘The rudder of the Pittsburg was shot away. | ‘The above statements of the fight were received from gentlemen who were on board the St. Louis: during the engagement, ‘Tho mortar boats left here yesterday morning. Third Day. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15. Camo, Feb. 16, 1862. Agentleman who left Fort Donelson yesterday after noon at three o’clock,and reached here this noon, gays the fight had been gaing on all day yesterday. Th right wing of the enemy's fortifications was taken, and ie Stars and Siripes were floating over them. ‘the forces were broast to breast, and the fight was to be renewed. The steamer Minnehaha bas arrived here from Fort Donelson, having left the fort at five o’clock last even® ing, bringing the military mail and despatchce, ané 150 of the wounded to the hospital at Paducah- The fight commenced on Thursday, and Friday and Saturday's contest was desperate. The Mlinois High- teenth suffered severely, and the Iowa Seventh sustained considerable loss. Swartz’s battery, which was taken by the enemy, was recaptured by our men. Two colonels were wounded and two killed. Loss heavy on both sides. ‘The upper fort was taken at four o'clock, and the Union flag ia now floating over it. Our troops behaved with grcat gallantry. The gunboats St. Louis, Louisville and Pittsburg were disabled. Tho Minnehaha met the mortar boats at Paducab, going up. Cmcaco, Feb. 16, 1862. A special despatch to the Chicago “ritune, dated Cum™ berland river, near Fort Donelson, 15th, says:— ‘The firing commenced again at daybreak, and con- tinued at intervalgallday iong. Upto four o'clock no movement or assault by the land forces had becn made’ Night before last an attempt was made by the rebels to take Taylor’s battery of light artillery, but they were re" pulsed by two regiments and driven back beyond the jntrenchments. Our loss in wounded is considerable, bet not more than three or four are dangerously wounded. Six gunboats arrived yesterday,and commenced an attack on the fort at two o'clock im theafternoon. The liring was very rapid and severe, and lasted one hour and twenty minutes, when our gunboats fell back. The four iron clad boats went within three bundred yards of thefort. All the rebel river guns, except six, were either dismounted or silenced. The first shot fired from the gunboat Louisville die. mounted the rebels’ 128 pounder. ‘The Louisville receiv- ed fifty-seven shots, two of which took effect, one strik- ing tho starboard side of hes deck. and passing through the entire lergth of tho boat, killing three men and breaking her tiller rope a short distance from the pilot house. The rope was then managed by some of the hands, when a shel from the Tyler, which lay some die- tance astern, burst over the Louisville, scattering the men at the tiller rope, and #0 much disabled her steering tackle that the boat was compelled to drag astern. A chet strock the Pittsburg in the bows and stove an immense hole in her, which caused her to drep out of the action. The leak, however, has been stopped, A shot struck the pilot house of tho St. Louis, passing through it between the pilot's legs, without injuring him. All the boats were more or less injured, but none but the Louisville seriously. ‘There were five killed and two wounded on the Louis ville. . ‘The gunboats wi not be m a condition to renew the attack before to-morrow morning. In consequence of the height of the bluffs on which the rebel fortifications are bufit, our shots eanno® have as much effect on them as those at Fort Henry. It will therefore require a much longer time to reduce the fort, ‘The rebels have raised the biack flag. If can be seen flying from the bank a short distance above here, Sr. Lovrs, Feb. 16, 1862. Despatches received at headquarters say that all the gunboats are pretty effectually disabled except ono. Commodore Foote was wounded twice, but not fatally. ‘The upper redoubt was taken by our troops. This commands Fort Donelaou, and General Grant ‘elegraphs phat he would te able to capture that fort te-day (Suwlay). Reports by Way of Washington. Wasirverow, Feb. 16, 1662. A deepatch was received here to-day, and there is reason to believe that a similar despatch has been sent from here, and also from Chicago, to New York, stating that the Union troops captured Fort Donelson yester- day. This despatch is premature. Official dospatches have been received in relation to th® withdrawal of the gunboats for repairs, and thie eveuing despatch reached headquarters, with the tformation that the battle was boing waged with desperate courage ‘and intrepidity between the rebel and Union troops on iand, One of our feld batteries had been taken by the bat immediately after- wards was rotaken by a gallant charge of the Nineteenth Indiana regiment, and our troops had carried the Upper Fort by assault, and at the latest accounts— Saturday afternoon—were in possession of it. The gans wore spiked, but it was expected they would be put in order and used for a flank fire upon the Lower Fort by this morning. It is Delieved hore that the number of the rebel forces in and around Fort Donelson is nearer to thirty then fir. teen thousand, at which it has been previously estimated. General McClellan and his personal aid, Col. Colburn, have been to-day constantly in communication with Ge eral Halleck. No apprehensions ere entertained of the arrival of rebel reinforcements at Fort Donelson in time to ronder any assistance to the besieged. The General Command !ng is ontively eatisiied with the progress of the seige of Fort Donelson. He expresses confidence that it will be capturod by the Union troope. | While the repulse of our troops at that point would not | materially affect the general plan of the campaign on our bide, its capture would greatly disconcert and cripple and hem in the enemy, and increase their present con- stornation into a terrible rout om all sides, Among the facts taken into consideration by army officers here, in their catoulations upon the result of the siego of Fort Donelson, is tho tupossibility of the repels obtaiving # fresh supply of ammunition when their pro sent stock is exhausted, and tho facilities enjoyed by out forces for supplies of overy description, No further despatches have boen received directly from Bowling Groon, but It is beliovod at headqvarters enemy, | Colonels... sees NEW YORK, MONDAY, _ FEBRUARY 17, 1862, _ PRICE wo CENTS. a) oe ee SE Ce aw’ § cow YERSVILLB that the whole Union force in Kentucky is following close upon the rebels who have retired from Bowling Green, and that the former wiil probably proceed with. out serious interruption to Nashvilleand Knoxville, and thus cat off the rebel force in Virginia from that in Ten- nesseo, and have the latter between two fires, without the benefit of fortifications. THE UNION TROOPS ENGAGED. ‘The following list of officers comprises the staff of the gencrals and the field officers of some of the regiments engaged in the fight: — MILITARY COMMANDER OF EXPEDITION. ACT. MAJOR GENBRAL,.. -Brig. Gen, ULYSSES 8. GRANT. Stag’. }oot. 3. D. Webster. -Captain John A. Rawlings. -€aptain Clask B. Lagow. -Captain Wm. 8. Hillyer. sMajor John Riygin, Jr. €aptain R. B. Hateb. plain W. W. Leland. piain W. F. Brinek. ‘ur. James Simong,U. 8. A. Medical Purveyor. Asst Sur. J.P. Taggart,U'S.A. Paymaster. Major I, N. Cook. COMMANDER OF FIRST DIVISION. Act. Mason Gexrnar.. Brig. Gen. JOHN A. MeCLERNAND. Aset. Adjutant General Chief Commissary Ordnance Officer Medical Director Asst. Adjutant General eqn Bray: Captain Adolph Schwartz. Chief Artillery. Brigade Surgeon Dr. Joba H. Brinton, Ena ai ant HH. C. Freeman. Quartermaster... “Captain James Dunlap, Commissary. ptain Spencer C. Beoham. FIRST DIVISION. FIRST BRIGADE, AcnxG BrGapmr Genera... Colonel R. J. Oouespy. Composition of Brigade. Seventh regiment I!linois vol nteer infantry. Eighth regiment Illinois voluateer infantry. Eighteenth regiment Illinois volunteer Ly at =, -seveuth regiment Iilinois volunteer infantry. enty-ninth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry. Tuirticth regiment Illinois yolunteor infantry, eae first regiment Illinois volunteer infantry. ‘Two batteries of artillery. Two companies of cavalry. SECOND BRIGADE. Acna rmagneg ‘ aa W. ALL, Wataace, a .. Brigase, Eleventh regiment Minois eestor infantry. ‘Twentieth regiment Illinois volunteer infaniry. Forty-fifth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry. oe -eighth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry. Fourth regiment Illinois volunteer cavalry. Seventh regiment Illinois volunteer cavalry. Two batteries ef artillery. vara mmoame. Ez oar — Eighth Wisconsin Vol wear Seventeenth illinois Volunteers, Forty-ninth Tilinois Volunteers. Twenty-fifth ladiana Volunteers. Four companies of artillery. FOURTH BRIGADE. Acta Bricanrer Gawers:,.. Colonel J. D, Monaan. Texth Illinois Volunteers. Sixteenth Illinois Volunteers. Twenty second Illinois Volunteers, Thirty-third Illinois Volunteers. Nattery of artillery. Companies of cavalry. FIELD OFFICERS OF THE FIRST DIVISION. FIRST BRIGADE. SEVENTH ILLINOIS VOLUNTRRRS, BRIGADIER GENERAL. . Richard Rowott. REGHTHM ILTINOIS VOLUNTEER, Colonet (Asa’t Brig. Goneral).R. J. Oglesby. Lieutenant Colonel, com'ag,, Frank 1, Rhodes aati voste pcnstones sR LRG, MIGHTRENTH TLLINOM VOLUNTEERS. TWENTY-ARVENTH ILLISOI VOLUNTEERS, B. Baford. oF. A. Harri TWENTY NINTH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, I. «++ James 8. Roarden. Isentonant Colonel... 2. ....James E Dunlap. Major (Ass’t. Adj’t. Gon)... Mason Brayman, Tenner uAANoS YoLESTEENA, vieeeP, B, Fouke (in Congress) Lieutenant Colonel, comdg... 8. Dennis, Major. George A. acon. HATE FIRST ILLINOM YoLUSTERK®. | Oolonel Jno. A. Logan (in Congress). | er tenant Coionel, comidg. -John H. White + Androw J. Kuykendall “ARTILURRY . Captain A. Schwartz. JOaptain Jasper M. Dresser, Missouri Rattery.... lilinoig Bagrery,., HASTINC SO \ “ | twonty third India Sy CAVALRY, ~Captain James J, Dolline, -Eoptain Sigwart, iptain O. Harnett. 2. iGaptain Carmichael. SECOND BRIGADE. BLEVENTH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS. Colonel (Act's Brix. Gen’l)...W. H: L. Wallace. Lieut. Col. Commanding. ... .—— Hart. Major Minois cone: ‘Diinois Cavalr: Colonel... . Lieutenant Colone Mojor : PORTY-FIFTH ILi. rNors ve OWT TERRE, Cotonel... Jobin B. Stith. Lioutenant Colone’ wJasper A. Maltby. Major... JMelanethon Smit FORTY-RIGHTH ILLINOIR VOLUNTEERS, Colonel _ Isham N. Haynie. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Smith, . William W. Sandforé FOURTH ILLINOM CAVALRY, .T. Lyle Dickey. William McCullough. Chartes C. James. .M.R. M. Wallace. Major, Second . Third Major. :S. M. Bowman, SeVENTR 1113 Colonel...... William Keilogg. Lieutenant Colonel. .. ‘Edward Prince. Firat Major. . Hall. Second Major. wal ‘Third Majer. is Battory Tay! Tilinois Battery (siege gars) Captain Bilward SoALMster. THIAD BRIGADE. KIGHTH. WISCONSIN VOUUNTERRS. Robert C. Murphy. Robirts. Colonel, . VOLE VIER, «Wm, R Morrison, hineas Pease. ‘m. W. Bishop. TH INDIANA VORLUNTERRE. Colone).. Be . C. Urateh. Lieutenant Goionei Hi. Morgana. Jona W. Foster. For RTH BRIGADE. ILLINOM VOLUNTCR’®, Colonel (Acting ira. Gen.)..2ae, 1. Morgan, Colonel... TwReTy-RECOND TLLINOTR Vorr WreRRS, . «Henry Dougherty. H. F. Hart, .E. Probst. “Chas B, Hovey. LW. B. Lock wood, .-Baward R. Roe, [Captain —. Rattery Captain —, Battery - Captain, SECOND DIVISION. Acting Major General Stag Aawistant Adjutant Gonoral. .¢ pt. Thomas J. Newsbam. Major N.S. Hewitt, iit ptain Goorge A. Pearce. Captain John 8. Cox, -Captain Ratha, Captain J. A, Newstadter, Captain Imre Rudnieh. FIRST PRIGADS Acting Brigsdier General stows Chief of Ordnance. . Chief Engineer... in A. MCARTEUR. Acting Asst, Adjt. Gene Acta. Aest. Quartermt’r Gen Lic Brigade Surgeon..... -Dr. Hartshorn Composition of Briyade Niuth Ulinois Volunteers, infantry. Twolfth Mlinols Volanteers, jofantry. Fortieth Ilinois Volunteers. infantry. Forty-fifth Nlinols Voluntecre, infantry. Bueil's battery Secon Ii}inois cavalry (first battalion). SRUOND BRIGADE. Acting Brigadier General . ..Colone! M. t. Comynsition of Brigade. Eighth Missouri Volnnteers, infantry. Floventh Indiana Volunteers, infantry. Voluntoers, infantry. nant J. B. Dickson, enant Seaman, , Second Ilitnois cavalry, eecond battalion. ‘Two cavalry comprnies. Chicago \ight Artillery, Company 4 FIELD OFFICERS OF SECOND DIVISION. PFINST BRIGADR. NINTH LCLINOIS VOLUNTEERS. Colonel Augustus Mersey Lientenant Colonel, J.J. Philips. } MAR ssvervvees eves ohn H. Kuhn. ee Gen. CHAS, F. SMITH. FORT DONELSON, TENN. The Scene of General Grant and Cemiianinilibiile Foote’s Latest Achievement. occupation of Padveah and stoppage of communica’ and supplies ‘o the rebels via “he Tennesse» and Cumber- land rivers, The manner i which be conducted the battle of Belmont is still fresh in our readers’ minds. ‘The rest of his course, aa commander there, 1s too well | known to be repeated here, and certain it is that his ac- tion, in every instance, has been applauded both by his | | Superior «icers and the people. After the captare of | Fort Henry a new district was created, under the denom!- bation of the District of West Tennessee, and General | Gront was assigned by General Halleck to the command of it. SKETCH OF GENERAL McCLERNAND, Brigadier General John A, MeClornand has not, pre- vious to the present war, been particularly noted as @ | military man; but a8 a strong supporter of the Union ho has shone forth on more than one occasion, He is a man of about forty three or forty-four years of age, and is rather tall in stature. He bas always been noted as @ democratic politician, and took an active part im leading the | onglus faction in opposition to the Lecompton con etitvtion of Kapsa’. He was en active leader of the bo party in the House of Representatives of 1860, anda so in the Cha; leston and Baltimore Democratic Con- ventions, He was always strongly opposed to Breckin- and his party, and as a Douglas man he was elected, s. He left Lis seat w take up arms jn defence of that government which . go strongly supported by his specches in Congress. There is an interesting, if not @ curious, cireumslance in connection with his appointment to the position of briga- gadier general, He had, dusting the late exira session of Congress, beon making, while nis seat, a strongly worded speech m support of the stion of the govern- mient in these troubles, and in the course of some re- marks, at the conclusion, he ir effect stated that, not- -tandipg the thousands of Douglas democrats who listed in the cause und service of the United States, eof them had been honored with any high mili- tary apyoiutment; other parties had had their appoiutees, but his party had not,and he thought it somowhat un- fair, Ac. A leading republican took up the juestion after MeClernand had finished, and, complimenting him highiy on the patriotic tone of his rcomarks, intimated tuat he did not know of + man more entitled to a position thea bis honored frieud from Hiinois; ana it is a remarkable circumstance that shortly after this discussion in the itouse the name of John A. McClernand appeared on the Ist of those who were appointed brigadier goucrais og > volunteers, Time will doubtless show forth bis soldierly “ x qualifications, whieh may eves outrival bis political ones. » jn the Lelmont fight he manifested that he passossed 9 very good military capseity, and during his adniaistre- gant TEWAR tion of military affairs at Caire be secured the good will ROSSING of the men under bis comuand, SKETCH OF ACTING BRIGAI'TER 6ENERAL OGLESEY + Colonel Richard J. Oglesby, Acting Brigadier General under General McClernand, is aman about thirty-seven years of age. He was born in Kentucky, but removed into Ilinois at an early age. He enlisted in Decatur, Mli- noi, and commanded the three months men who com- posed the Eighth regiment at Cairo, under Gen. Prentiss. ‘When the regiment reorganized for the war Col. Oglesby was again chcsen to the command. In the Genera} Order issued fr m Cairo on the Ist of February he was ap- pointed by Gen. Grant the commander of the First bri- gade of the First division of that district. Ho has been engaged in several skirmishes and contests in Southcast- ern Missouri, always with a degree of credit to himeif and Lonor to the country SKeTCH OF GENERAL WALLACE. Gencra! Lewis Wallace was formerly the Colone! of the ith regiment of Indiana three months volun‘eers, better known as the Indiana Zouaves. It will be ro- membered that this regiment was stationed in June last at and near Cumberland, Manyland, and that on the eleventh of that mouth, the Zouaves, headed by the Colonel, made a dash upon Romney and routed the rebcls at that plaee. The regiment was noted fer ‘ts rockloas mode of fighting and the degroo of “dash” with which A RE—SO/ thoy always moved. When the regiment returned to Indiana to be reorzanized for the war, Gen, Wallac? re- ener aie mained quiet for afew days, when the troubles in Mis- ron ue souri roused his energies, and he issued the remarkable Tints Colonel com@andiag’A. L- Chetiaine call upon his troops which created such an amount of Major . enthusiaam at the time, The Indianians flocked to hi® standard, and the regiment was re-organized and sent to fe aes the dopartment.of tho Missouri, Gemasistiesime clapsed and the regiment was next sent to Paducah, after which the Colonel was premoted to the Generalship of a brigade ‘n the division of Gen. C. F. Smith. Some little difficulty Majo occurred between those two generals, and Gen. Wallace Colonel was transferred at his own request to ® now command at Ltentonant C acres Hogg. Smith'and. Siotoa Mer. eee SKETCH OF GENERAL C. F. SMITH. “ARTKRY. Gen. Chas, Ferguson Smith, commander of the Second Buell’s Bttery... + Captain Bulli, division, is a nativo of Pennsylvania, and son of the cele- cee eee ake brated Dr. Samuel B. Smith He entered the Military map amy eee Academy as a Cadet in 1821, and graduated in 1825, Lieee, Cleo! commeenaiig, — standing No. 19 in his oiass. On the Ist of July of that Major: year he was made @ second lieutenant of the Second artillery. In 1820 he was appointed the Assistaut In- structor in Infantry Tactics at the Military Academy, which position he retained until September, 1831, whea ho was promoted to the adjntancy, retaining the same {Chut Anthony, office till April, 1838. During that interval (viz, May 1892) ‘Win. P. Davia. 4 he was mado a first lieutenant. On the lst of April, 1838, he was appointed Instructor in Infantry Tactics and Commandant of Cadets at Wert Point, which position he ERY. fitted until September 1, 1842, in the meantime being Clicago Artillery, Battery A..Captain Willard. promoted to the captaincy, viz, in July 7, 1838. Im April, 1847, he was bravetted Major for gallant conduct THIRD DIVISION, UNDER GEN. WALLACE. | in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca do la Paima, in This division assembled at Smithland, and appears to | Toxas, his brevet dating from May 0, 1846. In May 1848 have moved independently, and yet in conjunction with | he received another brovet, being that of lieutenant col. the other forces, The following is tte composition: — onel, for gallant conduct in several conflicts at Moaterey, Acting Major General... Brig. Gen, LEWIS A. WALLACE. | Mexico, on the 2ist, 22d and 23d of September, 1847, hie Saf. brevet bearing the last mentioned date. During the fol- reine ecny ert e lowing August he received a farther brevet (colonel) for Commissary ..... gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Con. Brigade Surgeon treras and Churubusco. This brevet dates from August 20,1847. He was appointed Acting Inspector General ia Mexico during June, 1848. On tho 25th of Novomber, 1854, ho was promoted to the majority of the First artille- ry, and om the 8d of March, 1855, was further promoted to to the lieutenant coloncicy of the Tenth infantry. Om the 31st of August, 1861, he was made a Brigadier Generay of volunteers, and took charge under General Hallock of the troops at Paducah, Comporvion Fi Brigade. Seventh Jowa Volunteers. Tweifth lows Volunteors. Fiftioyh Llinois Volunteers. FA second Illinois Volunteers. rteonth Missouri Volunteers. cay airy. FIELD OFFICERS OF THIRD DIVISION. SEVENTH IOWA VOLUNTEERS. G. Lanman. THE UNION GUNBOATS ENGAGED. Colonel...... lioutenant Colone! Majors. ..+6 Colonel Lieutenant Crionei.. First Captain. Ordnance Officer. Ordnance Lientenant Flag Lieutenant... James M. Prickett. Act, Paymaster, 24 Uhief, Henriques. ‘The following are the gunboats, with their efficers, en- gaged in the ights— GUNBOAT ST. LOUIS, THIRTEEN GUNS. Lieutenant Commanding—Laovard Paulding, Unitea States Nav: ‘Varte's_First, Samuel Black; Second, James ¥. Clem- eon; Third, Charles 8. Kendrick; , Alexander on wi rargs — i atg ago —— Mekre Mates. oe McAdams and James. P. Paulde in "F>tote—Frank Rite; jad Robert G. Baldwin. Gunner— — Engineers—Chiet, W. Carswell; Firat Asniotant, 3 LY Ackeman: Second ‘Assistant, James L. Sraith; Third sistant, John Wileoxen. Carpenter—ltobert H. Medill. GUNBOAT CONRSTOGA, Guns. Commaneding— — Phelve, USN. “aut. J.P, Sanford, U. 8. N. Lieut, Byron Wilson, Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Major. THOWTRRN TR MOSSOURI VOLUN TIERRA, Crafts J. Wright Shas W. Artterson, Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel. Major... SKETCHES OF THE J COMMANDING OFFICERS, SKETCH oF GENERAT, GRANT. Brig. General Ulysses 8. Graut was born at Point Plea- sant, Clairmont county, Ohio, April 27, 1822, and entered West Point Military Acaemy from Ohio in 1839, where hegraduated with honors in 1843, and was attached as bre- vet seoond lieutenant, to the Fourth infantry. He was pro- moted second Hieutonant at Corpos Christ! in September, 1845.and sorved aa such through Mexico, under General ‘Taylor at Palo Alto, Resaca de ia Pa ms aud Monterey, and under General Scott froin Vera Cruz to the city of Mexi- | 4/aveqeFiret, John A. Dable; Second Charles P, Nov co, ant was twive promoted for his bravery. Me was bie, ‘Third, Bas. ‘amin Sebastian, regimental quartermaster from April 1, 1847, and when sistant, Surjcon— Wiliam, . Wilson. he resigned the service on the 3ist of July, 1864, he was ‘cing Pama —ANre Cook, First Assistant, Alex, f foil captain im the Fourth infantry of routers. After ‘Third Assisiant, Michael col Norton. his res gnation he settled ja St. Louis county, Missourt, WS sdere UM fatre—Janes Kearney , Richard H. Cuttes. and moved from there to Gaiena, titinois, im 1800 | Gummer Hee eT oe weodiect Upon the breaking out of the present war he of. sored his services to Governor Vates, and was appoint. Armorer—James (Nem. GUNBOAT CARONDELET, THIRTEEN GUNS, #, United 3 al colonel of the THeuty-ftrst regiment € Hiluow Vokun. | Cemmande Henry Wake, ot Send doh ret teers, and served with his regiment until promoted @ | ppm. Chacies C. Gray: Fouth, UA, Wabi 7 | brigadier general, with commission and rank from (he Pinu Rowton and Daniel Woay' | 1Tth of May, 1861. Ho was engaged as culonel andact- | Swen IN eorgo 3. W Neniond? ing brigadier general in several of the contests in South. Sey Mabe—Thootore 1s. eastern Missouri; and tis evarse as co aoder of the | southeast district of Missouri has been thorough | tinized, and among bis most praiseworthy acts was thy Gillman and Rdwora @. —Chio’, W. H. Faulkner; First Avsintaut, (CONMINUED ON LIGHTH PAGR)