The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1862, Page 1

—— ee » WHOLE NO. 9291. Bee se 7 ain oa —— — CAP PTURE O if NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1862. RT DONELSON. | The Relative Positions Between that Point and the Most Important Rebel Locations in Kentucky and Tennessee--- The March of the Union Forces. HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS. Another Glorious Victo- ry of the Union Arms. Complete Reduction of Fort Donelson. The ‘Rebel Generals A. ‘8. Johnston, ‘Pillow and Buckner Captives. Fifteen Thousand Rebels and an Immense Quantity of ‘War Material Captured. ‘Escape. of Floyd and Five Thousand Mebel Troops. The Flying General Stigmatized as a Traiter and Coward by His Comrades. ‘on Thousand of the Znemy Re- ported Zfors du Comhat. The Union Lose Four Hundred Rilled and Eight Hundred Weunded. Names of Some of the ‘Kilted ahd Wounded. Flag Officer Foote Agaiz on the Warpath. The Mortar and Gunboat Fleet: En Route Up the Cumberland River. Clarksville, Tenn, the Next Point of Attaek. REPORTED CAPTURE OF SAVANWAH, GA. The Effect of the News on the Public Heart. A General Jubilee in Congress, the Camps, the Cities and Throughout the Country, &eo., &e., &e. OFFICIAL REPORTS, Report of Commodore Foote to the Scere- tary of the Navy. Camo, Feb. 17, 1862. Bion, Gipros Weir, Secretary of the Navy:— The Carondelet hes just arrived from Fort Donelson, | TENNESSEE BOM WOR: A and brings information of the captureof that fort by the land terces yeeterday morning, with 15,000 prisoners. Jobrston and Buckner were taken prisoners. ‘Toe los is heavy on both sides. Floyd escaped, with five thousaad men, during the night. Igo up witb the gunboats, procecd up to Olarks ville. Eight mortar boats are on their way, with which [hope to attack Clarksville. ‘My foot is painful, but the wound is not dangerous. Thearmy has behaved gicriousiy. Ighall be able to take but two tron-clad gunboats with me, ag the others are disabled. The trophies are immense. ‘The particulars will soon be given. A. Fi FOOTR, Fiag Officer. Report of Brigadier Gcneral C Major General McClellan. Camo, Feb. 17, 1862. dae soon aw posable wilt jum ‘to To Major General McCruxitax:— The Union flag floats over Fort Doni delet. Captain Walker, brings the glor’ ‘The fort surrendered at mine o'clock yesterday (Sun. day) morning. Generals A. Sidney Johnston and Buck- ner, and fifteen thousand priesners,and @ large amount of material of war, are the trophies of the victory, Loss heavy on both sides. Floyd, the théef, stole away during the night previous, with five thousand men, and@ i¢ denounced by the rebels asa traitor, Tam bappy t inform yen that Flag Officer Foote, though suffering with his foot, with the noble character- isticof our navy, notwithstanding his disability, will take up immediately two gunbeats, and with the eight mortar boats which he will overiake, will make an im- meniate attack on Clarksville if she state of the weather on, The Caron- us Intelligence. will permit. Weare now firing # national salute from Fort Cairo, General Grant's late post, in honor of the glorious achievement. GEORGE W. CULLUM, Brig. Gen. Vol. and U. 8, A., and Chief of Staffand Eng’ DEFAILS OF THE BATTLE. Sr. Locis, Feb. 17, 1862, Wort Donelsvg sae surrendered | Bespatches frei. General Grant to General Hallock an- nounce that Fort Donelson surrendered at nine o'clock yesterday mornigg to the land forces. The gunboats wore present at tho time. Our army has captured fit. teen ty usand priseners, including Major General Albert Sidney Johnston, Mojor General Pillow, and Brigadier Genersé Buckner, Ar immense amount of war materials are among the trophies of the victory. Further official advices from Fort Domeisom state that Goneral Fieyd, with Ove thousand rebel troops, stole away during the night,end the rebels im tho fort do nowiced him,2s a Dlack-Lewrted traitor and coward, ‘Tho enemy rere known.'o have had thirty thousand sroepe, fifteen gousand of whom aro our prisomers. Five thouterd cecaped, and the balance are reported killed and woundaé, or othenw ise djsaiged. Our los is not stated, but the slaughter in our ranks is mentioned ae terribiy revere, ‘The casualties on the gunboatcavere as follows:>— On the St. Louis there were three killed, including P, R. Riley, of Cinctnnati; #0 wounded, among them Lieu. tenant Kendall. On the Louisville five #eilors were killed; four were lightly wounded, two severely, each having }oth arms shot away. On the Carondelet four were killed, Fix bag'y wounded, weluding William Hinton, the piloty and dywo severely vewrnded. Oa the Pittebarg two were wounded, | the gunbost Carondelet has arrived at Cairo wits) a + wryo number of our wounded. Stany have also been 4 o@ to the Padnoal hospital, {ue Greo on route for Fort Donwison had mostly come p, and were located on the left. General Lewis Wal, | ace, with tho stoner Missouri and Eleventh Indiana re giment, arrived on Fritay >.< Fd ul Wrage \ 176, SALIIOUN, \ VA AE ley Brome BRanbel BURG \ o STEPHENS: | { , ; \ BIGRSPRING wi ie 1S ARDINGBURGI | : cre ec i SE ad vey, YRS Cucaco, Feb. 27, 1862, A Bpeeial derzaich to the Chicago Jims, dated Vort Donelson, Felrrwary 17, says:— Fort Donelron surrendered at daylight this moraing un- wonditionalty. We have Generals Buckner, Jobnston, Bushrod weet fifteen thousand prisoners avd three thoe- sand hortes. Generais Pillow and Floy, with their bri- gade, ran away on steamers, withows letting General Buckerer know their intentions, ~ General Smith led the charge on to lower ond of the ‘works, and was the first inside the fortifications. The Fort Hersey runaways were bogged here, The prisoners are lording on the steamers for Cairo. Our loss is heavy—probably 408 kiTed and 9° wound- ed. We lose e large per centage of officers; among them ‘are Lioutenant Colonels Irwin, of the Ilinois Twentietb. White, of the Thirty-first, and Smith, of the Perty-ei; ‘ath, Colonels Jen A. Logan, Lawyer and Ransom are wounded. Major Post, of the Eighth Wltacis, with “200 privates, are prisoners, and have gone to Nashville, having been taken the night before the surrender. ‘The enemy's loss ia heavy, but not so lerge as ours, as they fought behind intrenolments, We should have taken them by storming on Saturday if our ammunition had not given out in the night. General McCiernand’s division, composed of Generais Ogiesby’s, Wallace’s and MecArthor’s 'Drigades, suffered terribly. They were composed of the Righth, Ninth, Eleventh, Fighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-ninth, Thir- ticth, Thirty first, Forty-fiftn, Forty-eighth and Forty- ninth IMinois regunents. General Lew. Wallace, with the Eleventh Tudiana, Eighth Mirsenri and some Ohio regiments, participated. Taylor's, Williard’s, McAllister’s, Schwartz's and De- cesse’s batteries were in the fight from the commence. ment. ‘The enemy turned our right for ‘belf am hour; but our lost ground was more than regained. General Lanman’s brigade, of Genoral Smith’s division, was tho first in the lower end of the enemy's works, which was dono by a charge of bag oueis. As nine-tenths of tho rebels were pitted against our right, our forces on the right wore roady-all night to re- commence the attack, On Sunday morning they were met on their approach by a white flag, Gon, Buckner having sent early in the morning a despatch to Gen, Grant.surrondering. ‘The works of the fort extend some five miles on the outside, The rebels lore forty-cight field pieces, seven. | toon heavy gine, twenty thousand stand of arms, be. | sides a large quantity of commissary stores. The rebel troops are completely demoralized, and hayo no confidence iu their leaders, as they chargo Pitow ant Floyd with deserting them, Our troops, fram the moment of the investinent of the fort ow Wednesday, Iay on their arms night and day—half the tims without provisions, all the time without tents, and a portion fh & way THE TROOPS ENGAGED AT FORT DONELSON, in and snow. AdAltiqnsl Names of Field Officers and Troops Engaged at Fout Donelson. In eddition.to the names publiched in our yestorday’s issue, wo learn shat the folowing brigade was transferrel from General Ceitt '# division, of General Rueli's ‘ed toshe Cumberland, and was to nantod by Geueral Lewis Wall: _ 1. ....folonel Gro, 6. &: Acting Aesis't Adj't General Volunteer Ait. « Li imposition of Brigade, Forty-third Jadiana Volunteers. ‘ Worty-fourth Indiana Volunteers. Sopgutennth Kentucky Volunteer. Twenty Mth Kentacky Voluntenra. FIELD OFFICERS OF BRWIADR, FORTY-TUIRO INDABA, VOIUMTREE George K. Ble J Weliam Ki. 7. Willem FOURTH INDIANA TORT ved Bel Colonel... s+ Lieutenant Colonel Major. « Colonel... Lioutenant Colonel Major... ‘olonel. pe titon Majats.- ai TH KENTUCKY VOLUNIRAKS, Colonel sy «+ JM. Shacklefora 7 7) (TAN LOR Lanes Tan | Vile | i} | voy. At the rn cays Lexingi EME © ds a ae, Pri ARDsTOWN 7 __ Ue Quen touncy (9 SPRINGFIELD \F oR SOM INIA IT GILEADo {he hf Ommmmnese JAMESTOWN) syns Greensboro wwe GENERAL MeCLERNAND’S STAFF. ‘As there have been a few changes in the staff of the commander of the first division since the list last pub, fished, we publish in full the generalorder announcing the composition of the same:— GENBRAL ORDER—NO. 1, Iinangrarrers Frest Division, . CAIRO, TI., Feb. 2, 1862. ‘The Ceweral Commanding the First Division, preparato- ry to the advance movement ordered to be made, an- nonnces the following stnff:— Major M. Braymaa, ‘wenty-pinth regiment Ilinols Voluntetrs, Acting Assistant Adjntent Genoral. . Major H. P. Steasns, 4. D., Surgeon and Acting Aid, Capt. A. Schwartz, Light Artifery, Acting Chief ef Field stati. » Indeprraiont Cavalry, Acting Copt. Warren Sto Aid. Capt, James Denlap, Assistettt Quartermaster and Xid. Fieul. Henry C, Freeman, Acting Rugincer and Aid. ions, Win. 1 Heath, Acting Agsistant Commissary of Subsistonce an€ sid. Lient, F.8 @ones, Twertrsinth regiment, Ordnance GMicer and Aa, By order of = Brig. Cen, OHN A. McCLERNAND, ‘ommanding Firat Division, M. Bravest, Activg Asaistant Adjutant General, ILLINOWS TROOPS AT FORT DONELSON. (Fram the Migot State Journal, Fob. 13.) Tt may be interesting to onr readers to kaow that among the (roope investing Fert Dovelson are tho follow. ing from this State, -viz:—Twenty-ninth, Col. Reawlon; Highth, Col. Oglesby: Seventh, Col. Cook; Pighth, Lient. Col, Rhodes Col, Lawler; Thirtiet, Lieut. |. John A. Logan; Twentieth, Dressers, Taylor's, MeAllicter’s, Richardson's, Willard’ and Rueda, ia all thirty-four guns. Cavairy—Col. Dick Col, Kollogy”s , O'Hern Commeander-in Chief, Gen, Ulysses 8. Grant;Oommand- ore of Divisions, Generals MeClernand, Smith and Wal. lace. THE REBEL GENERALS CAPTURED. AL, ALBERT SYDNEY JOUNSTON. rR, Division Asst. b Division Comma Division Engineer Aid-de-Cnop Aid-de-Camp Aid-de-Cump. . First Lieut. Jos. Dixon. ‘olone! Robt, W. Jobusen, ‘olonel T, C. Reyno.s .Colone! Samuel Pate. Aid-de-Camp. «Major Geo. T, Howard. Aid-de-Comp . Major P, M. Hayden. ‘Aad-de-Can ‘Major Ed. W. Memford. MAJOR GENFRAL PILLOW, “Major Henry. .Cokwe! Bureh. a era) Aid de-Carpy.. Aid-do Carp Aide Camp. Assistant Adjutant General. Mnjor Mexander Cassidy. Aid dewmp. see... Captain Thomas Clay. Brigade Quartermaster -Captain Robert Biggs. Couimis«ury of Subsistence ..Captain George T. SKETCH ®F GENERAL ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON, ‘The announcement of the capture of Genera! Albert Sydney Johnston, the rebel commander of the depart ment of Kentucky and Missouri, at Fort Donelkon, will be huddled with debyght thronghout Lhe loyal States, being, as heowae, the senior olfeer of the rebel army, and the craft estjgomeral in J host. His capture fe m fret more jgupfeant than would be the captare of half a doren de, The bares mo Comparison for aki)i and with General. Jobnston, General Albert 8. John. born iu Macon conuty, Kentucky, in 1803, aad ently Afty-eight years ofage. After the school training yonng Jolaston was adopted by thet 1 Sigt@s, and edneeted ut its expense at the Military Academy at West Point. Ga graduating he entered tho $ xthe Infentry, and sox ordered to the West, Duri Wlack Hawk war he acted ar Adjniant General, P Linen being at the Lino a captaln of volunteers, At (he vlos@of the war hi ned hie commission, and resided Gratin Missouri, next @ Texas, War breaking out in the Inttor State, ho entered ihe Texan mrmy nae private, and fody to-high dietinetion, He afterwards filed the post of Seorelary of War. On the annexation of Teras to the United States Johnston raised a partinad troop, which he commanded, and accompanial € rai Taylor &» Monte. se of tho Mex) var ha returned to hig plantation, bub, lesing in oinbarcasel elreumetaneas, wae #1 to Kecept from the United Atates the post of pay. mugter, which waa generoutl owed upon him by (gerne Unier (etc, My, Jeiersen Davie, then eocrlithey of War, male dohnstoa colonel of tha keand cavalty, and he subsequnntly re 1 the mul of tho fonthwestern Military distr ve te Palle aan ‘ON \, RICHOMOND \ Synge DANVI LL CAME LICK ROBINSON Ae, SEAN STERA Sp WAG ILLSPRING)s aw } % TH VER i INE 4 RED /R ey, \ AN inesrans/ ® (UT VALLEY Zot YQ iy ae SCR: SPRINGS PwLocaT 7 BD. “aes <i LONDON 277) / JEBLANDUKES > aiden oh . » one SSF Ro HUNTSVILLE | <= i JACKS tator in the sountry which he oocupied—until the robel- lion took place, when’ he traitoronsty abandoned his flag, He ts believed to have made energetic attempt to induce. California and Orogon to join the rebels, but to have been foiled by the common sense of oar Pacific brethren and the sagacions meaeures adopted by the government. Last fall Gen. Johnston was put in command of the rebel soldiers in the departmont of Kentucky and Missouri, ‘and invesied with Plonipotentiary anthority to control all the military operations in the West. His Kentucky nati. vity and his thorough knowledge of the Western country, coupled with his great ability, rendered him an especiat- ly appropriate selection to the iinpértant position whiel ho hold at me of his capture, Gen. Johnston is ix feet oue inch high, of large, bony, sinewy frame, quiot ‘and unassuming manners, all conspiring to form ® person of imposing and attrective address. His brother, Jo- siah Stoddard Johnstow, who was blown upon @ steam boat on the Red river, La.,and killed, was at the time in the United States Senate from that State, was the second of Mr.Clay in his deel with John Randolph, and was a man of the most eminent abilities, MAJOR GENERAL GIDEON 4. PILLOW. ‘This indivténol commands the rebel garrison at Fort Donelvon. Weeannot call to mind aan whose name has been mare before the public than this fellow Pillow who is lers-ontitled to cousideration. Ho is anative of Tenyesses, His military career commenced during the war with Sfexico, having been appointed tow brigadier generaley by hia consin, President Polk. He first distin- guished {%) himself at the Mexican village of Camargo, where he was orderod with bts command to erect breast- works for the defence of that place. In throw- ing ep these works he built his diteh in the int of the parapet—a fact — that created mnch merriment «mong the troops of his comraand, At the battle of Cerro Gordo he com manded a brigade of Peunsplvanta troops. He was or- dereé to operate on the Mexican right wing, He ad- vanord his command to within gunshot of the enemy's dine: then sheltered Rimeelf behind a rock, untihe wan reproved by his officers for his cowardly conduct, when sbame obliged him to faco theenemy. By thie time Shields’ brigade had turned the enemy's left, and Unie ee.yed Pillow’s brigade from probable defeat, At the Dreaking out of the pre rebeliion he was appointed Major-General of the Teuneraee State (reops. He collected a foros: several thousand son and prooreded to the Missis. Sippi river, in the Vienity of Memphis, where he erected sevura’ batt He subsequently went to Columbus, Ky., a8 | there commenced the fortification of that place; hut before the work was completed he sas succeeded by Bishop Polk, who was appointed Major General in the provisional ariay of Uae rebel States. Pillow was obliged ‘to.nemume « subordinate pesition, which wag not very fiaivorige to his vanity, About one monsh ago a difter. ence of opinion in regard t@ army matters arose between Piitow acd Polk, which resulted in the resignation of the former. The difference, however, was adjnsted through the medéstion of friends. Pitlew withdrew his resigna- tion, anda week or two ego asenmed the command of the rebel gar isen and troops near Fort Donelson. BRIGAMTER GENERAL SIMON B, BUCKNER. Brigadier General Simon B. Buckner, who com- ngwnds a @rigade at Fort Doneleon, is a native of | | | Kemtucky. ."¢ veidom falls to the lot of a rnalist to wention fo nwmne of aman vehois surrounded with snore inferey, treachery and falsehood than Simon | B®. Puekner, of Kentucky, Sines tho inauguragion of | civil etrife in Kentecky he hay openly commanded the |ehief furce of the rebels gin Southern Kentucky. A | lawyer by pr: wn, he has hitherto beew deemed a man | ofteir ability. Neither nt the bar nor upon tho stump | | hae de ever exhibiied any particular brightness or power | kre ghia elvil war broke out he wae a prominent mem- ber of the Knights of the Golden Circle—indeed, the | most prominent In Kentucky. There seems now to exist S Aaa WEST LIBERA) x # \ WINCNESTER nse Mine eRe iLLE ; 5: yy i et Bee [es GW LLOMSPHING OH, CLINCH Al 3 ZA Pah ROCKY SPRING 1! csSE6 LN meee ne BS < SBOGENS VIL @; LEw. about thirty-seven years of age, and, we regret to pay, ® native of Kentucky. A little above the medium height, his sparenese gives to his figure an appearance of. tallnes® which does not belong to it, and lends to ita command> ingappearance. In his manners he partly affects a cers tain suavity and urbanity, His influence is considerable with the inexperienced, and when he is dispored hig style is especially charming to untutored men. Ie lack of honesty is patent to the country, and he stands before it divested of all the attributes of honors truth and integrity, which honest mem so tenaciously cling to. In July het be visited Washington city, repree sented himself thero as loyal, ingratiated himself into General Scott’s confidence, obtained permiseion ta inspect ali the fortifications in that viemity, made the Hon, Robert Mallory and others believe that’ he wished) to take service in tho arthy of tho United States, turned to Louisville, and remained for a brief withont giving the slightest public indication that he contemplated amy disloyal movement; and yet, at the very time, during that very sojourn there, he held secret conferences with the conspirators there, and de ignated a military commander to head them in the cute break that had been agreed on. Kentueky expected much from him, and, like a true mother, pushed and aided her son on to many successes amd benefits; but he turned traitor to her soil. THE SCENE OF THE VICTORY. The Strategical Val sition red—The Cumberland Ri? ver, Clarksville, &c. | ‘The capture of Fort Donelson being considered of greng valuo, in ono way at least, if not in others, we give this day a map of the whole of the State of Kentucky and @ large portion of the State of Tennessee, with the borderm of adjacent States, While the repulee of our troops a@ that point woud not have materially affected the general plan of the campaign on our side, its eapture will greatly digconcert, eripple and hem in the enemy, aud increas@ their present consternation into a terrible rout od alll sides, It-witl be seen by our map that the taking of thig fortified position opens up the Cumberland to ClarkavHle, about Uhirty miles distant from Dover, and, aiter passing that peint, to Nashville, about fifty miles further up the river. As our reports state that Commodore Foote haw gone ap the Camberiand to the first named placo, a sbor® description of itmay not be malapropos at the preseng tue * SKETCH OF CLARKSVILLE. Clarksvitle is a thriving post village in Tennessee, and ‘@ the capital of Montgomery county. It is located on the right or morth side of the Cumberland river, at the point where the Red river empties itself into the former stream. It ie situated at about fifty miles to the northa weet of Nashville, the capital of the State. Tn ite proes perous days it hada population of between three am@ five thousand persone, and had considerable trade, ‘There were atone time two good banks estabiished im the place, and four or five newspaper offices. On the whole, previous to the breaking out of the rebellion, it gave great promise of being a rising place; but at the present time it appcars to have greatly retrograded. DEFENCES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL, In the neighborhood of Clarksviileand for same distance farther up the river ace anumber of bluffs, some of which are precipitona anil dificult of access, Theve have’ beea made use of for the purpose of fortification, and exten. sive and formidable rebel works bave been jn the eourse | of construotion there for two or three months, A large number of heavy guns are reported to have been shipped to this point, for the purposs, 80 it was said, of proteet- | ing the railroad bridge and tho communication with the capital of the State. It is also reported that ten thousand men left Bowling Green two or three weeks since to rey inforce this point, and further, that Genoral Hardee wae in command of the post, The railroad from Louisville ‘via Bowling Green and Russellville passes through the | but litte doubt that, while the object of these knights | was prateeediy an aoquisitien of territory upom our eouthweatorn frontier, their real purpose was to cougoli edate and arys(slize an organization for the disruption of We Union, avd the estobliehmont of a great Southern slave empire, This allimate purpore wasnot understood by the eanesite of the Order, only the chosen and elite pheroor, the mombers of the inner circle, who had gone beyond the oular penrtralia of the circle, far enoughto rogaed with caionpt the blind devotees worehipping in | the vestibule, General Nuckmer was one of the | | mystic seerdotes ministering ot the higher altars: ' | With « full view f0 the end be has atvempted to rwweh, be bocame Adjutent General of tho state. Vader on jugentonsly dovived law, suggested by | Ue aoblly Parvers® quickness of John 0, Breckinridge, thors Was a military board established, for the ostensi- die purpose of Orgaulaing and arming the militia of the finte, None bub ineide membera of the Goldon Circle beoaune Luotabers of Mt, Gonoral Bucknor was de facto ite heed. A gradante of Weet Point, long in the regular ser. At tho outhveak of tha war with Utah he y ne chogen, over many more skilled r which thet partie being, i 1 edition croswed tho die@rs, (0 com inand ains. He comtinns ;o 1, dic | DATO Be rerronebly vied, Ewice breveted for gnilant conduct in Mexico, his siigtons ae anofhger ane his personal courage are | loubted, He isa young man, of | vidlage, and it crosses the Cumberland at this point by @ valuable bridge. What troops may recently have been at these two last namod places have doubtless ere this ‘been sent forward to Clarksville, As Bowbing Green je now in the hands of the Union troops, a road is now open to Clarksville along the raiiroad, by which jt it not at al? unlikely our troops may march from Genera! Buell'e de” partment upon the rebel rear at that place, THR OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS IN THE Mar. At about the centre of the map is loeated Bowling Green, recently taken possession of by the Union forces, By glancing at the map it will be seen that a direct railroad connects it with Nashville, This road crosses no tm- portant river, and, thorefore, cannot be materiaily in- jored as a marching road for our troops. Thue not only ig Clarksviflc threatened from this point, by the one rail. rond, but Nashville is in Jeopardy by the other, Pleven miles south of Bowling Green, along the rei road track, i@@ small station known by the name of Woodburn. At this point the brigades of Generals Break. jaritge und Hindman were located on Thured@ay last but haye Bingo been roported as having gone to Rurseliy ile {CONGNUED ON MIGHTH PAGR)