. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... rebel guns of any value and most of the men had got across beforeMcClernand reached the road. Muddy roads have been the causeof many a loss on one side and many a gain on the other. AVhenHenry surrendered tliere was only a handful of men in the fort,under a brave commander, General Tilghman, who held out stoutlytill he had covered the retreat to Donelson. This was the 6th ofFebruary. Six days later Grant set out for Donelson along the roadfrom Henr
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... rebel guns of any value and most of the men had got across beforeMcClernand reached the road. Muddy roads have been the causeof many a loss on one side and many a gain on the other. AVhenHenry surrendered tliere was only a handful of men in the fort,under a brave commander, General Tilghman, who held out stoutlytill he had covered the retreat to Donelson. This was the 6th ofFebruary. Six days later Grant set out for Donelson along the roadfrom Henry. As he neared the Cumberland River he kept spread-ing his lines till his army lay in a great half circle running outsideof Donelson, with its two ends on the river. Donelson was much larger and stronger than Henry. GeneralPillow had been commanding there, with General Buckner, who hadbeen a prominent rebel in Kentucky ever since the war began. Onthe day of Grants march upon it, John B. Floyd had arrived there TAKING OF DONELSON. 475. with an army and taken chief command. So there were threeprominent generals and 15,000 men in the fort. As before, Com-modore Foote began the attack. But this time he was not so suc-cessful. The rebel guns from the fort peppered him there as badivas he had peppered them at Henry. He made a gallant fight all oneafternoon, but at length was obliged to fall down the river with hisboats injured and almost useless. It was the evening of the 14thof February when Foote retired. Grant had made up his mindthat it would take time to take the place and was going to keep upthe siege, while hesent for more troopsand repaired his gun-boats, when the reb-els helped him to adifferent had a talk inthe fort that veryevening, and Floydconcluded that they could not stand a Grants Head-quarters at Fo,t Oonelson long siege. He accordingly resolved to go out next day and givebattle. During the fight they were to watch a good opportunityfor retreat and w
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