. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . ot plunged through the pilot-house of theSt. Louis, carrying away the wheel. About the sametime trie Louisville was disabled. The Confederatesredoubled their energies. A ball got lodged in theirbest rifle. A corporal and some of his men took a logfitting the bore, leaped out on the parapet, andrammed the missile home. Now, boys, said a gun-ner in Bid wells
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . ot plunged through the pilot-house of theSt. Louis, carrying away the wheel. About the sametime trie Louisville was disabled. The Confederatesredoubled their energies. A ball got lodged in theirbest rifle. A corporal and some of his men took a logfitting the bore, leaped out on the parapet, andrammed the missile home. Now, boys, said a gun-ner in Bid wells battery, see me take a flag of the boat and the chimney fell with theshot.^ The Union fleet was obliged to retire out ofrange. With their repulse, the Confederates scored success number two,and communication bythe river remained opento Nashville. 10. That evening theConfederate leadershold a council of knew that Grantwas being heavilyreinforced, and thatliis army had cut offland communicationwith Nashville. Thefollowing plan wasadopted PilloAV, withhis division, was to at-tack the Union right atdawn. General Buck-ner, being relieved by troops in the forts, was tosupport Pillow by assailing the right of the Union. GENKRAL SIMON B. BtTCKNER. The Capture of Fort Donelson, by General Lew Wallace. Takenfrom the Century Companys War Book. Battlr ok Fort 157 center. In case of success, he was to take post wherehe could cover the retreat. All night the troopsmade ready for the attack. 11. The decision of the Confederate leaders washerqic. Classing their troops on the Union right, theyhegan the attack at dawn. Tliough hravely resisted,they steadily gained ground. The commands ofOglesby, Logan and W. H. L. Wallace were at lastpushed aside, and Pillows part of the programme wasaccomplished. The road was once more open. Buck-ner had faithfully performed his task, and was readyto cover the retreat. The Union general, Lew Wal-lace, says, that it may be said w
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