. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . Vk^ ^^^^_^<. 202 Fhrt Donelson.—Spring Hill, Tenn. t »• -a walls. Colonel Dunnington, commander of the fort, surrenderedhis sword to Admiral Porter in person. General Churchilll, com-mander of the enemys field-forces, soon appeared with his staff,and surrendered himself and his troops to General McOlernand. Afortress mounting nine he
. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . Vk^ ^^^^_^<. 202 Fhrt Donelson.—Spring Hill, Tenn. t »• -a walls. Colonel Dunnington, commander of the fort, surrenderedhis sword to Admiral Porter in person. General Churchilll, com-mander of the enemys field-forces, soon appeared with his staff,and surrendered himself and his troops to General McOlernand. Afortress mounting nine heavy guns, with a garrison of about 5,000men, with all their arms, ammunition, and equipments of war, fellinto the hands of the Unionists. FORT DONELSON, TENN. Febbtjakt 4, 1863. UnionistSy under Colonel ffarding, 800. Killed and wounded, ;i», under General Wheeler, 4,500. Killed, 140; wounded, 400; priaon-ers, 130. General Wheeleks Confederate cavalry, numbering 4,500, witheight pieces of artillery, attacked Fort Donelson at two , February 4th. The fort was garrisoned by 800 men, underColonel Harding. The rebels made fierce and oft-repeated chargesupon the fortifications, but were repulsed by the combined artilleryand infantry fire of
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