. Field, fort and fleet ... could prove nothing, except that he was not the general totake advantage of a favorable crisis. Thus, after capturing sixguns, three hundred prisoners, five thousand three hundred stand 36 THE CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON. of arms, and a quantity of ammunition and camp equipage, andlosing in killed and wounded about twelve hundred men to openthe way out, the Confederates returned to the trap and the Federalsreturned to their lines of investment. That night Floyd, andPillow, and Forrest skulked out with portions of their command,leaving Buckner, who was the real
. Field, fort and fleet ... could prove nothing, except that he was not the general totake advantage of a favorable crisis. Thus, after capturing sixguns, three hundred prisoners, five thousand three hundred stand 36 THE CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON. of arms, and a quantity of ammunition and camp equipage, andlosing in killed and wounded about twelve hundred men to openthe way out, the Confederates returned to the trap and the Federalsreturned to their lines of investment. That night Floyd, andPillow, and Forrest skulked out with portions of their command,leaving Buckner, who was the real fighter, to surrender theremainder. No page of Confederate war record shows granderopportunities or greater blunders. The general who could haveled his garrison safely out, after a fight in which every regimentengaged had proved its gallantry, blundered, hesitated, counter-manded, and finally disgraced his uniform by skulking out atmidnight in the company of men who could have looked upon himonly with feelings of $m llttrge.
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