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George W. Randolph to Gideon J. Pillow, March 26, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., Richmond, Va., March 26, 1862. Brig. Gen. G. J. PILLOW, Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
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Unknown to Joseph E. Johnston, February 16, 1862
CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN. CUMBERLAND CITY, TENN., February 16, 1862. General JOHNSTON : This morning at 2 o’clock, not feeling willing myself to surrender, I turned over the command to General…
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pi. H. P. Brewster to GIDEON J. PILLOW, Chattanooga, Tenn.: GENERAL: Under date of March 11 the Secretary of War says, March 16, 1862
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, Decatur, Ala., March 16, 1862. Brig. Gen. GIDEON J. PILLOW, Chattanooga, Tenn.: GENERAL: Under date of March 11 the Secretary of War says: The reports of -Generals…
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Levi Sugars to Llgqlldollllllllldll, March 13, 1862
OFFICE OF DIVISION COMMISSARY, Decatur, Ala., March 13, 1862. I was present at the council of officers held at Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow’s headquarters, in the town of Dover,…
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Floyd. Ihave sent a flag to General Grant, March 14, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DIVISION, Decatur, Ala., March 14, 1862. The position we occupied was invested on February 11 by a fois which we estimated to be about 20,000 strong. This force…
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John B. Floyd to Joseph E. Johnston, February 19, 1862
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. CLARKSVILLE, TENN., February 19, 1862. General JOHNSTON: 4 Sir: There is but little known satisfactorily of the enemy or their movements; up to 10 o’elock last night all…
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Judah P. Benjamin to A. Sidney Johnston, March 11, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT, O. S A., Richmond, March 11, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON, Decatur, Ala. : Sig: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your dispatches through Major Liddell.…
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Albert S. Johnston to A. Sidney Johnston, February 16, 1862
Fort DONELSON, TENN. Fort DONELSON, TENN., February 16, 1862. General A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON: Last evening there arrived in the river near Fort Donelson eleven transports, laden with troops. Weare completely…
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Unknown to Judah P. Benjamin, March 11, 1862
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., March 11, 1862. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SIR: The reports of Brigadier Generals Floyd and Pillow of the defense…
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James M. Shackelford to Charles Cruft, February 18, 1862
HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FIFTH KENTUCKY REGIMENT, Camp Cloak, near Fort Henry, February 18, 1862. Sir: Below I give you a list of the killed, wounded, and missing in the Twenty-fifth Regiment Kentucky…
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MeClernand, February 18, 1862
HDQRS. FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Fort Henry, February 18, 1862. SIR: On the morning of Saturday, February 15, the Forty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteers left their bivouac near the enemy’s lines…
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Tema to Ulysses S. Grant, February 18, 1862
HDQRS. THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Fort Henry, Tenn., February 18, 1862. Sir: In obedience to your order, the Kement left its camp, near Fort Donelson, on. the morning of the…
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Morgan L. Smith to Fred. Knefler, February 18, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH BRIGADE, Fort Heiman, Ky., February 18, 1862. Ste: I have the honor to report that on the 15th instant, in obedience to your order, I stormed the hill…
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James . Veatoh to Jacob G. Lauman, February 18, 1862
HDQRS. TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 18, 1862. on the left wing of our army on the 13th and 15th days of February, 1862, at Fort Donelson.…
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John P. Cook to Charles F. Smith, March 6, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, Clarksville, Tenn., March 6, 1862. GENERAL: In pursuance of orders from division headquarters I have the honor to submit the following report: Monday, the 3d…
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Leonard F. Ross to Seventeenth Illinois, February 25, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 25, 1862. In obedience to your order requiring a report of the movements and operations of the troops under my command…
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Ezra Taylor to Light Battery B, February 18, 1862
HEADQUARTERS TAYLOR’S BATTERY, Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 18, 1862. COLONEL: I have the honor respectfully to submit the following report of the part taken by the battery under my command…
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John E. Smith to William L. Wallace, February 17, 1862
HEADQUARTERS WASHBURN LEAD MINE REGIMENT, February 17, 1862. TomrY-FIFTH Illinois INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS, Fort Donelson, February 17, 1862, SIR: In obedience to orders I took position with my command on the…
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U. S. Grant, February 17, 1862
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, U. S. Advance Forces, Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 17, 1862. Sin: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my…
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R. J. Oglesby to Mason Brayman, February 20, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, District of West Tennessee, Fort Donelson, February 20, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report that under Field Orders, No. 125, of 11, I…