Letter
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 brigade from the time of leaving Fort Henry, on the 11th instant, up to the 16th instant, when the Federal forces entered this fortification.
My brigade, as formed
by order of General U. S. Grant, commanding
the District of Cairo, consisted of the Eleventh Illinois Infantry, Lieut. .
Col. T. E. G. Ransom commanding; the Twentieth Illinois infantry,
Col. C. €. Marsh commagding; the Forty-fifth Illinois Infantry, Col.
John E. Smith commanding; the Forty-eighth Illinois Infantry, Col. I.
Col. T. E. G. Ransom commanding; the Twentieth Illinois infantry,
Col. C. €. Marsh commagding; the Forty-fifth Illinois Infantry, Col.
John E. Smith commanding; the Forty-eighth Illinois Infantry, Col. I.
N. Haynie commanding;. the Fourth Illinois Cavalry, Col. T. Lyle
Dickey commanding; Capt. Ezra Taylor's Chicago Light Battery D, First
Illinois Artillery, four 6-pounder field guns and two 12-pounder howitzers, and Capt. E. McAllister's battery of three 24-pounder howitzers,
First Illinois Artillery—the whole constituting the Second Brigade of
Dickey commanding; Capt. Ezra Taylor's Chicago Light Battery D, First
Illinois Artillery, four 6-pounder field guns and two 12-pounder howitzers, and Capt. E. McAllister's battery of three 24-pounder howitzers,
First Illinois Artillery—the whole constituting the Second Brigade of
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: U. S. Advance Forces, Fort Donelson, Tenn.. Summary: Ulysses S. Grant reports on the movements and composition of his Second Brigade during the campaign from Fort Henry to the capture of Fort Donelson in February 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 7
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