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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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Letters about Military Operations
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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…
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Flag-Ship S. T. Louis to Henry W. Halleck, February 22, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT WEST TENNESSEE, Fort Donelson, February 22, 1862. GENERAL: The preparations made by the enemy for the eue of this position were very extensive. A complete and accurate survey…
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Ulysses S. Grant to Simon B. Buckner, February 16, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY IN THE FIELD, Camp near Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862. SIR: Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just…