February 18, 1862
[Click image to view] |
Page 34: February 18 Latest intelligence has come of the capture of Fort Donelson and 15,000 prisoners among them Genlo Buckner, Johnston and Pillow. Wise ran away during the night. This news reached camp last eve’g. Immediately the band were called out and we had a demonstration The chaplain read from the “Evening Star” the above and as each fact was announced cheer after cheer went up for Grant, for Foote, for McClellan, for Old Abe, for Jackson and “all the rest”. And when every one had grown hoarse with shouting it was proposed that we have three more cheers for “our side”. Having read again that our leaders in the west were intending by the last of the week to capture certain other places the Dr. proposed Page 35: that we have three cheers “for the |