Official Reports of Battles (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1864. Excerpt: ... Col. Heiman's Report. Fort Donelson, February 8th, 1862. Col. W. W. Mackall, Assistant Adj.-gen: In the absence of Gen. Tilghman, who is a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, being next in command of his division, it becomes my duty, and I have the honor to submit to you the following report in regard to the bombardment and surrender of Fort Henry, and the subsequent retreat of its garrison to Fort Donelson. The armament of the fort consisted of ten 32-pounders, two 42pounders, two 12-pounders, one 24-pounder rifle-gun, and one 10inch columbiad. The garrison consisted of my regiment, (10th Tennessee, ) under comman J of Lieut.-col. McGavock; the 4th Mississippi, Col. Drake; two companies of the 3d Alabama battalion, Major Garvin; a company of artillery, commanded by Capt. Taylor; one company of Forrest's cavalry, Capt. Milner, and forty mounted men, acting Capt. Melton, stationed as picket and rocket guard, at Bailey's landing, three miles below the fort; Capt. Culbertson's light battery, (four six-pounders and one six-pounder rifle-gun, ) amounting in all to an aggregate of 1,885 men. The heights on the opposite side of the river, with the unfinished works of Fort Heiman, were occupied by the 27th Alabama regiment, Col. Hughes; the 15th Arkansas, Col. Gee; two compavnes of Alabama cavalry, commanded by Capts. Hubbard and Houston, and an unorganized company of forty men, Kentucky cavalry, Capt Padgett, and a section of a light battery, commiinded by Lieut. Hankinicz, amounting in all to 1,100 men. At Paris landing, five miles above the fort, the 48th Tennessee, Col. Voorhies, and the 51st Tennessee, Col. Browder, were stationed. These were skeleton regiments, containing, together, not more than four hundred men. With the exception of the 10th Tennessee and the 4th Mississippi, these w...