Monday, 17th–This is a very beautiful morning. The good news came that Grant has really taken Fort Donelson. Lieutenant Compton called out the company with arms, and we fired a feu de joie to celebrate the victory.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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