15. The railway bridge crossing the Tennessee river at Decatur, Ala., was destroyed by Union men.
15. Gen. Burnside administered the oath of allegiance to the inhabitants of Roanoke Island.
15. The iron-clad steam gunboat Galena was launched at Mystic, Conn.
16. Gen. Price was driven from Missouri by Gen. Curtis, who followed him into Arkansas, capturing many prisoners.
16. Gen. Mitchell’s troops occupied Bowling Green, Ky.
16. Fort Donelson surrendered to the Federal army, under Gen. Grant, after three days’ desperate resistance. 15,000 prisoners were captured, including Brig.-Gen. Buckner, and an immense quantity of war material. Gens. Floyd and Pillow escaped, with a portion of the garrison.
16. Destruction of the “Tennessee Iron works,” owned by John Bell and Messrs. Lewis & Wood, on the Cumberland river, six miles above Dover, by order of Com. Foote.
17. The First Missouri cavalry fell into an ambush of rebels at Sugar Creek, Ark., by which 13 of their number were killed and wounded.
18. Gov. Rector of Arkansas, by proclamation, called every man subject to military duty into service within 20 days.
18. First session of the Congress of the “permanent” Government of the Confederate States opened at Richmond, Va.