ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 17.
In the assembly, to-day, Royal Phelps announced the gratifying intelligence of the capture of Fort Donelson. A scene of much excitement followed, the House rising and giving cheer after cheer.
The excitement increased when the announcement was made of the capture of Buckner and Johnson. 100 guns were fired in honor of the victory.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, February 19, 1862, p. 1
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