The Brave Western Troops

Some of the papers are claiming all the credit of the Fort Donelson victory to the Illinois troops.  True, the regiments in action were chiefly those of our State, and they all fought bravely and nobly.  But while praising the gallantry of our brave Illinoisans, we must not omit to award full credit to those regiments from other States which fought equally well.

The 2d Iowa was one of the bravest and most effective of the regiments engaged, and was the first to mount the enemy’s works.  The 12^th, 7^th and 14^th Iowa were in the thickest of the fight, and acted nobly throughout. – Chicago Journal.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 2