ST. LOUIS., March 7. – Memphis papers of the 26th, say Gen.
Pillow, in response to the urgent call on him, made an interesting and eloquent
speech last night explaining the circumstances of the battle of Fort Donelson
and the cause of the capitulation. He
made an urgent appeal to Tennesseans to rush to arms if they would sustain
their renown gained on the battle field. – He said the present was full of
gloom, but the future was cheerful, and if our armies will only fight as gallantly
as did the dauntless spirits who were overwhelmed at Donelson, Southern
Independence will be accepted as certainly as he then addressed the audience.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 4
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