1862 February 18 Staunton, Va.

[from the diary of James Addison Waddell, civilian quartermaster, Staunton, Va.]

Tuesday night, Feb. 18, 1862.

H. W. Sheffey telegraphed from Richmond this
afternoon that Fort Donelson had fallen,
that Buckner + his force were captured, and that
Pillow + Floyd "and some forces" had escaped!
Sad, sad news. The cars which arrived an
hour afterwards, brought noth[in]g more, nor in-
deed so much, only reporting the capture of the
Fort. I am suffering from head ache.

MSS 38-258