The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-11-14
The Fight at Belmont.---A Bio0.x
Conflict.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Conflict.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO. Nov. Z, 1861
A fearful engagement took place to.
day at the town of Belmont, Mo-, op.
posite Columbus, between our forces
under command of Generals Grant
and Nc Clernand, and rebel force un.
der whose command we could not as.
certain. Our force consisted of the
following regiments: 9th, 3Oth, 31st
and 22d Illinois, 7th Iowa, Taylor's
Chicago artillery and Capt. Dollen's
cavalry, attached to Logan's Regiment,
and Capt. Delano's Cavalry and some
scattering companies, but the intense
excitement here to night renders it i'm.
possible to get them. They left here
on the steamers Alex Scott, Chancellor,
Memphis, keystone State, accompa-
MED by the gun-boats Lexington and
III. o. Tyler. They were landed at
Luce's bend, three miles above, and
formed in line of battle, Gen. McCler-
nand in command of Cairo troops, and
Col Dougherty in command of Birds
Point troops. They were then encoun-
tered by the enemy and fought every
inch of the way to the enemy's camp,
making sad havoc in the enemy's
ranks. Col. BufoTd was assigned the
right; Col. Fouke the center; Col.
Logan the left. Col. Buford was the
first to plant the stars and stripes in
the enemy's camp. Col. Dougherty's
Regiment captured the rebels battery
of twelve pieces, but Col. Fouke's men
suffered greatly, as they were in front
of the batteries at the time of their be-
ing taken. The goth then charged on
an ambuscade and were reinforced by
Col. Logan's regiment, and routed the
enemy, Fouke only losing ten men.
They fired and entirely destroyed the
enemy's camp. The rebels, finding
our troops in possession of their camp,
opened fire on them from the Ken
lucky side. Lieut.. Pittman, of Com
pany F, 3oth Regiment, sent out as a
scouting party by Col. Fouke, diseov-
cred that the enemy were crossing over
from Kentucky for the purpose of at
lacking us in the rear. The order was
given to return to the boats, when our
men were attacked by reinforcement
of several thousand men from Colum-
bus. Another severe engagement took
place, in which our troops suffered Sc
verely. The following is list as near
as could be obtained tonight:
3oM Regiment, Col. Fouke.-16O
missing. Major Nc Clerken was woun-
ded and taken prisoner. Capt. Mark
ley was killed while CALAMITY leading
his men on. He was shot and fell at
the feet of his Colonel Lieut.. Dottery
of Company K, was shot in the breast
but continued to fight; but was after
wards killed by ball in the head.
Surgeon Gordon was taken prisoner.
He refused TO leave his wounded, and
remarked that he would suffer death
before he would leave his men.
21st Regiment, COL John Il. Logan.
Company A. Capt. Reese, about 80
of his men are missing. Company B,
Capt. Coen, six missing, 2 wounded,
seventy-nine brought home, Company
:, Capt. Laing, badly wounded in the
breast, private killed, Z wounded, 4
missing. Co. ID, Capt. Williams, 2
killed, 1 wounded and five missing.
Co. E, Capt, Latson, 2 killed, 4 wound
cd and Is missing. Co. T, Capt. Rig
by, Orderly Sergeant VIM. Lawrence.
killed, about others killed, So wound
ed, among whom arc Jesse S. Allen
field and p. S. Avert, and about 10
missing. Rigby was struck by spent
grape shot, and is supposed TO be cap
tured. Co. G, Capt Stricken, five miss
ing, and two wounded. Lieut.. Strick-
lin, slightly wounded. Co. H, Capt.
Greenly, 20 missing. Second Lieut..
Roberts, and James Bowles, private,
among the missing. Go. /, Capt. Nc
Cook, 80 missing and many wounded.
W. McCook, his brother is captured.
Co. X, Capt. Sommerville, three killed
and four wounded. Corporal Van Hi
ming and private J. G. Cole, killed.
Capt. S. was shot in the hand early in
the engagement. Assistant Surgeon
Wbitell was taken prisoner while at
tending the wounded in battle field.
Lieut.. Col. White had five balls pass
through his clothing, none taking effect.
Col. Buford's regiment came back
too late to get any particulars. The
other regiments are at Birds Point,
and cannot he heard from tonight.
Col. Dougherty of the ODD Illinois,
reported captured 1t is reported that
Capt. Shelton is killed. Lieut.. Smith
is killed and four of his Company are
missing.
Taylor's battery lost one gun and
two guns were captured. We have
taken $50 prisoners and killed 800.
The ground was completely strewn
with dead bodies.
Gen. Grant had two horses shot from
under him, and Gen. Netherlands
horse was also twice badly wounded.
We killed one Colonel, John Wright,
of the 18th Tennessee, and one Cap
tain of a Louisiana company.
Generals Grant and McClernand
conducted themselves CALAMITY. All
the men speak highly of them. Major
Brayman was universally praised for
his GOODNESS and bravery on the field.
Capt. Bialoski, of Gen. McClernand's
Staff, was killed by cannon ball.
Capt. Dresser, also of his staff, had his
horse shot from under him.
Too much praise cannot be given
our men, as they fought bravely against
great odds and terrific fire from the