The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-14
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.

lHE WAR EUR IhE URIUH,
A desperate Battle The Rebels draUem
from their Camp Their Camp burned
-Canmon and baggage taken Tie
Euemy Re enforced from kentucky =
800 Rebels kiNed. = One Rebel Colonel
kiIZed-25O prisoners taken. Heavy
loss on our side.-3OO Union Men mas
sing from tsco Regiments.
CAIRO, H., Thurdag, Nov. ], 1861.
An expedition left here last night un
der the command of Gems. Grant and
MeClernapd. and landed at Belmont, Mo-,
at 8 o'clock this morning.
The Union troops numbered 3,a0O, aud
the Rebels atout 600.
The Union troops made the attack at
about III o'clock iD the morning, and the
battle lasted till sundown.
The Rebels were driven from their en-
trench ments across the river with great
loss. Their camp was burned, their bag
oaee cannon, horses, aud mules we're ia
ken, and 100 prisoners were captured.
The Union forces then retired, the reb
els having received re-enforcemerts from
Coluutus.
Both the Union Generals had horses
shot under them.
Col Douherty OF Illinois was wounded
and taken prisoner.
The loss OF the rebels is not known.
The loss on the Union side is believed
TO be from three hundred to five hundred
CHICAGO, Friday. Nov s. 1861.
A special dispstOh from Cairo to 7h'
Tribune, OF this city, gives the following
particulars of the fight at Belmont, Mo
yesterday:
Our forces consisted of the following
regiments: The 22d Illinois Regiu mt
Col Doug herty; the 9th Illinois Regi
mcnt, Col Buiord; the 3Oth Illinois Re
giment, Col. Fouke; the 3lst Illinois Re
giment, Col Logan; the 7th Iowa Regi
,Dent, Col LamoD; TayIor's Chicago Ar
tiilery, and Dollen's and Delano's Cav al
ry. They left Cairo on the steamers Alex
Scott Chancellor. Momphis, and Key
stone State, accompanied By the gunboat
Lexington and Tyler.
After landing. the troops wer" formed
10 line of battle, with Gen. McC!erDanG
in command of the Cairo troops. Thej
we're encountered by the Rebels 7,0o'
strong, and fought every in'h Of thei
way to the eneUy's ranks. Col Buforo
was the first to plant the Stars and Stripe
in the eDemy's camp.
Col. Doug herty's regiment captured th'
Rebel battery of twelve pieces, two Of
which were brought away.
Col. Foukes men suffered greatly, a
; they were in front of the Rebel batteries
before they were taken.
! After taking possession Of the camp o
the Rebels it was discovered that the,
were crossing from Keutudky for tn
purpose of attacking US in the rear.
The order was now given to return t.
the boats. when our men we're sttaoket
by a reinforcement OF several tbousan,
strong from Columbus.
Another severe engagement took place
10 which our troops suffered severely.
Our losses as far as ascertaiued las
night are as follows:
Tbirtieth Illinois Regiment, $50 mis-
ing. Major McClerken wounded, and Ia
ken prisoner.
Twenty first Illinois Regimet l4O miss
ing.
Col Buford's regiment returned to'
late TO obtain any particulars.
Col. Dougherty is reported taken pris
oner.
Col. Lamou is reported dangerously
wounded.
Taylor's battery lost one gun,
We have taken $50 prisoners, nun
Der OF whom we're wounded.
The number Of Rebels killed is 800
The ground was completely strewn Will
dead bodies.
The rebel Col Wright of the 18th Ten
nessee Regiment vas killed.
! Gen. Cbestham commsnded the rebels
Gen. Polk being at Columbus.
1t is stated that Gen. Johnston wa
wounded.
The gun boats rendered efficient ser
vice in covering our retreat, moving doWI
the rebels with grape, but at the same
time killing some of our own men.
A flag of truce left Cairo this morning
for Columbus with 40 or 80 wounded
rebels.
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