Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-11-14
Ionced to wat.on's New Orleans Bat.

longed to Watson's New Orleans Bat
fiery.
A letter was found, written by one
of the officers Of Col. Dan. Delancey's
regiment. stating that the Watson
Battery was the best company in
Johnston's army.
One hundred and thirty-four pris-
oners were captured, about thirty oi
whom--the sick and wounded-wefe
sent down on the Memphis.
All accounts concur in stating the
loss Of the enemy as being much
heavier than ours.
Col. Cooks regiment and q portion
of the s8th Illinois, which marched
from Fort. Holt to within six miles OF
Columbus, returned at one O'Clock last
night. An expedition which left
Psducah for Columbus has also
returned.
There is no reliable news from Col.
Oplesby's command. 1t is rumored
that be has encountered Thompson's
force. killing three hundred and losing
fifty. A man who escaped from Jef's
camp two days ago. reports that lie has
2, 400 infantry and 900 cavalry.
LATEST.
O'CLOCK, P. M.-The Memphis
has Just arrived. bringing the bodies of
Lieutenant Colonel Wendt. Lieuten-
ant Sibley died on board. Capt.
Mardley, 3Otb Illinois. and Lieutenant
c. Gardner, Co. H, 7th Iowa, are IA
tally wounded. G. Y Renfrew, Co. /.
not shot fatally. B. F. Chilester Of Co.
/, badly wounded. Geo. Eddy, Co. G,
7th Iowa, and Robert Stom, Co. D. of
the 31st Illinois. were fatally shot in
the breast. Jasper Sanders Of the 3lst
Illinois badly wounded. Leg will have
to be amputated. J. W. Poles, Co. II,
3Ist Illinois, shot in the leg. badly.
Charles Poslay, Co. K, 9Th Illinois,
shot in the leg. G. S. Limbey, Co. A,
18th Illinois, fatal wound in the head.
Maj. McClurkin is shot badly in the
head, and it is thought will die.
Surgeons Gordon and Witherell are
prisoners on parole at Columbus.
Belmont is abandoned. The rebels
have about $50 prisoners. They ac-
knowledge $50 killed. bat would not
permit our messengers 10 visit the place
to which they conveyed their dead.
Dead rebels were observed all over
the field, in piles of from three to four.
Eighty-fve of our dead were buried
by our people. Eight or ten had been
buried by the rebels in mistake for their
men. They expected flag OF truce.
Captain Brooks, OF Buford's regi-
ment, was found with another dead
man on the battle field. The latter was
surgeon in the rebel army.
CAIRO, Nov. 9.
The official accounts of the killed,
wounded and missing at Belmont is
much less than was first reported.
The 7th Iowa have met the heaviest
loss. as they were in the thickest of the
fight.
All the field officers and commits
stoned officers. with few exceptions,
are wounded. Sixty-eight Of them are
prisoners at Columbus. Their entire
loss, in killed, wounded and missing, is
$50. The Twenty-Second Illinois loss
is about 100. These two regiments
were the most exposed to the enemy's
fire, and the men acted bravely.
Colonel Lammon of the Seventh
Iowa. after being wounded in the leg.
still continued to head his men. His
horse, when found on the battle, was
pierced by eleven bullets. Too much
praise cannot be given to all OF our off,
GERS and men. as they we're lighting
against great odds. and the enemy's
batteries were pouring shell and grape