Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-09
LATEST NEWS
By the Nails.
THE FIGHT AT BELMONT.
A Bloody Conflict.

special 10 the Chicago Tribune.
I fearful engagement took place to-day at the
town OF belmont, No., opposite Columbus, bstw cen
our forces under command OF Gen. Grant and Nc
Clernand and rebel lotee under whose comm and
We could not ascertain OUr force consisted OF
the following regiments:
Twenty sew eath, Both, 2isi and 32i Illinois, 7,h
+ Iowa, Taylors Chicago ArtillsTy, and Dollcn's
cavalry, attached TO Logan's Reg inent, aud Capt
Delano's Cavalry and some scattering companies,
but the intense excitement hero tonight renders
4 it impossible to get them. They left here ON the
steamers Alex. Scott, Chancellor, Memphis. Key
stone State, onpanied BY the gun boat Lexing
ton1snd II. u. Tyler. They were landed Mt La.
cas- Bend, three miles above, and formed in limo
Of battle, Gen. McClcrnand IN command OF Cairo
troops, and Col. DougheYty in command Of the
Birds Point troops.
They were then encountered by the enemy and
fought every inch ef the way to the enemys
camp, making sad havoc in the enemys ranks.
Col. Bufcrd was assigned the right Col. Fouke
the centre Col. Logan the left.
Col. Buford was the first to plant the Stars and
Stripes in the euemy's camp Col. DOughcrty )
Regiment captured the rebels battery of twelve
pieces. but Col. Foukes men suffered greatly as
they were in front of she batteries at the time Of
/ their being taken.
The Goth then charged on an ambuscade and
were reinforced by Col. Logans Regiment, and
routed the enemy, Fouke only losing ten men.
They fired and entirely destroyed tae eneinys
camp The rebels, finding our troops in POSSESS
ion of their camp opened a tire On them from the
Kentucky side. Lieut.. iittnan, Of Company F,
| Both Regiment sent out a. scouting party by
Col Foukc, discovered that the enemy were cross
ing over from Kentucky foI the purp,se Of attack
ing US in the rear. The order was given 10 return
| to the boats whom our men Woro attacked by 2 To-
enforcement OF several thousand Gcn from Coum-
bus. Another severe engagement took place, in
! which troops suffered severely The follow ing
is list could be obtained tonight
| 3oh hegiment,lot. Euke.- I60 missing. Major
McCierken was " uniet and ;aken prisoner. Capt.
Markley was killed while gala tly leading his
men on. lie was shot and fell at the feet Of his
| e, lionel Lit. Dottery, OF Co. X, was shot in the
breast, but continued to igut but WAS afterwards
killed by q bali in the head. Surgeon Gurdon was
! taken prisoner iie refused to leave the wounded,
and remarked that he would suffer death before he
would leave his men.
2la R.ytn.e.t. Col. John A. Loyan.-Company
A, Captain Reese, about thirty OF his men mis-
| sing. Company b, Captain Coen, sig missing, 2
wounded. seventy brought home Company
=, Captain Laing. badly wounded in the breast, l
| private killed. wounded, missing, Go. ID, Cap
| tain iiams. killed, wounded, and missing
Company Captain l.l,son. killed, 4, wounded
AMI 10 missing Company +, Captain kigby, Or
dorly Sesrgent Vim. Lswrance, killed, about ight
| others killed, So wounded, among whom Jesse 5.
Allentied and p ). Ayers, and about ten miss-
! ing.
Rigby WAS struck bya spent grape shot,an is sup
posed to be captured Company G. Capt. Stricker,
Eve missing, and two wounded. 1t. Strcklin,
slightly wounded. Company II, Captain Greenly
| 20 missing. Second It. Roberts, and James Bowles
private, among the missing. Company |, Captain
McCook. - missing and many wounded. W. Nc
Cook, his brother, j. captured, Company X, Capt
Sommerville, three killed and four unled. Z or
poral Van Hining and private }. G. Cole, killed
| Captain ). was shot in the hand early in the on
gagement. Assistant Surgeon Whi;eiI was taken
/ prisoner while ATTENDING thu Woun2ci n hal l.,
| field.
). o.. Hrh's- h.a Gyn h~n- - 81 .
his clothing, none taking effect.
Col Buferds reg iment ca,no back too late to get
! any particulars. The other regiments are at Bird
Point, a,.i cannot be heard from tonight.
! Gel i'ougherty Of tho 22d Illinois, reported cap
,urcd. itts reported that Captain Shelien is killed
| Of his company are missing.
Tsyior's Dattery lost gun and two guns were
captured. We have taken $50 prisoners and Kill
| ed 300. The ground was comrIetely stIewn with
! doad bodies
! Gen Grant had two horses shot from uniOr him,
| and McCiernand's horse WAS also twice badly
wounded.
| We killed one Colonel, Jchn Wright, Of the 18th
| Tennessee, and one captain oI Louisiana com.
pany.
Generals Grant anl McCIernand conducted them
| selves gallantly. All the men speak highly of
| them. 'iajor Brayman was universally praised
for his Goodness and bravery on thu field Captain
| Baloska, of Gen. McCiernani's Staff was killed.
| by cannon bali Captain Dresser, also Of hi.
| staff had his horse shot from under him on the
field.
Too much praise crnnot be given to our men, as
they fought braveiy against great odds and ter
rife FIRE from the enemy's batteries.
It's reported that Col. Lauman, of the 7th Iowa,
| IS dangerously wounded.
Gen McCernand mounted the first cannon that
was taken.
| Brigade Quarterrnasior Hatch was wounded in
| tho leg.
| Our loss will be between three and five hun
dYed.