The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14
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it was thought desirable to take Bel.
mont and hold il. Accordingly an eN-
petition, under Generals Grant and
McClcrnand was fitted out from Cairo
and Birds Point. and sailed down the
river. landing at s O'clock IN the morn
inc three miles from Belmont. The
fight commenced about l. and con.
tinued until Shutdown. Our troops We're
harraSscd by attachments FROM the re-
bells from the place OF landing clear up
to the town, hnt fought their way
bravr'v, captured the town. took q
number of prisoners, burned their
camps, and took i number ot cannon,
one account says thirty, bu, in their 'e-
treat were obliged to leave many Of
/ these for the want othorses to transror,
! them.
The Generals and all the field officers
we're very active, and in the midst ot'
| the fight cheering on their men, who
went into the action determined to con
Guer or die.
The eth Illinois regiment frs; waved
the stars and stripes on the encmy's
camping ground. The 22nl captured
a battery of l. cannon. TIE ao;h
Tough, hrayelv and were sadly en-, up
The eth Iowa was in the thickest of
the FIGHT and suffered the most severely
Of any regime nj, having lost il kills,l,
wounded and miS>in@ahout $50 Nearly
every field and commissioned officer
was Killed or wounded Col, Ialman
was wounded in the lee. and is horse
was found upon the ground pierced
with eleven bullets. Lieut.. Col. Vent
was killed and the Adj. is missing.
Gen NcClernana's clothes. saddle. amt
horse were pierced with bullets
Gus loss is about $40 IN III. Tie
enemy's it is said mus, he mitch more,
for our men Tough, with desperation.
always driving superior numbers before
them.
We had in tie action $500 men, tie
rebels 1000.
We to"k about $50 prisoners, they
probably 80.
1t viii be seen our men fought agai,
two TO one, gained the battle, and
wo,lli have held the ground hut il heino
nearly sun down and the rebel. were
receiving fresh reintorcemct from
Columbus 1T 5000 mer. they withdrew
10 the boats. ana LETT them to cnipv
themselves upon their barn 4 an.i "a
Wished camping grounds.
Our Great Fleet, CONSISTING # 90 YES
>els, and carrying $1,000 soldiers,
which sailoa short ';:,le s;n"s. have
citcTeal ii; i, al an.l talselltap rebel
forts q, Beaufort IN South Carolina L
is expected lh;t tlev may attack Char
lesion. Two vessels are reported lost
hy had weather Il is said lat A mum.
Der Of rebel troops arc already With
drawn from the Potomac and sent to
South G:tr:,Ii.la and Georgia Tie sal
linz OF the feet undoubtedly being
the caa.sc.
- Notwithstanding tie order for
bi'ii.g recruiting for other States in
Iowa, Gov ki,kwooi has given Col.
Moore Of the Northeast Missouri regi
ment authority to recruit his companies,
inasmaeh As this regiment has done and
is likely 10 10 good service for tie de-
fence oft}c Iowa border.
cesr or THE WaE-It IS estimated.
that the expenses Of the war tor the
year commencing Nov. lst will lie
about five hundred millions f.. the
United States, and three or four hun
drci millions for The conicacratps.
The rec ent battle on the Upper Poto-
mae is called bv variety Of names,
snch as Balls Bluff, Balls ClH., Bulls
Bluff, Edwards Ferry and Lce>bur-.
18TH REG1MEST.-The Governor has
appointed Lieut.. Col. NJ NJ. Croker,
Of the ID regiment Iowa infantry, Col
Of the 18th infantry, now forming at
Davenport; Capt. Shane, OF Ninton, has
been appointed Major.
tits asccrtaincd that Frcmonts friends
have Of late completely controlled the
tclegraphic dispatches from St Louis,
and awea the press Of that city, so that
the real state Of affairs could not be
known generally until the labors of the
investigating committee developed it.
Government is about to release $50
prisoners, most Of whom were taken at