The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-11-13
The Battle or Belsnont.

On the 9TH inst, fierce engagement took
place at Belmont NO., below Carlo, between
our forces and the rebels. Our troops con-
sisted sof four III. regiments, tho 9Th Iowa,
one cavalry, and one artillery company
The rebel forces consisted Of an equal NUN.
Der of Mo. Ark. and Ky. troops. The fed.
cral troops went down in four steamboats,
to within three miles of the rebel camp,
when they formed in line of battle and
fought their way by inches to the rebel
camp, which they calamity captured with
the batteries defending il. Pcrcciving sew.
cral thousand troops crossing over from Co.
lumbus, Ky, to attack them in the rear,
the order was given to fall back to the boats.
On the way they encountered the enemy
and another fierce fight took place in which
our troops suffered severely.
The Iowa 7th and the Illinois 22d regi-
ments were in the heaviest Of the fighting,
and full reports will give them the merit
which is due them for their gallantry. The
Iowa 7,h suffered severely-heavier than
any other regiment in the fight. Col. Lau-
man was severely wounded. Lieut.. Col.
wendt was killed. The Major was wounded
and the Adjutant is missing and reported
killed. Col. Lauman, after being wounded
in the leg still continued to lead his men.
His horse was pierced with eleren bullets.
We have not received list Of the killed OF
the 7th, up to the time Of going to press,
from the fact that the special corrcspon.
dents Of the Chicago papers devoted their
investigations almost exclusively to the loss
of the III. troops. The following is list
Of the prisoners Of the 9TH, now at Colum.
bus:> Capt. B. Crabb, j. Il. Hope, S. S. At
tic, Chas. Webster, 4. W. Eichelberger, NJ.
F. Herd, Thos. Moore, I. W. Taylor, A.
Gibson, W. II. Van SAINT, w. Carroll, g.
B. Mustcller, Daniel McTiggart, II. S. Wis
ner, W. G. Moore, w. W. Sapp, s.. j. Wal
ker, Edmund Hill, j. II. Rouse, w. H Rob-
erts, j. r. Morgan, II. 7. Stinc, VIM. Tan.
nchill, Sylvester Haughey, Egbcrt Hawks,
W. G Gregg, j. S. Young, A. W. Githart,
John Francisco, Thos. Dunn, w. W. Pick
nell, j. w. Pearson, P. D. Wilson, j. D.
Mahony, VIM. S. Corey, Alfred Carey, T.
P. Maynard, c. Wilbern, II. Smith.
The list of 9TH Iowa prisoners wounded
and in the hospital at Columbus is as fol-
lows: w. L. Weeds, II. Allen, G. w. Ma
line, j. Trenter, o. Mcneil, I. S. Golfer,
j. S. Wilkins, b. R. Smith, B. B. Gale, L.
Richie, D. Clammcr, G. Green, E. Jayne,
j. Taylor, R. Howard, A. Hidden, A. Searib,
L. Pence, John Brown, j. T. Wawlin, Pen.
item Walgemoth, A. MCGOWAN, N. f. Pick
ard, F. w. Edmonson, NJ. o. BOIL, NJ. o.
Burncs, II. A. Gregor, Albert Hites, W. II.
Evans.
The whole number Of killed, wounded
and taken prisoners of the Iowa 7th will
quite reach one hundred and fifty! The
rebels were driven at every point, their am.
buscades broken up, their camp reached
and destroyed, but the vantage VIC had
gained was lost by the achievements
which the rebels received, and which in
every fight thus far they have had within
call. 1t is victory barren Of results.
The rebels acknowledge $50 Of their own
men to be killed, but would not permit the
federals to visit the place wh,re they had
carried their dead
Our correspondent "Printcr," if not dead
which heaven forrfcnd-will probably
give us graphic account Of this hardtought
battle. for our next issue.