Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-11-14
The Killed and wounded. sc.

since, under Generals Grant and
McClernand, landed at Belmont,
Mo-, three miles above Colum-
bus, Ky, this morning.
The Federal troops, numbering
$500, engaged the rebels, 1000
in number, at II O'Clock.
The battle lasted till shutdown,
resulting in the rebels being driv-
en- from observation-disclosures across
the river, with great loss. Their
camp was burned, and their
stores, with all their baggage, and
cannon, horses, mules, and 100
prisoners, taken.
The Federals then retired, the
rebels having received re-enloyce-
ments from Columbus.
Both Generals had their horses
shot from under them.
Col. Dougherty Of Illinois
was wounded and taken prisoner.
The rebel loss is not Known
The Federal loss is believed to
be between 800 and 800.
CuCAao. Nov. 8 "A special
! Cairo dispatch to the Tribune
gives the following particulars
OF the fight at Belmont Yesterday:
Our force consisted Of the follow.
ing Illinois regiments; Twenty
second, Col Dougherty; Twenty
1 seventh. Col. Bulorb; Thirtieth
Col. Fouke; Thirty-lirst, Col.
Logan; Seventh Iowa, Col. La
man; Taylor's Chicago Artillery,
and Doilen's aud Delano's cayaL
ry.
They left Cairo on the steamers
Alex. Scott, Chancellor, Mem
phis and keystone State, accom-.
panied by the gunboats Licking
ton and Taylor. After landing,
ing they were formed in line Of
battle-Gen. McClernand in
command Of the Cairo troops,
and Col. Dougherty in command
OF The Bird Point troops.
They were encountered by The
rebels, 1000 strong, and fought
every inch OF the way to the en-
emy's camp, making sad havoc
in the enemy's ranks. Col. Blu
ford was the first to plant tho
Stars and Stripes in the enemy:
camp.
Col. Dou5herty's regimen
captured the Rebel battery o
, twelve pieces, two OF whicl
were brought away.
Col. Fouke's men suffered
greatly, as they were in front o
the batteries before they were IA
! ken.
After taking possession Of thr
Rebels camp it was discovered
tnat Rebels were crossing owe
from Kentucky, for the purpos,
] OF attacking us in the rear. Or
ders were gwen to return to tn
boats, when our men were attack
ed by a reinforcement oil severa
) thousand from Columbus. An
S other severe cngageraet took plac
in which our troops Suffered Sc
yerely. The losses as far as as
certained at a iate hour last night
are as follows:
> Thirtieth Regiment, one hun
a dred and sixty missing.
2 Major McClerhen was wonn
b ded and taken prisoner. TIL
Fwenty-Grst had 40 missing
Col. Buford's regiment return
ed too late to obtain any partiC
ulars. Col. Dougherty IS re
ported to have been taken prison
er. Col. Lamar is reporte
dangerously wounded.
.f TAYLOR battery lost one CUR
. They have taken two hu1dre
and fifty prisoners, a number
! whom are wounded. The rebel
killed amounted to 300. II
= ground was completely strew
with their dead bodies, Tie rel
= ell colonel, Wright, Of the Thu
- teenth Tennessee, was killed
Gen Cheatham commanded I'll
rebels, Polk being at Columbus
II It's stated that Gen. Johaso
: was wounded.
! The gunboats rendered eaieiei
! service IN covering the retrea
q moving down the rebels, bl
(, killing some Of our own mei
!. 4 flag of truce left Cairo III
!, morning for Columbus with 1
or 30 wounded rebels.
1t CNRo, Noy.S-The special I
the Chicago Times say: Il Is III