The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-11-15
The Battle at Beimoni.

CAIRO. November S.-It is impos.
bible yet to obtain anything like m
accurate report OF the number killed,
wounded and missing, in the Ell.
gsgement ct Belmont yesterday
A flag Of truce was sent down to
Columbus on the Memphis, this
morning, and another from Birds
Point by land, to tie battlefield
this after Don. '-i
A courier just In from Memphis
reports Col. Doueherty as wounded
and captured; tha, he has had his ley
amputsted, and was doing we'll. l.
is es,imsted that twenty Eve Of the
twer ~ second regiment sre missing
There are thought to be three
hundred and fifty missing OF the sew
snth Iowa. Col. Linnan's wound
is not dangerous. Lieutenant Col
Wen Z was killed. The Majr is
wounded. and the Aajutant missing.
. reported killed.
10 Logan's regiment there were
thirty.five killed and forty seven
wounded.
All but Al Of Colonel Fonte's re
giment reported at roll call this
. afternoon. But one commissioned
officer was wounded.
In Buford's regiment The loss was
not asccrtained, but it is not thought
10 be heavy.
Tyler's Artillery. Orderly. @. w.
Everett, was slightly wounded; Ser.
geaDt Chase received flesh wound ;
George W. White had his right hand
shot offby the premature dirsbsrge
ofa gun.
No cannon were lost. The rear
portion. Of two caissons had to be
left behind. They are compensated
for by the capture OF two guns lone
twelve.pounder, and the other the
th,rty.'our FOUNDER. manufactured
!. by John Clark, of New Orleans. q
beautiful piece. Both belonged to
Watson's New Orleans battery.
A letter was found, written by one
Of the officers Of Col. Dan. Delan
cey's regiment, stating that the Wat
son battery was the best company in
Johnston's army.
One hundred ard thirty. -four pris.
oncrs were captured, about thirty oi
whom-the sick and wounded
were cent down on the Memphis.
All accounts concur in stating the
loss Of the enemy as being much
heavier than ours.
Col. Cooks regiment and a por
tion Of the twenty-eighth Illinois.
which marched from Fort Holt to
within six miles of Columbus, re
returned at one o'clock last night
An expedition which left Paducah
for Columbus has also returned.
There is no reliable news from
Colonel Oglesby's command. Ii is
rumorei that he has encountered
Th'mpson's force. killing three hun.
dred and losing fifty. A man who
escaped from Jeff7s camp two days
ago, reports that he has 2,400 in
: fantry and 900 cavalry.
!. LArEE.--E!even o'clock, p. H.
The Memphis has inst arrived.
bringing the bodies Of Lieutenan,
Colonel Wendt Lieutenant Sibley
died on board. Captain MadsIev
30th Illinois, and Lieutenant G
Gardner, Company II, 7th Iowa,
are fatally wounded. O. Y. Rem.
trew, Company |, not shot fatally
B F. Chilester, Company l badly
wounded. George Eddy, Company
q, 7,h Iowa, and Robert Stom, Com
pany ID, Of the 3lst Illinois, were
fatally shot in the breast. Jasper
Sanders, Of the 3lst Illinois. badly
wounded. Leg will have to be am,
putated. J. W. Poles, Company
ii, 3lst Illinois, shot in the leg bad.
ly. Charles Poslay, Company h
9th Illinois, 81 OF in the leg G. S.
Limhey, Company A. 17th Illinois,
fatal wound in the head. Major
cCI1rkih is shot badly in the head
4 dit is thonght will die.
surgeons Gordon and Witberell
are prisoners on parole at Columbus
Belmont ia abandoned. The re.
bella have about $50 prisoners. -
They ackno wledge $50 killed. but
would not permit our messengers to
visit the place to VII ch they con-
veyed their dead.
Dead rebels were observed all
over the Fl Id, in piles Of from ,hre,
! to four.
Eighty'fve OF our dead were
buried by our people. Eight or ter
had ben bur ed by the rebels IL
for their MN. They ex
!. pected flag OF truce
sg Captain Brooks o, Puford's re
4 gi,nent, was found with another dea,
MAN on the battle field. The latte
\ Ayrs q Surgeon in the rebel army.
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