Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-11

day morning brought the saii Intelligence this
the number that fell At the battle OF Belmont
The news sesmsd 10 cast more than the ord
nary feeling Of gloom over our city. Yer
lew there are who were not acquainted wit
the eentlensn. and all looked upon him as
superior officer. aud one Of which our city h.
r.sson to he proud.
When the President made the first requisi
tion for troops. last spring. the deceased wa
among the first to call around him compsn, ,
and among the first to tender the services O
his command 10 the Government. His com
pshy went forth 10 the lows First, and throue q
the entire campaign. which lasted but thre
months. distinguished itself for its endurALc
and bravery. Particularly at the bloody ia,
tie Of Wilson's Creek did Capt. Wen,r'. com
leader was first in the tray. The return 0
his company to this city on the 10th Of Angus
last. ia = matter stiii iIe-h in The memory o
our citizens Being n soldier Of high ability
aud experience. he was immediately y selecte,
or the position Of 1t. Colonel Of the Iowa SO,
snth. and after stopping at home but one shor
week. hc returned to the battle field to joiI
his reg inert, then located at Ironton, Mo.
Col Wentz was born in Germany. in Baden
and was about thirty-six years Of age. IL.
has leen in this country about eighteen years
L a. 1
listed in the regular army service. in the T. s
u Artillery. tho same which is now unds,
command Of CAPT. lotion. In his com, any hs
held the rank of first Sergeant. and was noted
during the campaign for his daring spirit aud
courage la was slightly wounded at The
storm ng Of lhapnt~pec. After the close o
the war. hs ohtainel his discharge from the
service and tor several years was engaged in
business in st. Louis, and alter wards went to
Independence, Mo-. where he married his wife.
Aterwards. in 1854, he came to this city. and
has resided IN the county ever since. 10 1858
he WAS elected Constable. which office he held
until he entered again the service uf his
We believe that Col Wentz had no parents
living, and no brothers or sisters in this coul
try. il he had any st all. lie family consists
OF a wife aud an adopted con. We underst and
that Mrs. W. left home on Tuesday last. to pay
her husband a visit At BirGt Point. At which
place che probably was when the battle took
place ia which her husband f.Il
W. hope the body Of the iamentel Colone!
will be brought to THE city and Inferred with
all the honors Of war. lie was noble soldier,
and it is but fitting that our people should
make some public expression over his re.
mains.
TnE GERMAN Ka0IMENr.-ThisH Heyi-
nent promises To be- = success. Had the friends
Df such An organization commenced earlier, the
regiment would perhaps now have been in the
field. But large numbers of the Germans
from this State. iull Of enthusiasm for Sigel
rushed forward to enlist under the banners Of
that ompl.hel soldier, and Iowa had al
most lost the prestige oi u German regiment.
We learn. however. that the great exc, tions to
raise the regiment are likely to succeed. Cap
tain Stuhr is in Camp Mcclellan with com
pany. Capt. Kuhe viii be down from Dubuque
his week with full company a company is
nearly organized under Capt Zettler. at Fort
Capt. Bnrnosti, q Polanler Of con.
siderable military experience. is rapidly filling
up company IN keokuk. A company is also
being raised in Iowa City, and Capt Sch, pjer
'f Gutenberg. Clayton county. 10 nearly ready
to come into camp. with full ranks. Col. Koch
has lAborel earnestly to raise a crack q s,msn
regiment. and We are glad to record his ex-
:ellent success thus far.
THE Iowa SEvENrH.---Our dispatches
bring the intelligence that every field officer
II this gallant regiment either WAS killed or
sonnded The Colonel WAS wounded, the It,
Colonel was killed. the Major was wounded.
.nl beyond this. the Adjut,nt was killed and
me Captain was killed. The kill ed. wounded
md missing amount TO more than tho killed.
wounded aud missing Of all the rest OF the regi.
nents besides. This is very good evidence to
~ that the Seventh Iowa did the heaviest
lighting and the most of it, Aud 90 it will
continue to be through the war. that when.
sver the Iowa boys engage the enemy, they
ire bound to leave mark even though they
Get marked themselves. In every field upon
shich they have been engaged. they have
hown themselves brave 81 lions. All honor
% tho br We boys Of Iowa They will do their
laty wherever they are called into action.
SWORD PRESENTATION. - Saturday