The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-11
Additional Particulars or the Great
Fight at Belmont

Additional Particulars o. tAAS GES~S
Fight at Belmont
By the steamer Arago, which arrived
Saturday morning, we have intelligence
from Cairo up to Thursday night. The
steamers composing the expedition to Bel
mont had returned to Cairo With their car
goes of suffering humanity. Tbs cabin
floors and decks were covered with the
wounded, dying and dead, while the ago
nizing shrieks and groans of the poor suf-
ferers were most heartrending. Oar iu-
formant SAYS he never desires to witness so
terrible scene again. The impression
made upon his mind still sends cold shiy-
ers through his frame, and the cries of the
wounded still continue to ring in his ears.
The particulars Of the fight were given
to us Substantially as published In 6atnr-
days Journal, although our informant estI-
mates the loss on our side at a much higher
figure than stated by telegraph This,
however, is easily accounted for Three
steamers just arriving with Eve or six hun
bred dead and wounded soldiers stretched
out in their cabins and on their decks, in
termingled with couple of thousand
begrimmed with the smoke of battle
aud wild with excitement, would naturally
induce an observer to conclude that more
were injured than was really the case. Yet,
our loss is Sufficient "It will do"
The great part of the Union loss occurred
in the retreat, aud in the attempt to re-em-
bark on board the steamers. The enemy
poured deadly broadsides into their ranks,
and even riddled the steamer Memphis
The boats backed out in great haste, cutting
the lines and abandoning their staging.
turing the Ees-s,.' sasfsRsz s1s EElsa FaEsEls.
LOG i've, moving Them down like grass be-
fore the scythe but in some instances, una
voidably hitting q few Of our own troops.
To the gun boats our soldiers owe their es-
cape. Much sport was made of them at
the time of their completion, but they have
now demonstrated their utility so unmis-
takably as at least to gain the respect of the
rebels.
By dispatches received Saturday after
noon, it appears that the 7th Iowa regiment
suffered the most severely-having some
$50 men killed, wounded and missing. The
gallant regiment lost its Colonel wounded
Lieut.. Colonel, killed; Major, missing; and
its Adjutant, killed rivaling the loss of its
sister regiment in the battle Of Wilson's
Creek. COL Foulke's regiment suffered less
than at irst reported, Col. Logan's regi-
uent has about 100 killed and wounded.
Col. Bufords not reported from in full, but
loss supposed to be comparatively light.
Gen. Grant, in his official report, 6xes his
loss in killed and wounded At ESQ. The
number of prisoners in the hands of the
rebels 10 supposed to be about 100
Forthe numbers engaged, this has been one |
of the most sanguinary engagements of the
war, and reflects credit upon the pluck both
Of our own and the rebel soldiers. Most of
the Union troops were from Southern IIli-
nois.
The expedition from Paducah, which, 1t
was supposed was to cooperate with the
forces attacking Belmont, by making feint
on Columbus, has not been heard from. The
force consisted of about Eve regiments but
was undoubtedly designed only for feint
in order to prevent the rebels from crossing
at Columbus If this was the design, it
evidently failed. The rebels were sufficient
ly strong to resist both Gen. Payne,s forcs
on the one hand, and also to send large
re-entoreemsnts TO Gen. Cheatham on the
other. Had it not have been for these re-
endorsements, the Union victory would
have been complete. As it was, they sue
ceeded only in saving their honor. Probably
ne day will yet come, when our commando
ers VIII cease sending little squads Of men
TO different parts of tho country to be cur
on IN detail. OF this, however, we are /
not sapguine.