The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
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BATTLE Of BELMONT
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A, "a .,.,o ~, cAlao, III, Nov 10, 1881,
Onasoa 0va~ss Vicsory ouer TIE Reeeis-P ohe gaA
0yoyydr rThe,sstsk and Wouhid Prisoners Returned
ussdr a F7dg@ Truce-Rsb Tuaen Prisoners By the
Union Troops Returned u'er a Ipae Fldo- 6enrot Nc
CzeYrand's General Order,Gc.
On Wednesday evening the seventh iowa regiment,
der Colonel Lanman; Twenty Seventh Illinois regiment
Colonel Busrds gYwoy,niath, Colonel Eouke Thireth,
Colonel Logan Twenty second Colonel nongherty Tayors
battery Of six pieces and two companies OF cayal-
~, making in al q force Of two thousand eight
hundred anao fifty mon, went abpnmr the steam.
ers Memphis, Acck Scott Chancellor, Montgomery and
Key Stone and escorted by the gboats Tylor and Lex
inGtpnS sacpRef down the river TO an anchorage about
e4ht miles below Care, whore they laid TO mill nearly
xaSigtt, whom ewho!e force poecded 70 popt some
four miles above Belmont where they disombarked an
took mp tho line of march for the battlefield the nboas
proceeding down the river hd engaging The rebel batter
los mt Columbus, TO distract ftoia the llanl
movement Colonel Bplord y@lt h Command, procac!cd
by circntous fonte around the rer Of lhcSYsbc camp
and came upon tho enemy ffq ha South, while Colonel
Fouke aud Colonel Laman approached from the wes and
Colonel Dougherty and olousl made thc onset from
sho north The enemy dfawn up In line OF battle in
his camp and in vi sopea just back Of t, and at nine
O'Clock tho fighting c9mmcnced, ,Colopes Laman and
Dougherty leading upon ono side and driving the rebels
into the timber i6tard where Baibrds, Logan's and
Vouke's commands were advancing. FINDING themselves
hqadpd OF they returned their camp, and sheer aes
p0nMon fought for two hours, when thcy broke and feJ
,ohe rivers ana scattered ip every direction Al
eleven O'Clock the day was Won, Taylors battery had
possession of the whole guns upon the ed tic nc
Springfield mgskets Of the enemy lay streWn pcutcuors
profuson the ground anouE boys sfwcn, in' TO
breaking their own old English stones and
stumps and supplying themselves from thcso thrown
away,6y thch vhhqaahed foe they 6rs down iae
"s<&ssfteG tng 6ra ahe rebels and hos,cd the slars
and Stripes Of OFF glorious Union, ssoctedisw With niue
chesse rast hays penetrated the beart Of slecs
sion. and in their glee OF success sot about the
work Of securing the trophies o of ! their Johf
tory, Aid ,3dss here was matte tho mistake
Of tie day. in their reckless Joy tho ,roops'bceamc
They scattered pverthe c ii sonlpsion,,
out of tesoapdoe ra OF thoruicers. Sahmstuyed on
into tsc woods in the roar, An pursuit ofthcr frgfoc
others We're busy in the rebel tents oyeinaaidg lilo
landing hsswsqn fher and heir boats ,oalssao ihcr
sa: sssa ;s ss s sssasy
H4 |SI 'ss
orassxasssve . Gss tho saIap, n order 10 rivc ooy
boys lhyr fillaeing TO sehse Of their anger aat
u1s,st ss sG ass @ts S s sss
of an cxaspcrated and deadEiso. aaiooIo rhaaD sun
But even then they lormes ses! they could the bull
sSoss ssrss sa,E s aSs%Ss ~ neS S1 ,as ss1
fonght their way thropgs e strlraes now advancing
ins hs mef'asS s s aa 70
ssasR lsR ssaE | ~ S dsss aRs ssS iss s a
foe here. General Gfan vingfDg hs sword above his
head was S sas sg Ia aa Or the
of hcrosm nv nunrias nos dt,, sa tcEsbe ranIs and
making king himself ,Eoae btsed There we're ere
ponnher,. md t,,,nrST Ts ShtitlToirSTsT a,a ,nsn
ana nnio,d doing nudjags afsr aur and over~
where wors cur BOYS be.eaaacring Their foas Win
true "sackero ierocity 1t wssdeasy eht thai march
70 TO-, ,ne ,ba ooa,s Dat $ hi as h1,avy,
with all orsSlsquefs, twoa nss r,ases or AZ lsiery
about four hundsoa relses i,rsos and II arras
od ;afnii,a The CUB esceucat serve Il AZ
rnnKs io ueteors teosa hae. e r. e @
tiery at h1roadside .scadua I3fscs and ostiiol,s
cnnpons and sapsoni sfq int1i The air m iidtarsinatc
massesr sweeping Down whole platosgs Of ta,ttry et
charge and throwing they pci&s. t.1y crs on worse
confsa1sed it wns, won te ray i,q,> the stte
ressfed when lie batilc of tie nornins Ind snIea Id
.hs I,Ss hat wt ptO}irn He ls q haaarsa al
wca a,d missing !, f shall vt ho baie,oss sa
shanusa& A!aast shat yoa and sosr FEEDERS may
the more easily toshptehend tlic dctah ~ Y; yf5 ! g
lsehdyot today dagrar1 Uf the DitleNe.d Gs tS1i-
mout together with General Grants ofei report OF the
enga&ehenkh III will be hccnthat tfe movement WI. as(
Affair conceived and eSecrtS for the pnrpa
Of aiding Colonel Oglesby in his Expedition to curb tic
ravhgca or Sen Tiompson and ~aslnet known lin
Cato al headquarters until after we lad, f.t Oh tae 4t
instaht;l.d h'iSA sfa'i 'a'sa s'i TIT n '',s ~
Now that the dust and smoke OF the battle begins 10
clesttawas We ieafthe detniss which give s ayctors
tdearos warriors gairch ard as honorable a
Veterans could desire, ,notwith udig thc s,u.arp pros
anS i Kpftherh abolition c2adjuors ac yosiei5,sT II il
heradihg il us most dsaStres eeccat,. VI. accenr
pitched ali that attempted and, according TO rescI