The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-07
GENERAL GRANT
IS CONTRAD|CT{D
ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF
BELMONT STIRS UP KEN
TUCklAN WHO WAS
THERE.
GIVES THE TESTIMONY
OF confederates That They Were Not
Driven Across River BY Grant
Battle Fought 80 Years
AGO Today.

Through the courtesy Of Mr. c. Fl
3. Pennebaker of this city The Bulle
Tin is enabled to give herewith a YER,
Interesting account of the Battle o.
Belmont written BY Mr. Don Single
tary of Clinton. Ky.
| Today is the forty-sixth anniversary
CT this notable battle OF the Civil wal
and the article will be of special in
terest to Cairoites and residents Of
this vicinity because Of Belmont Is
proximity to Cairo and the fact that
the writer has questioned history as
II has been accented Ii is to be pub
lished also Nov. in the Gazette Of
Clinton and also In the Confederate
Veteran journal that reaches the
Confederates all over the United
States.
Mr. Pennebaker who was present
ton the opposite side of the riverl
when the Battle of Belmont was
fought youches for the truth of the
statement contained in the following
article by Mr.. Singletary:
Clinton, Ky. Nov. 7. 1907.
In series /, Vol 81, page SOC. Of the
War Of the Rebellion. Official Rec
ords of the Union and Confederate
Armies published by the 4. S. Gov
eminent Printing Office, Gen. U. s
Grant in dispatch to Washington
signed by himself and dated Nov
eth, 1861, at Cairo. H." saws:
We met the Rebels near Belmont
and drove them step by step into
their camps and across the river. The
Rebels fecrossed the river and fol
lowed in our rear to a place of EN-.
Losses heavy On both
sides
Signed IT, S. GRANT
Brig. Gen"
Testimony.
We the undersigned. were in Colrm
'us~K Ky, on Nov. 7th 1861. and wit
lessed the Battle of Belmont, Mo. |
between the Union forces under Gen
y. $. Grant, and the Confederates
lnder Gems. Polk and Pillow. and we |
Know and do testify, that neither the
confederate army. nor any part of il. |
vas driven across the river. nor did I
my part OF the Confederate army
cave. the Belmont side until Gen.
irant and the Union Army had been
riyen entirely off the field and the
We're in full possession
hereof.
John r. Kemp. e. H. C. c.. James
;. Moss, EXEC. C. c., NJ. ID. Ward. w.
i. Jordan. Don Singletary. NJ. d.
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