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Mark (search for this): chapter 1.8
f Captain Marshall T. Polk, were also forwarded. Unfortunately, the steamer transporting these batteries lost her stage-planks, so that the landing could not be effected, and the steamer was compelled to return with the guns. Referring to the time when General Pillow's line was broken in the center, as above stated, General Polk says in his official report: By this time it was obvious that further reinforcements had become necessary, and Colonel Carroll's Fifteenth Tennessee and Colonel Mark's Eleventh Louisiana regiments, which had been ordered to the river bank and were held as a reserve, were ordered forward. I directed Colonel Marks to land his regiment higher up the river, with a view to a flank movement which he was ordered to make. Shortly after his landing, he was met by General Pillow, who directed him, with his regiment and that of Colonel Carroll, to move rapidly on the enemy's flank. General Pillow directed Colonel Russell, with his brigade, to support that mov
M. C. Butler (search for this): chapter 1.8
e had reached a position beyond their fire, and moved up through the bushes until he came in view of a body of men, who appeared to be the enemy, drawn up in an open field toward his left, but partially hid from view by an intervening rise of ground. They displayed, or had among them, a Confederate flag; at the same time a party on the right called out: For God's sake, don't fire on us, we are friends. He ordered his men to withhold their fire, thinking they might be so. He then ordered Major Butler to advance to the edge of the woods to ascertain what regiment it was. As soon as they discovered the Major, the main body opened fire on him. He then ordered his men to commence firing, which they did rapidly and in gallant style. Lieutenant-Colonel Barrow, in immediate command of the Eleventh regiment, at this moment brought up the left wing, placed them in line and joined in the general fighting. In about half an hour, the enemy's column now separated in two divisions, the one trying
Edward Fitzgerald (search for this): chapter 1.8
rd Colonel Blythe's regiment, which was done. After marching for a mile and a half or two miles, I was ordered to halt and send out a party of skirmishers on the side of a neighboring cornfield. In obedience to this order I detailed Captain Edward Fitzgerald, of Company F, and sixteen of his men, and then moved up the road rapidly until we came in sight of the enemy's boats, three in number, supported by two gunboats. Just here I quote from the official report of Colonel Smith, commanding ail of ten men to remain with me and look after the wounded. After this duty had been performed, we took possession of seven wagons, a lot of harness, blankets, trunks, knapsacks, and clothing of all sorts. We also captured some muskets. Captain Fitzgerald had been successful with his scouting party, capturing eight prisoners and killing three in his skirmish. The battle of Belmont was long and severe. It began at half-past 10 in the morning and did not finally close until five in the aft
W. H. L. Wallace (search for this): chapter 1.8
p. 567.) He had been notified that there was a force of about three thousand Confederates on the St. Francis river, Arkansas, about fifty miles from Cairo, and had sent Colonel Oglesby there, with a force equal to that of the Confederates, to oppose them and hold them in check. Learning that General Polk was about to detach a large force from Columbus to be moved down the river and to reinforce General Price, he had orders to prevent this movement. He then ordered a regiment under Colonel W. H. L. Wallace to reinforce Oglesby, and ordered General C. F. Smith to move all the troops he could spare from Paducah directly against Columbus. Added to these, he took all the troops which could be spared from Cairo and Fort Holt and moved them down the river for the attack on Belmont. General Grant says in his narrative: Belmont was severely criticised in the North as a wholly unnecessary battle, barren of results; or the possibility of them from the beginning. If it had not been fought
Gen G. J. Pillow (search for this): chapter 1.8
h a strong force of infantry and cavalry. General Pillow was also ordered to proceed immediately, wr and fronting on it. About half-past 9 General Pillow arrived with his forces. He advanced then. On landing, General Polk was met by Generals Pillow and Cheatham, whom he directed, with the dered to retire. There is no doubt that General Pillow was unfortunate in his selection of a posible. But it must be said, in justice to General Pillow, that he was unacquainted with the ground, His regiment was kneeling, he says, when General Pillow rode up and ordered him to charge. He immed Lieutenant-Colonel Vaughan to report to General Pillow that my ammunition was nearly exhausted anmoved along up the river bank until he saw General Pillow, who gave him the same order, and instructiments had been wasted by the measles, and General Pillow estimated the five regiments, the cavalry,he ground. Three regiments which followed General Pillow, and preceded us, could not have exceeded [16 more...]
John P. McCown (search for this): chapter 1.8
ts and transports, and was landing a considerable force on the Missouri shore, five or six miles from Belmont. General John P. McCown was immediately directed to proceed in the direction of the enemy, on the east bank of the river, with a strong f of Colonel Tappan, commanding the Thirteenth Arkansas regiment, who was threatened on the west side of the river. General McCown advanced a battery of long-range guns, under command of Captain R. A. Stewart, of the Louisiana Pointe Coupee batteryWhite's company, of Colonel T. H. Logwood's battalion of cavalry, and crossed the river. He ordered two regiments of General McCown's division to follow. General McCown dispatched Colonel Neely's Fourth Tennessee and Colonel Scott's Twelfth LouisiaGeneral McCown dispatched Colonel Neely's Fourth Tennessee and Colonel Scott's Twelfth Louisiana regiments, but they arrived too late to participate in the action. On landing, General Polk was met by Generals Pillow and Cheatham, whom he directed, with the regiments of General Cheatham and portions of others, to press the enemy to his boat
McKeener (search for this): chapter 1.8
ing the battle of Belmont, that on the 1st of November he was ordered to make a demonstration on both sides of the Mississippi river, with the view of detaining the Confederates at Columbus, Kentucky, within their lines. As evidence that the battle of Belmont was regarded in the North as a defeat for General Grant, Curtis telegraphs General E. D. Townsend, Adjutant-General United States army, from St. Louis, under date of 9th November, 1861, two days after the battle, as follows: * * Captain McKeener telegraphs from Cincinnati to General Fremont, that General Grant had no orders from Fremont to attack Belmont or Columbus. (See Rebellion Records, Vol. III, p. 567.) He had been notified that there was a force of about three thousand Confederates on the St. Francis river, Arkansas, about fifty miles from Cairo, and had sent Colonel Oglesby there, with a force equal to that of the Confederates, to oppose them and hold them in check. Learning that General Polk was about to detach a la
Bowles (search for this): chapter 1.8
brigade, Second division, was in camp at Columbus, Kentucky. This was General Polk's headquarters. His encampment was strongly fortified with batteries, which commanded the river. Immediately opposite and across the river is the small village of Belmont, Missouri. Here Colonel Tappan was posted. His command consisted of his own regiment, the Thirteenth Arkansas, Captain Beltzhoover's (Watson battery), of six guns, and two companies of Colonel Miller's battalion of cavalry, under Captain Bowles and Lieutenant Jones. It was between two and three o'clock on the morning of the 7th of November, 1861, that General Polk received information from his aid-de-camp, Major Winslow, that the enemy was moving a strong force, designed to attack General Jeff. Thompson's position at Bloomfield and New Madrid. Soon after daybreak he received further information, from the same source, that the enemy had made his appearance in the river, with gunboats and transports, and was landing a conside
Grant (search for this): chapter 1.8
n one hour after his arrival on the ground General Grant struck his little force with two brigades,, there is a wide diversity of statement. General Grant, in his official report, puts down his los removing the wounded from their boats. General Grant gives as his reasons for fighting the batt was regarded in the North as a defeat for General Grant, Curtis telegraphs General E. D. Townsend,s from Cincinnati to General Fremont, that General Grant had no orders from Fremont to attack Belmown the river for the attack on Belmont. General Grant says in his narrative: Belmont was severnder flag of truce, Colonel Hatch, who was General Grant's Quartermaster. Colonel Hatch, in his co officers who ran out of the hospital were General Grant and himself, and that both were surprised al Cheatham, in a few days afterwards, met General Grant on a flag-of-truce boat, and he fully confampaign in the Mississippi Valley. It was General Grant's first battle in this war, and its sequen
Samuel L. Carroll (search for this): chapter 1.8
n with the guns. Referring to the time when General Pillow's line was broken in the center, as above stated, General Polk says in his official report: By this time it was obvious that further reinforcements had become necessary, and Colonel Carroll's Fifteenth Tennessee and Colonel Mark's Eleventh Louisiana regiments, which had been ordered to the river bank and were held as a reserve, were ordered forward. I directed Colonel Marks to land his regiment higher up the river, with a view to a flank movement which he was ordered to make. Shortly after his landing, he was met by General Pillow, who directed him, with his regiment and that of Colonel Carroll, to move rapidly on the enemy's flank. General Pillow directed Colonel Russell, with his brigade, to support that movement, and himself accompanied this command during the execution of the movement under Colonel Marks. Captain Jackson, who had reported to General Pillow that he could not get his battery ashore, was attached
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