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Battle of B elmont

Battle of B elmont. George Pahoundis Per 5. The Battle of Belmont was between Gen. Ulysses S. Grant for the union and Gen. Gideon J. Pillow for the confederates, taking place on November 7, 1861. Was fought in Belmont, Missouri and across the Mississippi River in Columbus, Kentucky.

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Battle of B elmont

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  1. Battle of Belmont George Pahoundis Per 5.

  2. The Battle of Belmont was between Gen. Ulysses S. Grant for the union and Gen. Gideon J. Pillow for the confederates, taking place on November 7, 1861. • Was fought in Belmont, Missouri and across the Mississippi River in Columbus, Kentucky. • The Union forces consisted of steam boats escorted by two makeshift timber clad boats and 3,114 men • The main confederate forces were on the bluffs of Columbus with heavy guns while the small infantry outfit was across the river in Belmont, a combined force of about 5,000 men • Grant landed I mile upstream from Belmont and marched to the Belmont camp, driving the Confederates out. • Grant destroyed all the supplies in the camp since he didn’t have the means or men to loot them. http://www.civilwar.n2genealogy.com/battles/611107.html

  3. The confederates then reorganized and fought back with reinforcements from Columbus, Grant being fired upon by the heavy guns. • Grant and his men fought their way back up river to the riverboats, Grant being the last to board. • They then steamed back upstream declaring victory. • The union sustained a large number of casualties including 120 killed, 383 wounded, and 104 missing/captured. • The confederates also sustained many casualties with 105 killed, 419 wounded, and 117 missing/captured. • Only large raid and reconnaissance was accomplished but Lincoln was still happy, not just because he desired action in this slow time in the war, but also because Grant, unlike other generals, wasn’t slow to act giving Grant and his men valuable battle experience. http://www.civilwar.n2genealogy.com/battles/611107.html

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