Action at Belmont

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Action at Belmont is an alternative name for the Battle of Belmont, an 1861 American Civil War engagement in Missouri between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate troops.

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Action at Belmont canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War engagement ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Operations in Missouri and Kentucky (1861) ⓘ
commander Gideon J. Pillow ⓘ
John A. McClernand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesKilledWoundedMissing approximately 641 ⓘ
confederateObjective protect Columbus, Kentucky and maintain control of the Mississippi River position ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1861-11-07 ⓘ
followedBy Fort Henry campaign ⓘ
forceStrengthConfederate approximately 2,700 soldiers ⓘ
forceStrengthUnion approximately 3,100 soldiers ⓘ
grantRole Brigadier General commanding the District of Southeast Missouri ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Battle of Belmont ⓘ
hasCategory Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri ⓘ
Conflicts in 1861 ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant battles ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War operations ⓘ
hasPartOf Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalSignificance early test of Ulysses S. Grant’s leadership and offensive doctrine ⓘ
location Belmont, Missouri ⓘ
Mississippi County, Missouri ⓘ
notableEvent Union troops overran and destroyed the Confederate camp at Belmont before being counterattacked ⓘ
notableFor first combat engagement commanded by Ulysses S. Grant in the American Civil War ⓘ
partOfLargerOperation Union efforts to secure control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
precededBy early-war maneuvering in Missouri and Kentucky ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
tactical Union success ⓘ
riverNearby Mississippi River ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
strategicOutcome Confederate position at Columbus, Kentucky remained intact ⓘ
tactics amphibious river crossing by Union forces ⓘ
terrain bottomland and timber near the Mississippi River ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
unionCasualtiesKilledWoundedMissing approximately 607 ⓘ
unionObjective disrupt Confederate camp at Belmont ⓘ
weaponry infantry small arms and field artillery typical of early Civil War battles ⓘ
year 1861 ⓘ

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Battle of Belmont → alsoKnownAs → Action at Belmont ⓘ