Category: Battle of Belmont

Categories: United States Civil War Conflicts

The Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861, in Mississippi County, Missouri. It was the first combat test in the American Civil War for Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the future Union Army general in chief and eventual U.S. president; Grant's troops in this battle were the "nucleus" of the Union Army of the Tennessee.

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1st Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, United States Civil War (0, 10, 0)
22nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, United States Civil War (0, 11, 0)
27th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, United States Civil War (0, 17, 0)
30th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, United States Civil War (1, 28, 0)
31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, United States Civil War (0, 32, 0)
7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, United States Civil War (0, 53, 1)
USS Tyler, Union Navy, United States Civil War

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04 Nov 1829 - 07 Nov 1861
1837 Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States - 15 Feb 1862
abt 1836 Kentucky, United States - 07 Nov 1861
17 Dec 1813 Chester, South Carolina, United States - 29 Jan 1899
27 Apr 1822 Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - 23 Jul 1885 photo
20 Jan 1813 Taneytown, Frederick, Maryland, United States - 09 Feb 1867
09 Feb 1826 Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States - 26 Dec 1886 photo
08 Jun 1806 Williamson County, Tennessee, United States - 08 Oct 1878 photo
25 Aug 1811 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 12 Mar 1876
abt 1841 Jasper, Illinois, United States - 07 Nov 1861
28 Jun 1828 Purdy, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA - 11 Jun 1908




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