Battle of Belmont

November 7, 1861 · Belmont

Ulysses S. Grant led Union troops against a Confederate camp at Belmont, Missouri. Confederate reinforcements drove him back, but it was his first combat command of the war.

USA

CSA

Strength and losses

Strength
3,114
Casualties
498
Killed
80
Wounded
383322
Missing
99
Strength
5,000
Casualties
966
Killed
105
Wounded
419419
Missing
117