November 7, 1861---The Battle of Belmont, Missouri

NOVEMBER 7, 1861:          

 The Battle of Belmont, Missouri:     U.S. Grant’s forces in Cairo, Illinois cross over the Mississippi River to destroy the Confederate garrison at Belmont. It is Grant’s first combat as a General. Although Grant destroys the camp and scatters the troops, Confederate reinforcements come up and counterattack. Grant pulls his forces back to Cairo. Casualties were roughly equal. Both sides claimed victory.