The Battle of Belmont

By Greg Schroeder

A short military history of Ulysses S Grant's first major command in the American Civil War. Tactical descriptions, light command analysis, references and an order of battle. An easy to read yet accurate introduction to Grant, the Civil War, and military history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Greg Schroeder
• Release date: Oct 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301065608

Greg Schroeder

I have been writing since I learned how but only published my first collection of poems in 2012. Other published works include a long string of newspaper articles on youth soccer (club updates in the local paper), some historical articles on an online website now defunct, and three peer-reviewed scientific research papers from way back when I did primary research. There have been a few career changes - researcher, teacher, operations specialist, bookseller, and (currently) medical IT. There are also three fantastic children which give an entirely different perspective to life. I enjoy history, games, being outside, and quiet times.

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BELMONT, FIRST BLOOD

By Greg Schroeder

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©2012 by Gregory J. Schroeder

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This book is dedicated to The Long Island Irregulars Wargaming Club.

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Table of Contents

Opening Moves

The Gunboats Open the Battle

Action on the Confederate Left

Action on the Confederate Right

Confederate Counterattack

Epilogue

Orders of Battle

Sources

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Opening Moves

In early November 1861, raw Union and Confederate troops met at a tiny steamboat landing in Missouri called Belmont. This battle, insignificant compared to its more famous brethren later in the war, was the first real taste of combat for Major General Leonidas K. Polk and the troops who would soon form the I Corps of the Army of the Mississippi. It was the first independent combat test of Ulysses S. Grant. Belmont