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Battle of Belmont

Battle of Belmont was a battle fought on 7 November 1861 at Belmont, in what is now Kentucky, United States. It was part of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. The recorded result: See aftermath. Recorded strength: 3,114 against 5,000.

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Battle of Belmont
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Fought7 November 1861
WhereBelmont, Kentucky, United States36.766N, 89.124W
OutcomeSee aftermath
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstCSA (Confederacy)
Battlefield todayBelmont battlefieldNPS site MO009, 6,985 acres studied, 4,207 core
Part ofTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Where it sits in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War

Siege of Lexington, 1861Engagement near Carthage, 1861Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861Action at Blue Mills Landing, 1861Engagement at Fredericktown, 1861Action at Springfield, 1861Battle of Belmont, 1861Battle of St. Charles, 1862Battle of Moore's Mill, 1862First Battle of Newtonia, 1862Skirmish at Island Mound, 1862Battle of Cane Hill, 1862Battle of Cape Girardeau, 1863Battle of Devil's Backbone, 1863Second Battle of Cabin Creek, 186418611864Battle of Belmont, 1861
15 placed engagements of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 November 1861
PlaceBelmont, Kentucky, United States
36.766N, 89.124W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,1145,000
Casualties and losses607 (120 killed; 383 wounded; 104 captured/missing)641 (105 killed; 419 wounded; 117 captured/missing)
Commanders
Battle of BelmontBattle of Belmont20 km36.766N, 89.124W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: US ARMYDefender: CS ARMY
Strength3,1445,000
Casualties607 (19.3%)642 (12.8%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1065
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width1 km1 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 173), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Belmont battlefield (site MO009): a study area of 6,985 acres, with a core area of 4,207 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 5,691 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Belmont is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (25 in Kentucky).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2353599, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Belmont, revision 1374186086, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.