American Civil War: Battle of Belmont, Missouri. A minor battle with an
\ninconclusive outcome, but notable as it was Ulysses S. Grant\u2019s first
\nexperience of battlefield command. (He would later become commander
\nof the Union Army, and U.S. President)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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