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I knew there was a small camp of Confederates at Belmont, immediately opposite Columbus, and I speedily resolved to push down the river, land on the Missouri side, capture Belmont, break up the camp and return.
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Grant describes his strategic decision to capture a Confederate camp at Belmont during the Civil War.
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