Category Archives: Today In Civil War History

Today in Civil War Newspaper History December 13, 1861 The rare Union Army newspaper is published by volunteers of Company B 14th Regiment, Illinois – in the Camp of the First Division Department of the West.

Today in Civil War History: November 7th, 1861 On this day in 1861, The Battle of Belmont in Missouri occurred. Union General Ulysses S. Grant overran a Confederate Camp. When more Confederated troops arrived he was forced to leave the camp.