...to it when it was too late. He was never able to assemble more than 20,000 troops to meet the 100,000 on his front. On the 7th of November the battle of Belmont was fought opposite Columbus, in Missouri , General Grant commanding the Federal and General Polk the Confederate army. In January, 1862, General Johnston was confronted by General Halleck in the west and General Buell, who had succeeded Sh...