At 8:30 a.m. on November 7, Grant's force disembarked at Hunter's Farm, 3 miles north of Belmont, out of range of the six Confederate batteries at Columbus.
Den 7. november klokken 8.30 landede Grants styrke ved Hunter's Farm, 5 km nord for Belmont, og lige uden for skudvidde af de seks sydstatsbatterier i Columbus.