Battle of Plum Point Bend

When

10 May 1862

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.67° N, 89.87° W

Description

Naval battle of the American Civil War

Naval battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Plum Point Bend took place in Tennessee during the American Civil War on May 10, 1862, on the Mississippi River, between ships of the Confederate River Defense Fleet and the Union Western Flotilla. Fighting for control of the Mississippi had been ongoing since the prior year as Union forces pushed downriver to Fort Pillow, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Memphis.

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