Battle of Island Number Ten

Quand

28 févr. 1862 – 8 avr. 1862

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

36.46° N, 89.47° W

Description

1862 battle

1862 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. Island Number Ten, a small island at the (Tennessee) base of a tight double turn in the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war.

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