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Battles of the Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Is… | HearLore
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Battles of the Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis of the American Civil War
Battle of Island Number TenIn the spring of 1862, a small sandbar sat at the base of a tight double turn in the Mississippi River. This location became known as Island Number Ten.
First Battle of MemphisThe Mississippi River ran red with smoke on the morning of the 6th of June 1862. Eight Confederate vessels faced nine Union gunboats just north of Memphis…