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Riverine warfare in the American Civil War | HearLore
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Riverine warfare in 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.
Battle of Fort HenryOn the 3rd of September 1861, Confederate Brig. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow occupied Columbus, Kentucky. This action shattered the state's declared neutrality in…
Battle of Fort DonelsonThe Battle of Fort Donelson began on the 12th of February 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Union forces had just captured Fort Henry…
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipThe Mississippi River bends sharply south of New Orleans in April 1862. Two stone forts sit on opposite banks, Fort Jackson on the right and Fort St.