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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.
2.1 New Madrid Garrison. 2.2 Island No. 10 Garrison. 3 Forces at Madrid Bend, ... Order of battle compiled from the official reports. [1] Abbreviations used
This area of the Mississippi River, from just east at "Island Number Ten" around to the town of New Madrid, Missouri, was the site of a Civil War battle from February 28 to April 8, 1862, the Battle of Island Number Ten. Due to its highly productive soil in the river's floodplain, Kentucky Bend was developed as a major cotton-producing area ...
Operations against New Madrid, Mo., and Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 4 - April 8, 1862. Action at New Madrid March 12. Capture of New Madrid March 14. Capture of Island No. 10 April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13–17. Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., April 17–22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29 ...
The siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General Francisco Franco, during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).
In the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of the Mississippi (AoM), it marched in his surprise march on New Madrid, MO arriving Monday, March 3. [ 8 ] Pope laid siege, and 39th Ohio operated in support of the operations resulting in the capture of New Madrid on Friday, March 14, and Island No. 10 three and a half weeks ...
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On March 26, 1862, Granger was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and commanded the Cavalry Division, Army of the Mississippi during the Battle of New Madrid and the Siege of Corinth. He was promoted to major general of volunteers on September 17, 1862, and took command of the Army of Kentucky.