Battle of Island Number Ten

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The Battle of Island Number Ten was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in early 1862 in which Union forces secured control of a strategic stretch of the Mississippi River, contributing significantly to the collapse of Confederate defenses in the Western Theater.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Island No. 10
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union
campaign Island Number Ten campaign
commander Andrew H. Foote
John P. McCown
John Pope
William W. Mackall
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States
date 1862
endDate 1862-04-08
followedBy Battle of Shiloh
front Mississippi River front
historicalPeriod 19th century
involvedUnit Confederate garrison at Island Number Ten
Union Army of the Mississippi
Union Western Flotilla
location Mississippi River
near New Madrid, Missouri
near Tiptonville, Tennessee
navalInvolvement Confederate river batteries
Union ironclad gunboats
notableFeature extensive use of Union gunboats on the Mississippi River
first capture of a Confederate army in the Western Theater
objective to open the Mississippi River to Union navigation past Confederate defenses
outcome surrender of Confederate forces at Island Number Ten
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Battle of Fort Donelson
result Union victory
riverMile approximately river mile 489 on the Mississippi River
significance contributed to collapse of Confederate river line in the West
helped pave the way for later Union operations against Memphis and Vicksburg
startDate 1862-02-28
state Missouri
Tennessee
strategicImportance breach of Confederate river defenses in Western Theater
control of stretch of Mississippi River
tactics Union canal-cutting to bypass Confederate batteries
Union siege operations
territorialChange Union gained control of Island Number Ten
Union gained control of New Madrid, Missouri area
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
year 1862

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Mississippi Valley Theater hasKeyEvent Battle of Island Number Ten
Western Gunboat Flotilla participatedIn Battle of Island Number Ten
Battle of Island Number Ten alsoKnownAs Battle of Island No. 10
linked to: Battle of Island Number Ten
Battle of New Madrid followedBy siege of Island Number Ten
linked to: Battle of Island Number Ten
American Civil War in Missouri hasEvent Battle of Island Number Ten
Henry A. Walke participatedIn Battle of Island Number Ten
subject linked to: Commodore Henry A. Walke