Island Number Ten campaign
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The Island Number Ten campaign was a key American Civil War operation in early 1862 in which Union forces sought to secure control of a strategic stretch of the Mississippi River by besieging and capturing a heavily fortified Confederate river stronghold.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Island Number Ten campaign canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Island No. 10 campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Island Number Ten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiptonville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | primarily Confederate prisoners of war ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1862-04-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Mississippi River front ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate river fortifications
ⓘ
Union Army of the Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Western Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ riverine warfare ⓘ siege operations ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ near Tiptonville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union crossing of the Mississippi below Island Number Ten
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Union gunboats running past Island Number Ten batteries at night ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Island Number Ten
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control of a stretch of the Mississippi River ⓘ neutralization of Confederate river defenses ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
John P. McCown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William W. Mackall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of large numbers of Confederate troops and artillery
ⓘ
surrender of Confederate garrison at Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-02 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
opened the Mississippi River further to Union navigation
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weakened the Confederate defensive line on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi and Western rivers theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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