Battle of Plum Point Bend
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The Battle of Plum Point Bend was an 1862 American Civil War riverine engagement on the Mississippi River in which Confederate rams attacked and damaged Union ironclads near Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Plum Point
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Plum Run Bend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Union campaign to open the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | light casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commandedByConfederate | James E. Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedByUnion | Charles H. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateShipInvolved |
CSS General Beauregard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CSS General Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Earl Van Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General M. Jeff Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 10, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationNearby | Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Confederate River Defense Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Mississippi River Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedVesselType |
Confederate rams
ⓘ
Union ironclads ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Fort Pillow, Tennessee ⓘ |
| near | Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first major test of Confederate River Defense Fleet rams ⓘ |
| objective | Confederate attempt to disrupt Union river operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Riverine operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union capture of Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| primaryCombatType | riverine engagement ⓘ |
| result | Confederate tactical victory ⓘ |
| river | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved |
ironclad gunboats
ⓘ
timberclad gunboats ⓘ |
| side |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ramming attacks
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surprise attack from upriver ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionShipDamaged |
USS Cincinnati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Mound City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionShipInvolved |
USS Benton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Carondelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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