Battles

Battle of Island No. 10

Updated at January 27, 2007 17:54

Union forces commanded by John Pope, including a flotilla of ironclads under the command of Adm. Andrew Foote, captured the Confederate stronghold of Island No. 10 (several miles southeast of New Madrid) on April 8, 1862. The battle site has been obliterated by the meanderings of the Mississippi. An interpretative panel commemorates this strategic battle. THE BATTLE SITE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.

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