American Civil WarStuff Happened · War
Battle · Trans-Mississippi
Battle of Island Number Ten
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The river fortress
The Gibraltar of the River
After Columbus is outflanked, Island No. 10 becomes the next cork in the Mississippi, and Pope (North) means to pull it.
2The engineering feat
The Canal Through the Swamp
With the guns and current blocking the fleet, Pope’s men dig a 12-mile canal, and gunboats run the batteries in a thunderstorm.
3April 7–8
The Trap Springs
Ferried across the river, Pope cuts the escape road at Tiptonville; thousands surrender for the cost of a few dozen Union dead.