Object Name Print Title ”No. 653--Rebel HQ Island No. 10” Catalog Number 2004.41.234 Creator Lovie, Henri Date 1862 Material(s) Paper Dimensions H-4.5 W-5.5 inches Description This is a print from a wood engraving that appeared in Leslie’s ”Pictorial History of the War of 1862.” It is captioned ”No. 653.-Rebel Headquarters Island No. 10”, and pictures a small L shaped cabin with a porch, chimneys on either end, an outhouse to the left, and a bell on a post in front. A sentry guards the door, another the yard, and a third man descends the two front stairs. Notes The Battle of Island Number Ten was a military engagement during the American Civil War between the Union and the Confederate States of America in the late winter and early spring of 1862. The battle was fought in and around Island Number Ten at the Kentucky Bend in the Mississippi River, near New Madrid, Missouri, which was simultaneously attacked. In order to continue down the Mississippi, the Union found that it had to capture the heavily defended island. The Confederate fortifications consisted of land batteries on the island and a floating battery off the coast of the island. On March 16, 1862 Union gunboats started shelling the island fortifications, while Confederates were returning fire from shore batteries. On the night of April 4, the gunboat Carondelet managed to pass by the island. On April 7 Pittsburg managed to join her. Then, under cover of these gunboats, Union troops under the command of Gen. John Pope crossed the Mississippi River and landed below the island, crossing a Confederate withdrawal route. On April 7, 1862, the Confederate garrison, of 7,000 men surrendered. The defeat of the Confederates opened the river for the capture of Memphis, Tennessee two months later in the Battle of Memphis. Island Number Ten has since disappeared as a result of erosion from the Mississippi River. Collection Martin F. Schmidt Collection Event American Civil War Subjects Military headquarters Civil wars Search Terms New Madrid (Mo.) American Civil War Confederate Army Physical Holder Kentucky Historical Society - KHS Image 021\x2004_41_234.jpg 009\2004_41_234.jpg
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