Estes Pond in Tennessee
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Battle of Island Number Ten

The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862. The position, an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river, was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war.

Located at 36.4588, -89.4708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the Joint Operations Against New Madrid, Island No. 10, and Memphis of the American Civil War, Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Naval battles of the American Civil War, Sieges of the American Civil War, Missouri in the American Civil War, Tennessee in the American Civil War, Lake County, Tennessee, New Madrid County, Missouri, Conflicts in 1862, 1862 in Missouri

Island Number Ten

Island Number Ten was a former island in the Mississippi River near Tiptonville, Tennessee and the site of a major eponymous battle in the American Civil War. In the mid-19th century the United States Government began to adopt a uniform numbering plan for islands in the Lower Mississippi River (that part of the river below its confluence with the Ohio River near Cairo, Illinois). This system assigned each major island a number, which increased in the downstream direction.

Located at 36.4483, -89.4683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Lake County, Tennessee, Former islands of the United States, Islands of Tennessee, Islands of the Mississippi River