island number ten

[farmerjohn]

since the misssissippi river is at historical lows, has anyone tried to visit or closely look at island number ten? maybe even get to the island ?

 

[jepridgen]

Is there anything left of the 1860s Island No. 10?

 

[archieclement]

Is there anything left of the 1860s Island No. 10?

Nope, unless they are rock formations like Grand Island, most river islands are essentially big sand/mud bars changing every flood.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Nope, unless they are rock formations like Grand Island, most river islands are essentially big sand/mud bars changing every flood.

Today, the land described in the mid-19th century as "Island Number Ten", as is the case with many of the islands of the Lower Mississippi, no longer really exists. Some of what constituted it is now part of the floodplain near New Madrid, Missouri as the river's channel changed; the bulk of it has simply been eroded away. For this reason, the Battle of Island Number Ten monument, which references this fact, is located on State Route 22 approximately three miles north of Tiptonville; the cemetery where some of the combatants were interred is across the river in Missouri.

Island Number Ten - Wikipedia

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/%22Island_Number_Ten%22_in_lower_center_map_detail%2C_from-_Abraham_Lincoln_and_the_battles_of_the_Civil_War_%281886%29_%2814759637671%29_%28cropped%29.jpg

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Cheers,
USS ALASKA

 

[farmerjohn]

ok, thanks, i was mainly hopeing just maybe something had shown itself since the river is so historically low.

 

[Spirt of 1861 Copperhead]

Could the Confederates have possibly held out for so long or better-asked question could the battle have been a Confederate victory?

 

[DixieRifles]

The Corps of Engineers came along later and began dredging many of the tributaries in the Mississippi Delta. I don't know if they dredged the Mississippi River unless to clear of sand bars and debris.

 

[Chalmers' Division]

Nothing left of Island Number 10. Ole Man River flows where it once was.

There is a plaque on the Tennessee side. There are remnants of the the old Cremaillere line on private property.

The Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association (TCWPA.org) is a great resource on current preservation work.