The Confederates' surrender of Forts Henry and…

February 1862 CE

The Confederates' surrender of Forts Henry and Donelson, Tennessee, and the evacuation of Columbus, Kentucky, forces General Beauregard, commander of the Confederate Army of the Mississippi, to chooses Island No. 10, about sixty river miles below Columbus, to be the strongpoint for defending the Mississippi River.

Nearby is New Madrid, one of the weak points.

Brigadier General John Pope, commander of the Union Army of the Mississippi, sets out from Commerce, Missouri, on February 28 to attack New Madrid.

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Commerce Scott Missouri United States View →

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John Pope View → P. G. T. Beauregard View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Missouri, State of (U.S.A.) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View →

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