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- catalog abstract "In 1862, Island No. 10 (so named because it was the tenth island south of the junction of the Ohio River with the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois) was a natural fortress. Approximately 1 mile long, 450 yards wide, and about 10 feet above low water in the middle of the channel, it straddled the boundaries of the states of Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky. The island was an ideal site from which Confederates could maintain control of the rivers to the West. But in March and early April of that year, the combined Union Army and Navy launched a campaign for command of Island No. 10--which became the site of the first extensive siege of the Civil War.".
- catalog alternative "Island Number Ten".
- catalog alternative "Struggle for the Mississippi Valley".
- catalog contributor b9351871.
- catalog contributor b9351872.
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "New Madrid Region (Mo.) History, Military.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "In 1862, Island No. 10 (so named because it was the tenth island south of the junction of the Ohio River with the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois) was a natural fortress. Approximately 1 mile long, 450 yards wide, and about 10 feet above low water in the middle of the channel, it straddled the boundaries of the states of Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky. The island was an ideal site from which Confederates could maintain control of the rivers to the West. But in March and early April of that year, the combined Union Army and Navy launched a campaign for command of Island No. 10--which became the site of the first extensive siege of the Civil War.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 202 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Island No. 10.".
- catalog identifier "0817308164 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Island No. 10.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,".
- catalog relation "Island No. 10.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "New Madrid Region (Mo.) History, Military.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog subject "973.7/3 20".
- catalog subject "E473.15 .D36 1996".
- catalog title "Island No. 10 : struggle for the Mississippi Valley / Larry J. Daniel, Lynn N. Bock.".
- catalog title "Island Number Ten".
- catalog title "Struggle for the Mississippi Valley".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Military history. fast".
- catalog type "text".