Confederate Burials
Inscription
In this cemetery, following the siege and capture of Madrid Bend and Island No. 10, about 75 Confederate dead were interred. Others were buried on the island itself. Channel changes have now joined the island to Missouri.
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Capture of Island No. 10
Tiptonville, TN
Covered by Federal gunboats, Maj. Gen. John Pope landed part of his army of 25,000 on the west shore of Madrid Bend, outflanking...
Confederate Forts & Batteries
Tiptonville, TN
About 1 1/4 mi. NE, now under water, a redoubt housed mainland defense headquarters for Island No. 10.