Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing...Harper, 1905 - United States |
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... Island Number Ten . This island lies in a sharp bend of the Mississippi River , about 40 miles below Columbus , and with- in the limits of Kentucky . At the begin- ning of the Civil War it was considered the key to the navigation of the ...
... Island Number Ten . This island lies in a sharp bend of the Mississippi River , about 40 miles below Columbus , and with- in the limits of Kentucky . At the begin- ning of the Civil War it was considered the key to the navigation of the ...
Page 84
... island shores were lined with tions , and plantations sent them . And the people furnished large quantities of old brass - andirons , candlesticks , gas- fixtures ... ISLAND NUMBER TEN . BOMBARDMENT OF ISLAND NUMBER. 84 ISLAND NUMBER TEN.
... island shores were lined with tions , and plantations sent them . And the people furnished large quantities of old brass - andirons , candlesticks , gas- fixtures ... ISLAND NUMBER TEN . BOMBARDMENT OF ISLAND NUMBER. 84 ISLAND NUMBER TEN.
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... Island No.11 . Island No.12 Boundary Ky . & Tenn . CANAL Island No.8 Gunboats & Transports Mortars Transports Gunboats Island No.9 . ISLAND NO . 10 Rebel Batteries Confederate Pt.Pleasant Captured by Carondelet Pittsburg Apr 7th Rifle ...
... Island No.11 . Island No.12 Boundary Ky . & Tenn . CANAL Island No.8 Gunboats & Transports Mortars Transports Gunboats Island No.9 . ISLAND NO . 10 Rebel Batteries Confederate Pt.Pleasant Captured by Carondelet Pittsburg Apr 7th Rifle ...
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