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text_A: One bed-in was at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, Holland.
text_B: The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War , lasting from February 28 to April 8 , 1862 .. New Madrid. New Madrid, Missouri. Kentucky Bend. Kentucky Bend. Mississippi River. Mississippi River. American Civil War. American Civil War. The position , an island at the base of a tight double turn in the course of the river , was held by the Confederates from the early days of the war .. Confederates. Confederate States of America. It was an excellent site to impede Union efforts to invade the South by the river , as ships had to approach the island bows on and then slow to make the turns .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). For the defenders , however , it had an innate weakness in that it depended on a single road for supplies and reinforcements .. If an enemy force managed to cut that road , the garrison would be isolated and eventually be forced to surrender .. Union forces began the siege in March 1862 , shortly after the Confederate Army abandoned their position at Columbus , Kentucky .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Confederate Army. Confederate States Army. The Union Army of the Mississippi under Brigadier General John Pope , made the first probes , coming overland through Missouri and occupying the town of Point Pleasant , Missouri , almost directly west of the island and south of New Madrid .. New Madrid. New Madrid, Missouri. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Army of the Mississippi. Army of the Mississippi. Brigadier General. Brigadier general ( United States ). John Pope. John Pope ( military officer ). Pope 's army then moved north and soon brought siege guns to bear on New Madrid .. New Madrid. New Madrid, Missouri. The Confederate commander , Brig. Gen. John P. McCown , decided to evacuate the town after only one day of heavy bombardment , moving most of his troops to Island No. 10 , abandoning his heavy artillery and most of his supplies .. John P. McCown. John P. McCown. Two days after the fall of New Madrid , Union gunboats and mortar rafts sailed downstream to attack Island No. 10 .. New Madrid. New Madrid, Missouri. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). gunboats and mortar rafts. Western Gunboat Flotilla. Over the next three weeks , the island 's defenders and forces in the nearby supporting batteries were subjected to a steady bombardment by the flotilla , mostly carried out by the mortars .. At the same time , the Union forces at New Madrid were digging a canal across the neck of land east of the town to bypass Island No. 10 .. New Madrid. New Madrid, Missouri. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Several transports were sent to the Army of the Mississippi when the canal was finished , which provided the army with a way to cross the river and attack the Confederate troops on the Tennessee side .. Army of the Mississippi. Army of the Mississippi. Pope persuaded Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote to send a gunboat past the batteries , to assist him in crossing the river by keeping off any Southern gunboats and suppressing Confederate artillery fire at the point of attack .. Andrew Hull Foote. Andrew Hull Foote. The , under Commander Henry Walke , slipped past the island on the night of April 4 , 1862 .. Commander. Commander ( United States ). Henry Walke. Henry Walke. This was followed by the , under Lieutenant Egbert Thompson two nights later .. Lieutenant. Lieutenant. Egbert Thompson. Egbert Thompson. With the support of these two gunboats , Pope was able to move his army across the river and trap the Confederates opposite the island , who by now were trying to retreat .. Confederates. Confederate States of America. Outnumbered at least three to one , the Confederates realized their situation was hopeless and decided to surrender .. Confederates. Confederate States of America. At about the same time , the garrison on the island surrendered to Flag Officer Foote and the Union flotilla .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). The Union victory marked the first time the Confederate Army lost a position on the Mississippi River in battle .. Mississippi River. Mississippi River. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Confederate Army. Confederate States Army. The river was now open to the Union Navy as far as Fort Pillow , a short distance above Memphis .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Fort Pillow. Fort Pillow. Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee. Only three weeks later , New Orleans fell to a Union fleet led by David G. Farragut , and the Confederacy was in danger of being cut in two along the line of the river .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). New Orleans. Capture of New Orleans. David G. Farragut. David G. Farragut
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