Confederate Forts & Batteries

Confederate Forts & Batteries is a Tennessee historical marker in Lake County.

Lake Co, TN 22, 100 yards west ;of Batteries Cates’ Landing (approx. 4 miles north of Tiptonville)

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About 1¼ mi. NE, now under water, a redoubt housed mainland defense headquarters for Island No. 10. It was flanked by Batteries 2, 3, 4 & 5. commanding the river. Successfully withstanding bombardment for two weeks, these and the island batteries interdicted the river until USS Carondelet and Pittsburg slipped past during darkness to cover Pope's crossing from New Madrid.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1848 · United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1861 · The Seat of War in the West. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Gen. map XVIII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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More markers nearby

Island No. 10 (Map Marker)same spot
Confederate Burialsunder 1 mi
Tiptonville Presbyterian Church5 mi
Capture of Island No. 10 April 8, 18625 mi