Gunboat Carondelet’s perilous river gauntlet run
A Civil War era account details the April 4 canal crossing of the gunboat Carondelet through heavy Confederate batteries near New Madrid. Shields, chains, and improvised armor protected the vessel as it faced storms, fires, and volleys before anchoring safely. Admiral Foote praises divine guidance, and follow-up ships succeed under protection as Union troop transports pass.
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Providence
New Madrid
Earth
Foote
Pittsburg
Mackall
Commodore Montgomery
van Dorn
Arkansas
Miles
Thompson
Bragg
Sumter
Indiana
G. N. Fitch
Col. Ellet
Carondelet
River Actions After Island No 10 Surrender and Fort Pillow Battle
Four days after Island No 10 surrender the squadron moved to Fort Pillow eighty miles downriver. Conflicts at Shiloh on April 6 7 hinted at Corinth, directing Gen Pope to Pittsburg Landing. Confederate flotilla attacked Fort Pillow May 10 sinking Cincinnati and Mound City, with St Louis also damaged before Ellet’s forces pursued after Forts Pillow Randolph evacuated May 2 to June 5.
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Island No. 10
Fort Pillow
Shiloh
Corinth
Pope
Pittsburg Landing
Commodore Foote
C. H. Davis
Cincinnati
Mound City
St. Louis
Col. Ellet
Forts Pillow
Randolph
Benton
Cairo
Carondelet
Free Trial Bottles At Bosworth Drug Store Draw Crowds
The store gains business as customers receive free trial bottles of Dr King’s Discovery for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and related illnesses. The offer promises quick cures and includes a free bottle before buying with a $1 price and a full warranty.
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J. M. Bosworth
Campaign to Corinth and Gen Beauregard’s withdrawal
The article describes Gen Beauregard’s retreat to Corinth Mississippi after Shiloh. It notes Corinth’s location ninety miles east of Memphis near the Tennessee river and its railroad links. Union Gen Halleck arrived April 14 1862 and built a 120 000 bayonet army before moving toward Corinth from April 28 to May 2 under heavy entrenchments. Sherman reports seven entrenched camps formed since Shiloh with repeated moves.
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Davies
Lilinos
Army of the Cumberland
Robinett
Williams
Maury
Col
W. P
Col. Rogers
Mississippi Rifles
Lovell
Ripley
Holly Springs
Corinth
Rosecrans
Ogiesby
Illinois
Iuka
Hackelman
Indiana
Chicago
Gen
Ictorious
Mississippi
Halleck
Pittsburg Landing
Shiloh
Sherman
Evacuation of Corinth Follows Prolonged Withdrawal
The narrative describes Beauregard’s orderly evacuation of Corinth as Union forces closed on the stronghold. Sick and wounded were sent by rail, heavy artillery and stores moved out, and final orders issued on May 1. By morning, Union entry found only ruins and empty sites.
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Corinth
Halleck
Beauregard
Beau
Emma and Parents Quarrel Prompts Duty Dialogue
A minister conducts a four call scene asking Emma if she always obeys her mother. Emma affirms she and her father also follow orders, emphasizing family obedience in a dramatic exchange.
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