Naval Battle of Fort Pillow
Part of American Civil War
Naval Battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, 10 May 1862
Date: 10 May 1862 Location: Four miles below Fort Pillow, near Plumb point bend Result:
Combatants
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Strength
Mound City, Carondelet and Cincinnati	General Earl Van Dorn, General Sterling Price, General Bragg, General Sumter and Little Rebel

The naval battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee (sometimes known as the engagement at Plum Point Bend) took place between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federal ironclads some four miles below Fort Pillow, Tennessee on 10 May 1862. Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861–May 1... There have been two ships of the United States Navy named USS Carondelet: The first USS Carondelet was a gunboat on the Mississippi River during the U.S. Civil War. ... Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Cincinnati, after the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Fort Pillow State Park is a state park in western Tennessee. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In the image, Confederate ships, seen at right, include (from left to right): General Earl Van Dorn, General Sterling Price, General Bragg, General Sumter and Little Rebel. The Federal ironclads, in the center and left, are (from left to right): Mound City, Carondelet and Cincinnati. A Federal mortar boat is by the river bank in the lower right. There have been two ships of the United States Navy named USS Carondelet: The first USS Carondelet was a gunboat on the Mississippi River during the U.S. Civil War. ... Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Cincinnati, after the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

References

http://www.civilwarhome.com/plumpoint.htm