The short sharp naval encounter began around 7 a.m. near Plum Point Bend, four miles below Fort Pillow, when steamboats of the Confederate River Defense Fleet, commanded by Captain J.E. Montgomery, surprised the Union Mississippi RIver Squadron under Captain Charles Davis. Taking time to get up steam, the Union vessels suffered from Confederate ramming and the Cincinnati and the Mound City were badly damaged. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc. (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1863), V: 124-127.
Henry Walke, Naval Scenes and Reminiscences of the Civil War in the United States ... (New York: F.R. Reed & Company, 1877), 244-255.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Battles/Soldiers
