tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post4883108585791117686..comments2023-05-16T07:15:08.080-06:00Comments on Battlefield Wanderings 2.0: Mud IslandNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108569840442927455noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-1915238398730680792009-04-23T07:36:00.000-06:002009-04-23T07:36:00.000-06:00Nick,For the life of me, I've never honestly p...Nick,<br>For the life of me, I've never honestly pinned down the section of the river that the naval battle of Memphis took place. Most reference a point at or north of the I-40 (the "new) bridge. Problem with that is the river has altered courses several times in the 147 years. If you look at the map, on the west bank of the river, there's a locality called "Mound City" in Arkansas. Just over the levee from there (east) is Dacus Road, which due to the river channel changes, is very close to the state line. Most wartime maps indicate the main channel passed there during the war, instead of the present day course closer to downtown Memphis. It is also in that area that the Sultana is said to have run aground after the boiler exploded. Farmers in that area have told me about finding cannon balls stacked along the sides of the oxbow lakes in that area also. Likely indicating the Federals unloaded these (ballast) before heading up river.markerhunterhttp://markerhunter.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com