Memphis surrenders after the river battle
June 6, 1862, Memphis, Tennessee.
- Date
- June 6, 1862
- Where
- Memphis, Tennessee
- What happened
- Surrendered
- Event
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The fall of Corinth had cut the railroads linking Memphis with the eastern Confederacy, and the army abandoned the city in early June. On June 6, Union gunboats and rams destroyed the Confederate River Defense Fleet just above the city in under two hours. Memphis surrendered to federal authority by noon that day.
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