But one of them, Ship Island, was cut in two by Camille, and the separation has grown since then.
The corps estimates that the storm surge at Ship Island was at least 35 feet.
Some immigrants died upon arrival at Ship Island, and their bodies were burned in a furnace.
Ship Island was abandoned by the Confederates because it could not be adequately garrisoned.
Massachusetts operated near strategically important Ship Island through the remainder of the year.
The next year he was sent to Ship Island, Mississippi.
That action was the only military engagement in which Ship Island or the fort would ever be directly involved.
"We'll get some beer, then go to Ship Island."
Suggests that Ship Island be captured as a staging ground for operations against either or both.