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The siege of Corinth (also known as the first battle of Corinth) was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.A collection of Union forces under the overall command of Major General Henry Halleck engaged in a month-long siege of the city, whose Confederate occupants were commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard.
The Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites are a National Historic Landmark District encompassing surviving elements of three significant American Civil War engagements in and near Corinth, Mississippi. Included are landscape and battlefield features of the siege of Corinth (April 29 to June 10, 1862), the Second Battle of Corinth (October 3-4, 1862 ...
Plan of the second Battle of Corinth. Along the north and east sides of Corinth, about two miles from the town, was a line of entrenchments, extending from the Chewalla Road on the northwest to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad on the south, that had been constructed by Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard's army before it evacuated the town in May ...
Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated community of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with additional areas located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the city of Parkers ...
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. [4] The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. [ 5 ] Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.
The following units and commanders of the Union Army fought at the Siege of Corinth (29 Apr-30 May 1862) of the American Civil War. The Union Army had approximately 150,000 present for duty. [1] [2] The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the siege. [3]
Siege of Corinth (April–June 1862), in Mississippi, U.S. (also known as the First Battle of Corinth) Second Battle of Corinth (October 1862), in Mississippi, U.S. Battle of the Corinth Canal (April 1941), fought as part of the Axis invasion of Greece during World War II
The Battle of Iuka was fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.In the opening battle of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans stopped the advance of the Confederate Army of the West commanded by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price.