This Day in Civil War History October 3rd, 1862 Battle of Corinth, MS

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-corinth ^

[mainepatsfan]

Oct 3, 1862:

Battle of Corinth

Confederates under General Earl Van Dorn suffer a major defeat when they fail to recapture Corinth, a vital rail center in Mississippi.

Northern Mississippi was the scene of much maneuvering during the summer of 1862. The Confederates were forced to evacuate Corinth in May in the face of heavy Union pressure, but they maintained two armies in the area. On September 19, one of these armies, commanded by Van Dorn, was defeated by William Rosecrans at the Battle of Iuka, 20 miles east of Corinth. Shortly after, Van Dorn combined his force with that of General Sterling Price to form a 22,000-man army that turned toward Corinth to again attack Rosecrans, who had consolidated his forces there.

Van Dorn hurled his army at the outer defenses of Corinth on the morning of October 3. Over the course of the spring and summer, both Union and Confederate occupiers of Corinth had constructed concentric rings of trenches around the city. The Confederates were initially successful at capturing the outer defenses, driving the 23,000 defenders back nearly two miles. The battle lasted all day, and only nightfall brought relief to the battered Yankees.

[30Moves]

A railroad town - it always comes down to logistics.

Great food in Cornith. I visited there on a Civil War history tour - Shiloh Battlefield is close by.

[STONEWALLS]

...unfortunately for the South, Albert Sydney Johnston was killed at Shiloh six months prior...Price and Van Dorn were not his equal.

....thanks for posting this Mainepatsfan...most people think the WBTS was all about Lee and Grant fighting in Virginia...however, some of the biggest battles were actually in the Trans-Mississippi theater.

[mainepatsfan]

...unfortunately for the South, Albert Sydney Johnston was killed at Shiloh six months prior...Price and Van Dorn were not his equal.

I just finished a great book on the battle of Pea Ridge and their performance at that fight wasn't much to write home about either.

[STONEWALLS]

“Shiloh Battlefield is close by”

...I’ve heard that Shiloh is the most unspoiled of all the great battlefields...was that your impression?....as you probably know, Virginia sites are rapidly being compromised.

[SunkenCiv]

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