The Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites are a

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encompassing surviving elements of three significant

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

engagements in and near

Corinth, Mississippi Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. Histor ...

. Included are landscape and battlefield features of the

Siege of Corinth 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 ...

(April 29 to June 10, 1862), the

Second Battle of Corinth The second Battle of Corinth (which, in the context of the American Civil War, is usually referred to as the Battle of Corinth, to differentiate it from the siege of Corinth earlier the same year) was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, M ...

(October 3-4, 1862), and the lesser Battle of Hatchie's Bridge on October 5, 1862. The district includes features located in both

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and

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, with some of the former preserved as part of

Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated town of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with an addit ...

. It was designated a landmark in 1991. and

History

The city of Corinth grew as a railroad town in the 1850s around the railroad crossing point of the

Memphis and Charleston Railroad The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846, the gauge railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama t ...

(opened 1857) and the

Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Mobile and Ohio Railroad was a railroad in the Southern U.S. The M&O was chartered in January and February 1848 by the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It was planned to span the distance between the seaport of Mobile ...

(opened 1861). This railroad junction, whose planning began in the mid-1850s, made Corinth a key economic junction point in the southern United States, and made it of critical military importance when the

broke out. Following the bloody Union victory at Shiloh in early April 1862, Confederate forces withdrew to Corinth, which they heavily fortified with earthworks and other defenses, in order to protect the critical railroad lines. The month-long

followed, in which Union forces again compelled the Confederates to retreat. Confederate reinforcements from the west made an attempt to recapture Corinth in the

, but were repulsed with significant casualties. During their retreat, the Confederates were attacked in the Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, near

Pocahontas, Tennessee Pocahontas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardeman and McNairy counties, Tennessee, United States. It is eighty-three miles southeast of Memphis. Pocahontas is a postal city with ZIP code 38061. Big Hill P ...

, by Union forces headed to support those at Corinth.

Landmarked sites

The landmark district includes a number of discontiguous resources associated with these military movements and actions. Most of these are located in or near Corinth, and include earthworks, rifle pits, and other defensive features erected both by the Confederates (before the siege) and also the Union (after its capture). A few buildings occupied by military commanders are included, as is the actual railroad junction that was the key element of interest. The district includes the following separate areas: #First Phase Battle of Corinth, # Battery F (previously listed), # Battery Robinette (previously listed), #Fish Pond House, 708 Kilpatrick Street # Curlee House, also known as "Veranda House", 705 Jackson Street (previously listed) #Oak Home, 808 Jackson Street #Duncan House, 810 Polk Street #Railroad Crossover, #Confederate Earthworks between the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Purdy Road, # Harper Road Union Earthworks (previously listed), #Confederate Rifle Pit, less than #

Corinth National Cemetery Corinth National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Corinth, in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 7,137 interm ...

(previously listed), #Union Siege Line A: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's and Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Davies' Divisions, . #Union Siege Line B: Army of the Tennessee (Brig. Gen. Thomas McKean's and Brig. Gen. T.W. Sherman's Divisions); Army of the Ohio (Brig. Gen. T.J. Wood's and William Nelson's Divisions), #Union Siege Line C: Army of the Mississippi (Paine's Division), # Davis Bridge (Battle of the Hatchie), a area of the larger battlefield, which is also individually listed The following National Register listings are also related to the military actions in some way, but are not part of the landmarked area: *

Battle of Corinth, Confederate Assault Position A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

on Shiloh Road, excluded from landmark due to a loss of integrity *

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, excluded from landmark due to a loss of integrity *

Midtown Corinth Historic District Midtown Corinth Historic District is a historic district in Corinth, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The district then had 229 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 55 no ...

, includes four buildings listed above: Duncan House, Oak Home, the Fish Pond House, and Veranda House (a.k.a. "Curlee House")) without "attached map", but with (see photo captions pages 68-70 of text document)

References

External links

Corinth Interpretative Center, a National Park Service site
Includes a map of the NHL Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites, but the map is poorly scanned.

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History

Landmarked sites

See also

References

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